Thursday, November 24, 2005

Quebec ISPs File Complaint Citing Bell Rates as Unfair

Catherine McLean writes in The Globe and Mail:

A coalition of 15 independent Internet service providers in Quebec revealed yesterday they have filed a complaint with the federal telecommunications regulator, accusing Bell Canada of unfair conduct.

In a release, the Coalition of Quebec Internet Service Providers said the division of BCE Inc. hurts competition by offering certain Internet services to consumers at promotional rates "substantially" below the independent firms' costs.

"Smaller ISPs simply cannot compete with Bell's retail rates for its flagship Sympatico Basic ADSL service," the coalition said.

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