Quebecor Expresses Disappointment Over CRTC Decision on MVNO Access Rates<\/p>\n
Quebecor recently voiced their disappointment in response to a CRTC arbitration decision regarding the access rates they are required to pay to Telus under the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) regime. Pierre Karl P\u00e9ladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor, expressed his surprise at the decision, stating that it restricts Canadians\u2019 choices for innovative wireless plans at competitive prices.<\/p>\n
Key Points Highlighted by Quebecor:<\/p>\n
\u2013 The MVNO rates set by the CRTC do not align with current industry realities.
\n\u2013 Canada\u2019s Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped significantly, thanks to efforts from Videotron, Fizz, and Freedom Mobile.
\n\u2013 The decision may impact Quebecor\u2019s expansion plans and pricing strategies.
\n\u2013 Quebecor has suspended data-rich plans in Manitoba due to increased costs from the CRTC decision.<\/p>\n
P\u00e9ladeau emphasized that the government\u2019s goal of providing Canadians with affordable wireless services is hindered by this decision. He pointed out that Quebecor\u2019s operations may become unprofitable, leading to potential reconsideration of pricing and expansion in certain regions of Canada. As a result, the launch of data-rich plans in Manitoba has been put on hold.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, P\u00e9ladeau expressed concerns about creating disparities among Canadians based on network coverage availability. He stated that those in areas covered by Freedom\u2019s network will benefit from healthy competition, while others may miss out on the advantages of having Quebecor as Canada\u2019s fourth mobile carrier.<\/p>\n
Quebecor remains committed to providing quality services to Canadians but acknowledges the challenges posed by regulatory decisions like this one. Stay tuned for updates on how Quebecor navigates these changes and continues to serve customers across Canada.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quebecor Expresses Disappointment Over CRTC Decision on MVNO Access Rates Quebecor recently voiced their disappointment in response to a CRTC arbitration decision regarding the access rates they are required to pay to Telus under the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) regime. Pierre Karl P\u00e9ladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor, expressed his surprise at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":224703791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":255,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224703790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-tips-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224703790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224703790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224703790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224703791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224703790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224703790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224703790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}