Originally published: March 22, 2011
Last updated: March 22, 2011 - 5:40pm
For several months, we've been reporting on Canadian consumer reaction to the government's decision to allow Bell Canada to charge smaller, competitive ISPs for network access on a metered or Usage Based Billing (UBB) basis. The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission withdrew the decision in response to consumer outrage over the move, and is now considering new rules. But what about Bell Canada's perspective? A transcript of a Canadian Parliament hearing on the UBB question is now available, and according to Bell Canada Senior Vice President Mirco Bibic, metered billing is just about being fair. "What is at issue and what we do not believe has been fully addressed as part of your meetings thus far are several fundamental questions related to fairness," Bibic told the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. What are these fundamental questions?
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