Just the other day, Canadian ISP Telus told Canadian regulators that
they believed Bell Canada should have to pay, in full, the investigative costs surrounding Bell's fight with independent ISPs over their
controversial throttling practices. But now, Telus is suddenly
retracting their position, saying both Bell and indie ISPs should have to pay. CAIP speculates on what caused the completely un-mysterious reversal:
Tom Copeland, president of CAIP, said Telus likely reversed its position after having a conversation with Bell. "I imagine that a Bell VP was on the phone to a Telus VP 30 seconds after they received the letter of the 16th," he said. A spokesman for Telus did not immediately return a request for comment.
Last March Bell started throttling traffic before it reaches wholesale partner networks, preventing any competitor from offering a superior, un-throttled alternative to Bell's own DSL service. Both sides are awaiting a response from Canadian regulators, whom indie ISPs hope force Bell to stop throttling.
Telus Reverses 'Bell Should Pay' Position
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Maybe Telus realized they could be a target & forced to pay
Wrong...