Even though the telecommunications market is tight, the outlook for Canada’s wholesale services providers is hopeful, a new study predicts. The evolution of the sector should encourage growth for some time to come.

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A California-based company is preparing to deliver a last mile fibre solution by using gas lines to lay fibre optic cable without digging up city streets. It is hoping to roll out service to major Canadian utilities within weeks.

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A group of independent Internet service providers is accusing Rogers Cable Inc. of repeatedly violating CRTC directives on self-promotion on its community cable channels, even after the ISPs had warned the cable operator. The move comes on the heels of the commission’s release of a proposed new framework for community media.

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The appointment of communications lawyer Charles Dalfen as chair of the CRTC is being heralded by observers in the telecom world. They note his expertise in telecommunications and in broadcasting and expect he will impose new discipline on the commission as it faces serious new issues. Dalfen assumed his post this month.

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