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Cable companies' Review and Vary of 2011-703

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Dear Mr. Traversy:
Re: Application to Review and Vary Certain Aspects of Telecom Regulatory Policy 2011-703; Billing practices for wholesale residential high-speed access services (TRP 2011-703)
Pursuant to Section 62 of the Telecommunications Act and section 22 of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Rules of Practice and Procedure, Shaw Cablesystems G.P. (Shaw) herein files a Part 1 application to review and vary certain aspects of TRP 2011-703.

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Re: Review and vary of 2011-703

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The foregoing adjustments will result in revised rates for Shaw's TPIA Services. Following the Commission’s determination in this Application, Shaw will submit revised TPIA tariffs, with supporting costing studies, to reflect that determination.

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Shaw wants the 2011-703 rates to be made interim as of today so that ISPs can be retroactively billed after the CRTC's decision on the matter.

Does Shaw even have any significant TPIA ISPs? I understand if Bell, Videotron or Rogers did it... they have a lot to win. But Shaw has no competition, so why are they doing it?

Cable companies tend to work together. Shaw may have filed it, but I suspect that it was done with the support of Videotron, Cogeco and Rogers.

Why not simply ask for capacity based billing? That would get them more cash.

In the case if Videotron and Shaw, I believe that the new cost structure has made TPIA much more interesting. So the cable companies aren't happy with it.

So, we got a Part 1 on impementation by CNOC, CNOC promised to also challenge rates in a separate proceeding, and now we have Shaw doing an R&V of the decision (instead of a Part 1 of its own tariffs)

The word "clusterfuck" comes to mind.

reply to jfmezei
Again, a company that can't see the forest for the trees. It's saddening. Videotron is gonna make so much money now that they are getting all of Bell's former DSL subscribers. Instead of being happy they are moaning. Bell in the meantime is happy that they are getting rid of them. It's unbelievable how unhealthy this market is.

reply to jfmezei
I patented that word in another thread.Calling homeland security now

reply to alienzzz
So what does this mean for Electronicbox cable? Higher rates in a few months?

reply to andyb
I think Shaw would have been better off submitting new capacity based tariffs with supporting cost studies.

In this filing, they basically admitted that costing is fudged because cable companies expected a certain billing paradigm.

The one valid issue worthy of the R&V is the 10% bonus given to Mirko but not to cable.

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reply to jfmezei
The 10% they should not of got.Was a stupid decision based on fear of "they wont invest anymore"

reply to jfmezei

reply to jfmezei
 
BTW, what character does Shaw use for abridgement, instead of Bell's beloved ##### strings ?

Same shit as all money grabbers use. the #

 
....which in itself is weird, as one would expect that they would have chosen the $ sign.

That's why I rechristened B#ELL to B$ELL a while back.

reply to jfmezei
This is never going to end. The only way the incumbents are going to be happy,is when all IISP's are gone.

BellSavvy will be the first to fall.

 
The waters are sure Mirko, er, I mean murky, today !