The country’s major Internet providers such as BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Telus Corp. must lease network space to smaller competitors at matching speeds to ensure competition for broadband services, the telecom regulator said in a key ruling Monday.

The decision, delivered after hearings last spring, is a critical victory for independent resellers like TekSavvy Solutions Inc. and Telnet Communications, which will now be able to keep pace with incumbent offerings.

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