Stories by Gary Ng

Feds Side with CRTC on MVNO Access, Big Telecom Wins Again

Last April, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a ruling on mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), which it said would “enable further competition in the marketplace.” MVNO access allows smaller companies to buy wholesale network access from established incumbents, to resell to customers. The CRTC ruling favoured only regional companies with purchased spectrum and...