OTTAWA – The CRTC has waded in to an ongoing dispute between the city of Calgary and a group of big telco carriers over a municipal rights-of-way bylaw and a proposed municipal consent and access agreement (MCAA).
The Commission said Friday that it was turning down an application by the city seeking a declaration and determination that certain telecommunications carriers may rely upon Calgary’s rights-of-way bylaw for the performance of their obligations under section 43 of the Telecommunications Act, which deals with access to infrastructure.
The decision also approved certain terms and conditions of an MCAA between Calgary and Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, Telus Communications and Zayo Canada, governing the carriers’ access to city structures, service corridors, and other public places in the city.
However, there remain certain terms and conditions that the CRTC has not approved that Calgary and the respondent carriers must negotiate.
