Canadians benefit from rules forcing large internet providers to sell access to competitors: Competition Bureau

  • 📰 globeandmail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 31 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 92%

Technology Technology Headlines News

Technology Technology Latest News,Technology Technology Headlines

Canadians benefit from rules forcing large internet providers to sell access to competitors: Competition Bureau GlobeTechnology

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The federal competition watchdog says in a new report that rules forcing large internet providers to sell network access to smaller competitors have made Canada’s market for broadband services stronger.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is holding a major hearing on the wireless market next year that will consider applying similar wholesale rules to the cellular industry and forcing the Big Three national carriers to resell their airtime to smaller players that do not build their own networks.

More than one million Canadian households rely on smaller internet service providers for broadband service, the watchdog said, adding that those customers report higher satisfaction with their ISP than subscribers to traditional cable or telephone operators’ services.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

GlobeTechnology imagine if you bought a carton of eggs and it said 'upto 12 eggs inside' on the box, but after years of paying full price they only ever had between 7-9 eggs inside. welcome to canadian internet. also the eggs we're $15 instead of $3, like in most other countries where you get 12

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in TECHNOLOGY

Technology Technology Latest News, Technology Technology Headlines