Re: Cheaper fibre internet could be on the way as CRTC finalizes wholesale rates
Karen Lewellen wrote on 2026-04-26 14:06:
Why would teksavy have a say? is not everything they do based on Bell? They are a bell reseller.
They're the largest and almost last remaining independent ISP, so their opinion is worth evaluating. Seems that they don't see a lot of room to offer fibre and make a modest profit, unlike cable internet. Especially if the big players can spin up subsidiaries and undercut wholesale rates while remaining profitable, similar to the sub-brands in the mobile space. Also, they resell Rogers, Telus, Bell, and Shaw before they were bought by Rogers.
Now I am confused. Is teksavy actually an independent ISP? May have read that too quickly, but who was bought by rogers? Kare On Sun, 26 Apr 2026, Ron via Talk wrote:
Karen Lewellen wrote on 2026-04-26 14:06:
Why would teksavy have a say? is not everything they do based on Bell? They are a bell reseller.
They're the largest and almost last remaining independent ISP, so their opinion is worth evaluating.
Seems that they don't see a lot of room to offer fibre and make a modest profit, unlike cable internet. Especially if the big players can spin up subsidiaries and undercut wholesale rates while remaining profitable, similar to the sub-brands in the mobile space.
Also, they resell Rogers, Telus, Bell, and Shaw before they were bought by Rogers.
Karen Lewellen via Talk wrote on 2026-04-26 15:21:
Is teksavy actually an independent ISP?
Yes. The directly service some small communities with their own last-mile links, but mostly resell service on other telecom company's last-mile links.
May have read that too quickly, but who was bought by rogers? Shaw Cable in western provinces was bought by Rogers.
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