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Oricom Internet says it will lower residential pricing in reaction to CRTC’s wholesale rate reduction

QUEBEC — Oricom Internet announced Wednesday it plans to improve its Internet packages for most of its residential customers, and will offer a significant reduction in pricing for many of them as of October 1, in the wake of the CRTC’s recent decision to lower wholesale broadband rates.In a news release, Oricom Internet said it has recently informed its customers that it would review its residential Internet packages, which will include a price reduction, as a direct result of the CRTC’s decision in August.“These beneficial changes are directly related to the CRTC’s recent decision to lower the wholesale service rates...