CHATHAM, Ont. – Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM) at a meeting today called on the federal government to overrule the CRTC’s recent decision to backtrack on its 2019 wholesale rates decision.
“Ontario’s Big City Mayors call on the Federal Cabinet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and ISED Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne to overrule the CRTC’s reversal and immediately implement the evidence-based 2019 Rates Order,” an OBCM motion reads.
In a press release, TekSavvy “applauded the unanimous resolution passed by the Ontario Big City Mayors.”
“The CRTC’s reversal is bad news for consumers, as it effectively guarantees Canadian internet prices – which are already among the highest in the world – will continue to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the press release reads.
“It is clear that the federal Cabinet can address this fiasco,” said Andy Kaplan-Myrth, TekSavvy’s vice president of regulatory and carrier affairs, in the press release. “With the stroke of a pen, Cabinet can deliver lower internet prices for Canadians, simply by reinstating the CRTC’s pro-consumer 2019 Rates Order, which was based on years of process and mountains of evidence.”
