New CRTC ruling allows major telecom companies to share networks, promoting increased competition and better service for ...

The changes mean that outside internet service providers can come into B.C. and Alberta, and use Telus’ fibre optics network.

However, the company confirmed its new fibre optic network has a minimum speed of 250 Mbps, while service under Telus’ Connecting Families program plans offers internet speeds up to 150 Mbps.

The CRTC will continue to let the big three telecom companies piggyback on each other’s fibre-optic networks to sell high-speed internet and ... three — Rogers, Telus, and Bell — after ...

has made both interim and final decisions intended to foster more competition in the internet space by obliging big telecoms ...

and Telus – to allow smaller, regional players to use their fibre optic networks (for a fee) to provide various high-speed internet services. The idea behind the new rules is to facilitate more ...