The CRTC is apparently suggesting that smaller operators need a guarantee they can connect with the bigger network
TORONTO — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is indicating that the country’s three dominant wireless carriers may be required to provide smaller competitors with easier access to their national networks.
The CRTC — which promised last year that it would begin a major review of wholesale wireless rates and access in 2019 — is apparently suggesting that smaller operators need a guarantee they can connect with the bigger networks. Smaller network operators have complained that — when there are only three companies with national wireless networks and they are large enough to dictate prices — it’s too expensive for smaller companies to enter the competition.
However, given the slow pace of Canada’s telecom regulator — which takes months or years to make decisions after allowing interested parties to express and then refine their opinions — a MVNO policy won’t come until next year. It’s also looking at whether regulatory measures are needed to facilitate the deployment of 5G wireless networks, which are expected to become the next major advance in telecommunications over the next decade.
Competition is already one of the CRTC’s long-standing criteria, as are consumer interests and innovation.
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