OTTAWA – A group of consumer organizations calling themselves the Equitable Internet Coalition (EIC) wants the CRTC to uphold its recent decision ordering Videotron to stop zero-rating its Unlimited Music service by next month.
The coalition, comprised of the Consumers’ Association of Canada (CAC); Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of British Columbia (COSCO); National Pensioners Federation (NPF); Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC), said in their intervention that Videotron’s request for a stay of the decision fails to meet the criteria for an interim injunction.
EIC also rejected Videotron’s request to review, vary or alter the decision, calling the ask “baseless”.
“Should Videotron be in contempt of this order after (the July 19) date, the EIC recommends that the Commission use its general AMPs power to fine Videotron until it complies”, concludes the intervention.
