CRTC - UBB Decision, we win!

**Derfel** · January 4th, 2012, 07:11 PM

Odd that MTS here just announced last month that they will NOT be enforcing any data caps, on wireless or home internet...?

**ugly** · January 26th, 2012, 11:38 AM

Leonard Katz appointed interim CRTC chairman

Canada's federal broadcast and telecommunications regulator appointed vice-chairman Leonard Katz to the post of interim chairman Wednesday, following the departure of longtime chairman Konrad von Finckenstein.

Katz, an industry insider who held senior positions with both Bell Canada and Rogers Communications Inc. before joining the CRTC in 2005, was appointed to vice-chairman of telecom in 2007.

Standard fox, hen-house situation. Business as usual.

**ugly** · February 2nd, 2012, 12:53 PM

Usage meters still don't work

With ISPs so relentlessly eager to move from flat rate to usage-based billing, you would think that they would have made sure they had the technical skills to do so first. Again and again however we've noted how U.S. and Canadian ISPs that implement usage meters simply aren't tracking and billing for usage accurately. In the States AT&T has stumbled through metered billing implementation, as customers continue to note AT&T's meters don't match customer router totals.

In Canada, customers of Canadian cable company Cogeco consistently complain of accuracy issues that appear to have persisted for more than a year, while Cogeco has busily started handing out bills for thousands of dollars in overages. Users are forced to install third party router firmware if they want an accurate picture of their usage, but even with evidence of problems ISPs aren't heeding customer complaints.

**ugly** · April 3rd, 2012, 12:37 PM

This comes from the MTS filing on the review and vary decision for wholesale rates. One of these is not like the other:

**Derfel** · April 3rd, 2012, 01:14 PM

Yay MTS!

**Xzinum** · April 3rd, 2012, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by Derfel

Yay MTS!

It's not like you have a choice!

**Passport** · April 3rd, 2012, 02:38 PM

Bell implemented FTTN in that period. Those other ISPs are probably still using copper lines to all the COs (just an assumption).

**Derfel** · April 3rd, 2012, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Xzinum

It's not like you have a choice!

We have Shaw?

**Xzinum** · April 3rd, 2012, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Derfel

We have Shaw?

**MoeB** · April 4th, 2012, 08:33 PM

I'm so happy that UBB is gone
I'm moving on
I'm so happy that it's over now
The pain is gone
I'm putting on my shades to cover up my eyes
I'm jumping in my ride
I'm heading out tonight
I'm solo. I'm Han Solo.
I'm Han Solo
I'm Han Solo
Solo.