Mediacaster: CRTC Hearings on Internet Pricing Begin in Ottawa

From Mediacaster

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's public hearing into wholesale high-speed Internet access services began in Ottawa today.

In notes prepared for the opening speech by Chairman Konrad von Finckenstein, it was stated that retail consumer rates are not a part of the hearing; rather it deals with wholesale rates only.

Advocacy group OpenMedia.ca says that thousands of Canadians will be tuning into the CRTC hearings nevertheless, as OpenMedia.ca make its case for affordable and unmetered Internet access, and against so-called 'usage based billing'. Read more »

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