[GTALUG] Re: Cheaper fibre internet could be on the way as CRTC finalizes wholesale rates

On 4/28/26 11:05, D. Hugh Redelmeier via Talk wrote:

The duopoly is an historical accident: Cable TV and copper telephone didn't compete in any way, so big monopolies were allowed to form in each. That didn't have to happen.

Originally, each cable company had a franchise for a specific area. Toronto had multiple companies that wound up owned by Rogers.