Bell Canada cuts capex to punish regulator

Bell Canada is cutting its planned fibre spend over the next couple of years by C$1 billion in protest over a regulatory decision on wholesale network access.
The telco spat the dummy after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) moved to open up fibre networks run by large operators in the major cities of Ontario and Quebec, and set the prices those big players can charge for access, in a bid to boost competition.
Bell believes this decision is hugely unfair and a