Cable / Telecom News

ANALYSIS: Commission can not ignore our government

TPIA wholesale fee decision must account for art, and science By Len Katz WHEN IT COMES TO the federal government’s response to the appeals of a CRTC order which, yet again, set final rates to be paid by internet service providers who lease network access from the cable and telecom companies’ networks, some well-respected industry experts have said the CRTC should just stick to its original decision. They say the Commission should ignore the recent statement from the federal government that the Regulator should take into account potential negative impacts on network investments, especially in rural Canada, as part of...