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TekSavvy offers unlimited “off-peak” bandwidth in response to UBB decision

CHATHAM, ON – TekSavvy is introducing unlimited off-peak hour bandwidth usage for its customers in an effort to offset increased costs for peak usage stemming from November’s CRTC decision on usage-based billing. In a note to its residential Internet customers this week, the independent ISP advised of a rate increase in February of $3 to $4 per month, and of its plan to offer new 12, 16, and 25 Mbps high-speed DSL packages.  Subscribers to its 300GB packages will also see a price increase, but the company noted that “the 300GB meter will not run between the hours of 2 am and...