CRTC To Release UBB Decision Today: Background Reading
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November 15, 2011 11:45 AM
The CRTC will release its much anticipated usage based billing decision this afternoon at 4:00. There is no shortage of backgroud information for those looking to get up-to-speed.
My post on the conclusion of the summer hearing - The Usage Based Billing Hearing Concludes: Has the CRTC Come to Competition Too Late? - focused on the competition issues associated with UBB, noting that Bell "has worked tirelessly to limit the ability of independent ISPs to compete by limiting them to what Commissioner Katz terms "me-too" services that are largely indistinguishable from incumbent offerings and hold little chance of gaining significant market share. The Commission now appears to see that the goal should be full competition supported by as much provider differentiation as possible. The question is whether it has come to this realization far too late."
Other posts on UBB include:
- What to do About Retail Usage Based Billing: A Modest Proposal
- Usage Based Billing Around the World: How Canada Stands Alone
- Usage Based Billing and Network Congestion: Sorting Through The Claims
- Unpacking The Policy Issues Behind Bandwidth Caps & Usage Based Billing
Originally posted on Michael Geist's Blog
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| Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. Dr. Geist has written numerous academic articles and government reports on the Internet and law and was a member of Canada's National Task Force on Spam. He is an internationally syndicated columnist on technology law issues. He is an internationally syndicated columnist on technology law issues. |  |
