CRTC offers sessions on telco services rate setting

OTTAWA – The CRTC has announced plans to hold public informational sessions on telecommunication services costing principles and concepts in an effort to keep its processes transparent and allow Canadians to actively participate in them.In a notice posted Wednesday, the Commission opened the sessions to companies that conduct their own company-specific cost studies (that are filed with the Commission), in support of proposed rates, and also rely on ILEC’s manuals for costing principles and concepts (such as SILECs and cable carriers). Individual Canadians, consumer groups and competitors that are interested in incumbent’s company-specific cost studies filed in support of proposed rates may...