Telus Lurker
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join:2008-11-25
Surrey, BC
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Re: [ON] No DSL without a Bell line??
Dry loop does still require a copper path from a CO to your suite.
It's fairly simple. Bell, or any ISP can give you service, but they have to run their own line from the street all the way to your suite. Since this would cost them several hundred dollars at the minimum, they're not going to do it. If Bell doesn't have a cable terminated in the basement (and I think that it's unlikely that they do) then it would cost them a few thousand. |
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Glowduke
join:2009-03-14
Calgary, AB
| Any communications service will require a path from the source to the destination. I would be surprised if the CRTC allowed a single company to have a monopoly in one building. Bell should have copper or possible a fiber DACs installed on site for their needs. I would check it out.
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jinantonix
join:2009-07-03
| said by Glowduke  :Any communications service will require a path from the source to the destination. I would be surprised if the CRTC allowed a single company to have a monopoly in one building. Bell should have copper or possible a fiber DACs installed on site for their needs. I would check it out. Thanks for both your replies. I did have a feeling that I shouldn't be giving up, however, it's hard to get through to the right people - on the phone, everyone's giving me the same answer. I don't even know if I should be talking to the ISP I want to go with, or to Bell. I'll try Bell again first. |
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CR123
join:2006-11-04
Vancouver, BC
| reply to Glowduke
said by Glowduke :I would be surprised if the CRTC allowed a single company to have a monopoly in one building. It happens. A lot more in Ontario than out west. It might not be an 'exclusive' arrangement - it might be that the developer and Bell decide not to do business together - which is probably legal, according to the CRTC. A similar situation happened with some new greenfield developments in Ontario, where Bell is not entering the neighbourhoods, but Rogers and the developer have reached a deal.
I'm sure someone here knows whether there is Bell plant in Cityplace - from the answers the OP is getting, not likely. If not, no Bell, and no company that leases Bell copper.
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CanGumby
join:2009-03-11
1 edit | Are the fiber fed apartments we have in Edmonton and Calgary telus service only?
Edit: Nevermind, they have shaw cable as well. Just get a pretty sweet deal with Telus. |
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Glowduke
join:2009-03-14
Calgary, AB
| Too Both CanGumby and CR123:
ALL Buildings must be fed by the Incumbent Local Exchange Company, and as such is required to lease facilities to CLECs. So wether the builder and the ILEC get along will have no baring on arrangements.
In the cases of Edmonton and Calgary, TELUS is the ILEC and does have copper cables or "Digital Tie-Cables" available to the CLECS.
Not trying to be rude, just want to bring to light that the CRTC does have quite a bit of say.
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CR123
join:2006-11-04
Vancouver, BC
| »Damn, have to leave Teksavvy in about a year
»www.mintohomes.com/Ottawa/whatsNew/bell.asp
Unless the rules are different for MDU's vs greenfield housing developments, this seems to indicate that the ILEC is able to not service a building, in certain circumstances. |
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