CRTC spanks both Telus and Iristel for 867 area code shenanigans (updated)

Looking at fines for each of up to $1.25 million By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – High long-distance termination rates could provide an incentive to competitive local exchange carriers to increase traffic there because it could be beneficial financially in an era where many phone customers have unlimited long-distance plans. However, a common retaliation approach by incumbents delivering said traffic is to reduce the capacity of certain circuits by carriers. This is what is detailed in a decision issued Friday where the CRTC put an end to a dispute that started in August 2018 where Telus asked the Commission to order...