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TekSavvy appealed that decision: teksavvy.com/in-the-news/2021-…

...but we weren't successful, first at the Federal Court of Appeal (canlii.org/en/ca/fca/doc/2024/…) and eventually at the Supreme Court of Canada (mstdn.ca/@andykm/1142348288886…).
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Andy Kaplan-Myrth :mapleleaf: (@andykm@mstdn.ca)

Attached: 1 image Update: The Supreme Court dismissed TekSavvy's application for leave to appeal. That means we can't appeal, and the 2021 decision stands, where the CRTC froze the inflated wholesale rates.
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Meanwhile, in 2023, the CRTC kicked off a new consultation process about the issues—like they're doing 5-year reviews and each one takes 8 years: mstdn.ca/@andykm/1099882494489…

With new CRTC leadership, this process finally gave us FTTP competition, but there were concerns: mstdn.ca/@andykm/1129566405704…
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Andy Kaplan-Myrth :mapleleaf: (@andykm@mstdn.ca)

Attached: 1 image ⭐ The #CRTC today finally set in motion a major proceeding aimed at fixing the problems with Internet competition in Canada.
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We appealed based on other aspects of the decision too, but they're even more in the weeds (if you can imagine that). The big issue, the one that will shape how internet competition develops, is over BRT's use of wholesale. Stay tuned—the CRTC will publish it here at 9am: crtc.gc.ca/eng/whatsnew.htm
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Today's Releases - June 20, 2025 | CRTC

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The decision is out -- the CRTC is not changing their original decision: mstdn.ca/@andykm/1147159274097…

Andy Kaplan-Myrth

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The #CRTC decision in their own review of last year's wholesale decision is out: The CRTC is not changing the decision. In short, they say the evidence in the appeals did not convince them that they got the decision last year wrong. crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/20…

Background: mstdn.ca/@andykm/1147115456001…

Based on this robust record, the Commission finds that the applicants did not demonstrate a substantial doubt as to the correctness of the Final Decision. This conclusion is based on the Commission's findings that: « when an ISP uses wholesale access to sell retail Internet services outside its existing network footprint, it becomes a new choice of ISP for consumers, despite the applicants’ assertions that existing ISPs with a significant customer base in one region are not providing new choices to Canadians when they begin serving customers in other parts of Canada; « industry projections based on current market conditions and past frends forecast that the Final Decision will have a modest near-term impact on the market share of regional competitors, despite the applicants’ claims that the Final Decision will severely harm these ISPs; « many ISPs have developed a customer base selling stand-alone Internet plans for many years, even though the applicants allege the Final Decision will give large incumbents a significant competitive advantage over other ISPs by being able to sell bundles across wider parts of Canada; and « ISPs will continue to be encouraged to invest in their networks for several reasons, including (i) the need for each ISP to stay competitive against other providers who offer higher-speed Internet, (ii) the operational advantages and cost savings of fibre compared to legacy copper, (iii) the Commission's use of cost-based wholesale rates that compensate…

Andy Kaplan-Myrth :mapleleaf: (@andykm@mstdn.ca)

Attached: 1 image We expect the #CRTC to release a major Internet competition decision on Friday morning: We think this will be their decision in the various appeals ("review & varies" in CRTC lingo) of their August wholesale competition decision.
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