Good news & bad news on the Fibre Optic Wholesale Pricing set by CRTC.

Good news: rates have been set nation-wide.

Bad news: Teksavvy isn't happy with the rates, and they do seem high. Bell's flanker brand sells retail pricing lower than the wholesale pricing, for example.

I'd been looking forward to this day, but I'm somewhat disappointed. It's good for furthering fibre deployments vs cable, but a bit costly. Wondering if rates will be reviewed in, say, 5 years?

“CNOC is disappointed that the Commission did not test its rates against market costs. Incumbent flanker brands like Bell’s eBox already sell fibre Internet at retail prices nearly 40 per cent below what the CRTC’s final wholesale rate alone would cost an independent provider — before an independent provider adds a single dollar of its own costs.”