The CRTC decision means large incumbents must allow smaller players to use their fibre networks. (Shutterstock)The CRTC is mandating that Canada's big telecom companies give smaller internet providers access to their wholesale high-speed services over fibre-optic networks, first in Quebec and Ontario, before rolling out the same access across the rest of the country. "The large incumbent companies continue to possess market power in the provision of wholesale high-speed access services and is requiring that they make these services available to competitors," the CRTC said in 2015. "As of today, providers in Ontario and Quebec will have access to services based on a new architecture that will enable greater competition," the regulator said. "The CRTC is looking to make the biggest impact on two most populous provinces," Bader said in a telephone interview.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2017 19:12 UTC