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CRTC Decision Threatens Investments in Critical Telecom Infrastructure: Canadian Telecommunications Association
The Canadian Telecommunications Association is deeply disappointed by the CRTC's decision to uphold its earlier ruling that allows Canada's largest national telecommunications companies—Bell, Rogers, and TELUS—to operate as resellers on the networks of their competitors, including smaller regional providers.
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