Rogers accuses Iristel of “gaming the telecommunications regulatory scheme”

TORONTO – Rogers Communications has asked the CRTC to step in to an alleged case of “traffic pumping” that it says could put nationwide flat rate calling plans at risk.Traffic pumping, also known as “access stimulation” or “traffic stimulation”, is the name given to a mechanism for local exchange carriers to profit from increasing the volume of incoming traffic for termination on their local exchange network. Typically, the arrangement involves a local exchange in a high cost area where call termination rates are higher than the norm. The local exchange carrier encourages the location of in-bound calling services in its exchange...