Statement from Lee Bragg, Executive Vice Chair Eastlink on the federal government's disregard for long-term competition in telecommunications

HALIFAX, NS, Aug. 7, 2025 /CNW/ - We are deeply disappointed in the federal government's decision to allow the country's largest telcos to access the networks of smaller, regional providers. This will have negative and meaningful impacts on competition, counter to the federal government's own policy to build a strong, connected Canadian economy enabled by facilities-based investment while encouraging real competition that depends on sustainable networks to create more competition. We had hoped that this government, unlike the previous government, would take a more investment friendly approach to decision making.