Your local independent internet service provider (ISP) might soon offer crazy fast 8Gbps fibre internet speeds for less, thanks in part to Bell.

After the Montreal-based national telecom launched its 8Gbps fibre internet plans earlier this year , it filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to offer an 8Gbps speed tier for wholesale services, and the Commission has now approved the application on an interim basis .

As a quick refresher, the CRTC mandates incumbent ISPs, like Bell, Telus, and Rogers, to offer wholesale access to their networks to smaller ISPs so they can resell internet service and bolster competition. The Commission also sets the rates ISPs pay to access wholesale service.

Currently, the CRTC has approved interim wh

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