In this 2000 file photo, Francoise Bertrand, then Chairperson of the CRTC speaks to the media. (GLOBE AND MAIL)
Usage-Based Billing
Former CRTC boss Bertrand won’t stay mum on Internet decision
Francoise Bertrand critical of government’s heavy hand with regulatory body
Telcoms tell MPs usage-based billing is needed
Bell, Shaw representatives spar with committee members over billing practice
Small-business owners speak out against usage-based Internet billing
Higher costs would hurt entrepreneurial sector where every dollar counts, companies say
Bell, Shaw, Openmedia go before MPs to discuss usage-based billing
Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to hear from advocates, opponents of recent decisions by CRTC concerning billing practices of Internet service providers
Paying so much for bandwidth, getting so little
Claiming that its profit and consumer welfare are exactly the same thing, Bell wants to remake Internet billing
Software glitch triggers inflated data usage for some Bell customers
Some customers charged for exceeding cap; company forced to disable online data tracking tool
Habits are changing – and so are the Internet’s ‘heavy users’
With the rise of movie and video-streaming services such as Netflix, Internet service providers must accept the probability that more customers are about to download more data
Make the heaviest online users pay their fair share
Imagine the chaos if everyone’s electrical bill was the same, regardless of consumption?
The public is right to be cynical of Internet usage regulators
Too many secrets exist among the CRTC and the big telecoms
Debate: Should we have a metered Internet?
In a live chat Monday, Leonard Waverman argued for a metered Internet and David Beers argued against. Later, each one wrote separately to support his position
It’s time for foreign competition in Canadian telecommunications
Erratic federal policy at heart of usage-based billing debate
UBB? Oh, it stands for Unbelievable Business Baloney
The notion that we need to be vigilant about ‘bandwidth hogs,’ lest we run out of Internet service, is just one of the misconceptions pushed by the telecommunications lobby
Business outlook
CRTC details metered Internet review process
Regulator to seek public views on unpopular usage-based billing decision
Why not a metered Internet?
One fact that cannot be disregarded is that Internet service providers are for-profit companies and Canadians' appetite for bandwidth is growing by leaps and bytes
Telecoms face new uncertainty
With the government overruling CRTC decisions on Internet usage and foreign ownership, the industry’s business future is murky
Small ISP reacts to CRTC reversal
Join us at 1 p.m. EST for a live chat with George Burger of TekSavvy Solutions
The Commons and The CRTC
CRTC details metered Internet review process
Regulator to seek public views on unpopular usage-based billing decision
Hot topic: Enough bandwidth?
Have you ever had to pay "overage" fees for exceeding your Internet data plan’s cap?
David Beers
A metered Internet is a regulatory failure
Usage-based billing is good for Bell, but bad for Canada’s digital creativity
Richard French
Second-guessing the CRTC comes at a price
Reviewing decisions by independent regulators, as on Internet billing, just creates more political pressure
Internet usage caps draw ire of business
This week's CRTC decision threatens ‘unlimited use' plans, a move that some believe will stifle web innovation in Canada
Small ISPs lament CRTC fee change, look to invest in own infrastructure
Recent regulatory decisions forcing small ISPs to shed unlimited plans, pass on fees to consumers
Telecom players have a beef with complaints agency
Companies argue that market forces are already pushing them to adequately deal with customers’ gripes
Metered Internet
If you had no restrictions whatsoever on Internet use would you cancel your satellite or cable television and instead subscribe to video services delivered over the Internet?
Vote: How much data would you use
If you used your home Internet with no restrictions on data usage, how much data do you think you would use in a month?
