OTTAWA – Following a CRTC hearing that could determine the internet prices and options available to Canadians, the Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) had applied to the CRTC for “clarification and expedited relief concerning the manner in which cable companies intend to implement directives in Telecom Order 2011-377.”
The Commission had directed cable companies to issue, by June 23, 2011, tariff pages with interim rates for wholesale high-speed access services. Final rates for these services will be set at the conclusion of the proceeding.
CNOC, which represents a number if independent ISPs, has expressed concerns “about how the major cable companies had interpreted certain matters.” CNOC has requested the Commission address these matters on an expedited basis, given the short time frame available until the new interim rates are scheduled to come into effect.
Upon further review, the commission has directed the cable companies, upon receiving a request for POI (points of interconnection) augmentation, to prepare a subsequent report within seven business days. TPIA customers will have seven business days to deliver their written acceptance of the report.
For further details, click on the CRTC’s release here.
