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Videotron ‘diving’ like a soccer player over gigabit internet: TekSavvy

telecom | 11/27/2019 4:15 pm EST

Quebecor Inc.’s cancellation of its gigabit internet service is akin to a soccer player diving, or feigning injury to draw a penalty, TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is arguing in an intervention to the CRTC. Quebecor’s Videotron said in October that it was axing its 1 Gbps speed offering without explanation, after first launching it in 2016.  The CRTC told Videotron later in October that it couldn’t unilaterally cancel a service without filing a new tariff application. “Vidéotron is...