1 edit | Something to consider... Companies like Verizon Communications are deploying FIOS throughout their territory. Smaller companies like SaskTel are following the lead. Do you think these companies would invest so heavily in these networks if they were forced to resell them to competitors at regulated rate?
I am an American living in Canada. I do understand the argument that Bell's network should be 'opened' in the public interest as it was funded by tax subsidies. I have always disagreed with the privatisation of the internet. This is similar to placing all major highways in the control of one large company. However, it will be a cold day in hell for the government to take over these networks.
Considering this, I try to understand how reselling the existing network will encourage innovation, investments, and upgrades of the network by the ILEC. For example, why isn't Bell deploying FIOS rapidly like Verizon?
Here in Vancouver, most residents in the downtown core have at least THREE providers for broadband access...Shaw (the incumbent cable operator), Telus (the incumbent phone provider), and Novus (a newcomer with a fibre network). Is it possible that we will see more companies similar to Novus appear in Canadian and US cities in the near future? |
