Internet pricing ruling may mean better options for consumers
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www.cbc.ca/news/business ··· ing.html"As a result of certain adjustments, some independent service providers will see significant reductions in the wholesale rates they pay," the CRTC said in a news release.
In particular:
Rates for business internet services will be the same as residential, rather than higher as originally proposed.
Bell's wholesale customers in Ontario and Quebec and Telus's wholesale customers in Alberta and B.C., who use an internet technology called DSL, will get rates "significantly lower" than those originally approved after costing errors were discovered in the studies they submitted to the CRTC.
Cogeco's wholesale customers will also get a lower rate.
However, rates are now higher for customers of Rogers, Shaw and Videotron, who use cable internet technology, "due to the correction of certain cost methodology assumptions," the CRTC ruled.
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Marc Gaudrault, CEO of the independent internet provider Teksavvy Solutions, which offers both DSL and cable internet packages, said the ruling means residential and especially business consumers may see better DSL internet packages from independent internet providers.
"I don't know if rates will go down, but perhaps value for your money will go up," he said.
However, he added, "on the cable side, either rates will go up or value for your money will go down."
Gaudrault said his company, which has more cable than DSL customers, will have to reassess what to do in the weeks ahead.
He added that his company will probably continue to offer unlimited internet packages, but may have to reassess its rates. ....hmm...