In early October, the CRTC announced interim rates that Bell, Rogers, Telus, SaskTel, Shaw, Cogeco, MTS and Videotron must charge independent service providers (ISPs) to gain access to their faster networks. “We have not seen, in Canada, telcos retract from making major investments based on CRTC decisions,” he noted. If the CRTC’s final rates are too low, “those type of investments can be curtailed,” he told analysts during a recent conference call. For its part, the CRTC said its interim rates are “just and reasonable,” and accounted for investment and enabling of competition. The final rates will be based on a full review and assessment of relevant cost inputs and costing methodologies, said CRTC spokeswoman Celine Legault in an email.

Source: thestar November 20, 2016 17:48 UTC