Global: CRTC scrutinizes internet pricing

By Rebecca Lindell for Global

GATINEAU, Que. – Bell Canada is asking Canada’s federal telecommunications regulator to adopt a new usage-based billing plan in a process set to change the way Canadians pay for the internet.

Addressing the CRTC on Monday, Bell argued for a new plan called "aggregated volume billing," which allows ISPs to buy blocks of network space for $200 and divide them into customized packages. The ISP would be charged $0.19 for every extra gigabyte they used.

The telecomm said a new volume-based billing plan is required to help pay for the costs of the growing networks and to reduce congestion caused by the unlimited plans offered by ISPs. ISPs drive 29 per cent of all traffic on Bell’s Ontario-Quebec network, according to the company’s presentation.Read more »

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