I have often said that complaints from all corners is a sign of the CRTC balancing the interests of all parties: consumers; incumbents and new entrants.
However, there are complaints about the wholesale internet billing dispute (2011-703) that have moved well beyond media grumblings and transformed into follow-up regulatory proceedings.
CNOC filed in early January for expedited relief over implementation details regarding the new regime that went into effect on February 1. I discussed some of their issues in an earlier posting.
Shaw (on February 3), Rogers (on February 10) and now Videotron (on February 13) have separately filed review and vary applications.
I just get the feeling that there are some fundamental problems with the wholesale regime, potentially re-opening the entire file.
I understand and fully support the motivation behind the CRTC capacity billing model; it replicates the way incumbents construct and manage their networks. However, there are a number of details that are sufficiently off-balanced to warrant an unusual number of follow-up proceedings from a wide number of parties.
The saga of usage based billing continues to unfold.