CCTA responds to Saskatchewan appeal

OTTAWA – The CRTC’s VOIP decision prevents monopolies like SaskTel from driving newcomers out of the telephony business and the federal cabinet should deny all appeals, says Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association. "Telephone companies, such as SaskTel, are free to lower prices for VoIP services under the CRTC ruling, but this decision prevents them from driving out emerging competitors, including local cable companies in Saskatchewan, by using the telephone monopoly position to price below cost," said Michael Hennessy, CCTA president. Hennessy was responding to the Saskatchewan government’s appeal to cabinet today to overturn the CRTC’s VOIP decision (provincial telco SaskTel is...