CRTC denies Bell bid to share area code costs with other local telephone providers
News | 11/23/2009 7:15 pm EST
A push by Bell Canada to share the costs of new area codes with other telephony providers was dealt a blow last week when the CRTC denied an application on the issue. But previous area code relief decisions show the commission is moving in the right direction with providing more preparation time and leaning towards lower-cost solutions to area code relief.