Re: Number Portability

To further my CRTC rant, here's an article from last spring. Other
incumbent telco's (err... I mean evil monopolies) such as Aliant, MTS,
Bell and Telus, are restricted in a similar fashion by the CRTC;

http://www.bce.ca/en/news/releases/aliant/2006/05/15/73606.html

On 12/8/06, Keith Snape <lukano@gmail.com> wrote:
> Absolutely it's regulators that make T1's twice the price in SK.
>
> The vast majority of Sasktel's wired services are 'restricted' by the
> CRTC, as Sasktel is the incumbent telco - and currently holds a
> 'monopoly share' of the customer base. Any changes to the pricing
> must be approved by the CRTC, no matter the comparitive price offered
> by competitors in Saskatchewan or other telco's in other provinces.
>
> If the CRTC feels, for any reason, that the change in price (or for
> that matter even offering a new service) is 'unfair', the request is
> rejected. If the request would make it even the slighest bit more
> difficult for another company to offer a competing service (even if
> the competitor is already significantly less expensive) - out comes
> the 'monopoly' card and the request is rejected.
>
> On 12/8/06, Steven Kurylo <sk@infinitepigeons.org> wrote:
> > > That being said, I have no idea what regulatory agency would be
> > > involved - and if it's provincial or federal. It wouldn't suprise me
> > > to be told that the CRTC was involved, but I'm honestly not sure.
> >
> > Right. I'm sure there is some regulatory agency is making it difficult
> > to get numbers and holding everyone back. That's why where ever you
> > go, its almost impossible to get numbers.
> >
> > Oh wait...
> >
> > I'm also sure its the regulators which make T1's double the price in SK.
> >
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> > Steven Kurylo
> >
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Received on Fri Dec 8 14:17:48 2006