Their definitions of congestion are pretty low too.
They deem it "congested" if the following utilizations are exceeded: DS-3: 61%; OC-3: 84%; and OC-12 and OC-48: 90%.
And they measure it at 15 minutes intervals. For a link to be considered congested, the threshold must have been exceeded at least once on 5 or more different days of a 14 consecutive day period.
Presumably this 14 day figure is a rolling window.
So, if its measured to be congested at just a couple hours in a 2 week period, its considered congested for that whole month?
And only a few percent of links actually met this ridiculously low criteria for congestion?
I agree with the first couple of posters, the CRTC has all the info it needs to make a ruling yesterday. What's the freakin' holdup here?
I'm not sure whether 2-5% congestion means "The pipes are at an average load og 2-5%", or whether that means "2-5% of our pipes are fully utilized, and people are oversubscribed in those areas and getting substandard service"
I'm leaning more towards the latter, and 2-5% might encompass several neighbourhoods in Downtown T.O.!