Canada

Eastlink is allowed to piggy-back on Rogers and Bell fibre too where they do not have their own. But they do not have the marketing budget to drum up much demand there and do not have the scale to support such customers. So Eastlink does not benefit from this that much.

So what Eastlink wants is to have a monopoly in the niche markets where they have more fibre than the big guys. They cannot do this if the big guys can use their infrastructure.

The big telecoms have more fibre overall so they do not like the idea that others can use it. So, the both the biggest and the smallest carriers are in agreement that piggy-backing is bad.

Telus is a regional carrier that is big in some places but less big in others. They would love to piggy-back on the big carriers to expand their reach. And in markets where Telus is strong, they have the marketing budget to go toe-to-toe which even Rogers and Bell. So, Telus is all for it.

But who cares what any of them think. More competition and more choice is a good thing for consumers.

This would also make it possible for a well funded new entrant to enter the Canadian market. Again, that can only be a good thing.