Bell seeks regulator intervention amid spat with Rogers over access to TTC network
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BCE Inc. has requested that the federal telecommunications regulator intervene amid its dispute with Rogers Communications Inc. over wireless access on Toronto's subway network.
The parent company of Bell Canada asked the CRTC on Thursday to prohibit Rogers from adding its customers to the network until it ensures it is technically feasible to provide access to all carriers.
Urging the CRTC to ensure Rogers does not "exploit its role as gatekeeper," Bell's application said such an order would provide safeguards so "Rogers does not stand to profit from denying or delaying access."
It said Rogers has "delayed on every front" since April, when the Rogers purchased the Canadian operations of BAI Communications, which owns the TTC's wireless network. Bell alleged Rogers has not operated in good faith, "refusing to even make a high-level commercial proposal or have a preliminary technical discussion."
