CNOC formally appeals Commission "flip-flop"

OTTAWA – Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) filed a formal appeal today, asking Cabinet to overturn a recent CRTC decision to reverse its own 2019 decision on wholesale rates charged to third party internet access providers for network access. “In May, the CRTC, facing pressure from the large telecom and cable companies’ lobbyists and lawyers, and receiving mixed messages from the government, reversed its own 2019 decision to drastically lower the rates that smaller, independent internet service providers pay for network access,” a press release explains. CNOC requested Cabinet “overturn the CRTC and restore the 2019 decision, thereby ensuring...