Consumer groups urge CRTC to hold firm on Unlimited Music decision

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...