CRTC fined BCE subsidiary Bell Canada $7.5 million for denying competitors timely access to poles
Company: BCE Inc.
Summary
On June 15, 2022, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission imposed $7.5 million in penalties on Bell Canada, a BCE Inc. subsidiary. The CRTC found that Bell denied Videotron access to poles and delayed permit applications, slowing a competitor's network deployment while Bell expanded its own network. This record attributes the violations to Bell Canada as the regulated subsidiary. Primary source: https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2022/06/crtc-imposes-75-million-in-penalties-on-bell-canada-for-violations-of-canadas-telecommunications-act.html