Traffic throttling costs: who pays?
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Following Bell Canada’s CRTC submission to CAIP, and in reply to consumer groups (PIAC, CIPPIC and the Quebec Union des Consommateurs) in which Bell boldly claims CAIP was, and is, the sole instigator of the CRTC proceedings into Bell Canada’s all-out throttle of the wholesale competition as discussed here, PIAC and CIPPIC have both filed with the CRTC, countering Bell.
And both claim Bell itself is solely behind the CRTC proceedings and should, therefore, be liable for cost awards.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/partvii/2008/8622/c51_200805153/951234.PDF
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/partvii/2008/8622/c51_200805153/950392.PDF
Now, in a bizarre turn of events, Canadian Telecom heavy-weight Telus Communications, which agreed with Bell Canada’s original position, is now defending PIAC, which had also maintained costs should be down to Bell on the grounds it was the one who’d started the whole thing off.
In the new Telus filings (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/partvii/2008/8622/c51_200805153_1/952858.pdf and http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/partvii/2008/8622/c51_200805153_1/952665.pdf) it states »»»
TELUS agrees with PIAC that the apportionment for liability for costs be allocated solely to Bell Canada.
and »»
The Application by CAIP was precipitated by Bell Canada’s actions.
Although the CRTC decisions of this “traffic management” practice will have far reaching implications on all Canadian Telecom companies as well as wholesalers and resellers, Telus states it was no more than an “intervener” and thus isn’t a “direct party”.
Since the Company only acted as an “intervener,” it reckons it has no cost liabilities, saying they’re Bell Canada’s responsibility.
In addition, (as was keenly observed by dslreports member sbrook) it can be seen in Telus’ CRTC filings here
and here that Telus refers to this entire traffic shaping of customers, which aren’t even Bell’s customers as a, “competitive dispute,” not a regulatory argument.
Does Telus see Bell’s actions as a ploy to counter and stiffle the competition (the very same competition that Bell is losing their internet subscribers to)?
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