Blaming the feds (and the incumbents) TekSavvy and Start.ca announce rate hikes

As much as $10 a month more CHATHAM and LONDON – Two independent ISPs announced this week retail rates are on their way up, thanks to the direction the federal government gave the CRTC on Saturday. The Governor-on-Council issued an order on Saturday which did not strike down last August’s Commission decision that set new wholesale rates incumbents were to charge broadband resellers like TekSavvy and Start.ca, as well as demanding retroactive payments to the independents, but did say federal cabinet didn’t like those rates “in all instances.” The order effectively told the CRTC to come up with something better...