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TPIA: TekSavvy says CRTC must set emergency wholesale rates – and can do so with no court conflict

Incumbents say claim they disadvantage resellers on tech work is false By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – Despite an ongoing judicial review of lower wholesale rates the CRTC set last summer, the Regulator’s ability to set new emergency rates is unaffected by the case and the Commission should install new, lower fees for resellers, ISP TekSavvy is arguing. On Monday, TekSavvy said in a press release the CRTC should consider emergency measures to reimpose lower rates which third party internet access providers like itself pay the incumbents to use network space. The Federal Court of Appeal is currently scheduled to hear...