Canadian ISPs Want New Internet Billing Plans from CRTC

2012-03-05

The country's independent service providers want the latest Internet billing and pricing schemes thrown out. So, too, documents reveal, the country's largest providers.
The Canadian Network Operators Consortium, representing smallers ISPs like Primus, Teksavvy and Telnet, has asked the telecom and broadcast regulator to start again in its look at setting wholesale rates for Internet usage.

Bell Mobility Facing Penalty Box over Mobile Hockey Rights | Mediacaster Magazine - Broadband & Content

Bell Mobility Facing Penalty Box over Mobile Hockey Rights

A ruling over exclusive mobile programming rights underscores some of the hurdles that must be faced by the telco partnership that wants to buy Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says that Bell Mobility gave itself a significant competitive advantage by entering into exclusive agreements for the mobile rights to popular National Hockey League (NHL) and National Football League (NFL) content.