In a story about Distributel proposing to expand IPTV offerings, it is mentioned that Shaw has applied to the CRTC to increase the wholesale rates charged to 2nd-tier ISPs by a huge amount:
"Shaw, the dominant cable company in Western Canada, applied to the CRTC in early January for an increase in the tariff rates it can charge its wholesale customers for Internet service. The regulator does not set retail prices but it controls wholesale pricing based on the costs the incumbents incur, plus a markup.
The Canadian Network Operators Consortium – an industry group representing independent ISPs – filed an initial intervention in response to the proposed hikes, pointing out that the increases range from 35.9 per cent to 127.7 per cent, depending on the level of speed offered."
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