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By Sammy Hudes Canada\u2019s telecommunications regulator has once again determined the country\u2019s largest internet companies should be able to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rivals \u2014 as long as they are doing so outside their core regions. It marks the CRTC’s final decision on the contentious matter \u2014 which has pitted Telus Corp. against BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc., along with many smaller providers \u2014 after a lengthy process filled with several interim rulings and reconsiderations. Bell has argued against the policy, saying it discourages the major providers from investing in their own infrastructure, while some independent carriers have raised concerns that it could make it more difficult for them to compete against larger players. Meanwhile, Telus has defended it as a way to… <\/p>\n

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By Sammy Hudes Canada\u2019s telecommunications regulator has once again determined the country\u2019s largest internet companies should be able to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rivals \u2014 as long as they are doing so outside their core regions. It marks the CRTC’s final decision on the contentious matter \u2014 which has pitted Telus Corp. against BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc., along with many smaller providers \u2014 after a lengthy process filled with several interim rulings and reconsiderations. Bell has argued against the policy, saying it discourages the major providers from investing in their own infrastructure, while some independent carriers have raised concerns that it could make it more difficult for them to compete against larger players. Meanwhile, Telus has defended it as a way to... <\/p>\n

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