As many residents know by now, I and colleague Diane Deans are asking our City Council colleagues to support the CRTC's recent decision to make fibre-to-the-home networks available to competitors. I've spoken so far a lot about the advantages for residents in having multiple providers from which to choose. Last week, I received a letter that serves as a good reminder that competition also helps create jobs and supports small Ottawa businesses.
Kendall Lougheed wrote to me to say: