Solomon: CRTC starts Internet wholesale pricing hearing

By Howard Solomon for itWorldCanada

The telecom regulator begins a hearing to hone its unpopular decision on usage-based billing and set wholesale pricing for independent Internet providers so they can offer high-speed access equal to big carriers.

Arguably the three most despised words in the country at the beginning of the year were usage-based billing.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had just approved it for wholesale Internet pricing, which essentially meant incumbent phone and cable companies could force their billing systems on independent Internet service providers, ending their ability to offer unlimited access plans. Read more »

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