TPIA: TekSavvy wants court to cancel CRTC stay of wholesale rates decision

CHATHAM, Ont. – Independent ISP TekSavvy Solutions has asked the Federal Court of Appeal to quash the September 28 CRTC decision which granted Bell Canada’s request to stay the implementation of the CRTC’s August 2019 order setting final rates for wholesale Internet services. Over fourteen months ago, the CRTC released its final wholesale rates which third party internet access providers pay incumbent network owners. The rates in that decision are far lower than the interim rates which had been in use and called for retroactive payments. This came after a four-year proceeding and as readers will recall, the incumbents appealed...