TekSavvy Challenges Cogeco's Coaxial Network Wind-Down, Files CRTC Application for Service Continuity
TekSavvy has submitted a Part 1 application to the CRTC, urging a review of Cogeco's proposed phase-out of older coaxial network technology. This move by Cogeco is anticipated to impact TekSavvy's ability to provide services to its customers. TekSavvy relies on Cogeco's last-mile coaxial facilities at two interconnection locations in Burlington and Windsor, Ontario. According to TekSavvy, Cogeco informed them of plans to migrate wholesale customers to newer technologies, such as radio frequency over glass technology (RFoG) at the Burlington site and eventually to ethernet passive optical network by May 1, 2024, at both sites. TekSavvy alleges that this migration would result in losing customer access to these sites, as Cogeco has yet to establish fibre access via the disaggregated regime anywhere on its network. Despite regular business meetings seeking alternative arrangements for service continuity, TekSavvy claims that Cogeco has confirmed it will not provide any mean...