Naked DSL

CIK Telecom Announces to Suspend Internet and Network Investments and Warns that the CRTC’s Recent Decision will Raise Canadian Telecom Prices

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Friday, June 4, 2021

Moreover, the decision is forcing Canadian consumers to pay an exorbitant rate to the major telecom giants.

Key Points: 
  • Moreover, the decision is forcing Canadian consumers to pay an exorbitant rate to the major telecom giants.
  • All ISPs actually lowered the retail prices from 2019, anticipating using those lower rates based on CRTC decision 2019-288.
  • The Canadian wireline wholesale regime is designed to force large telecom and cable companies to resell their network access to bring down the market prices using competition.
  • CIK provides high-speed Cable and DSL Internet, Fibre Internet, Home Phone, Digital TV, Mobility and Home Security services.

FTC and states challenge ISP Frontier’s speed claims

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

In a just-filed lawsuit, the FTC and sevenlaw enforcement partners allege that ISP Frontier Communications Corporation has made misleading representations that it would provide consumers with certain internet service speeds.

Key Points: 
  • In a just-filed lawsuit, the FTC and sevenlaw enforcement partners allege that ISP Frontier Communications Corporation has made misleading representations that it would provide consumers with certain internet service speeds.
  • Almost half of Frontiers customers many of whom live in rural areas use DSL to connect to the internet.
  • Frontier offers multiple tiers of DSL service, which correspond to the speed at which Frontier says consumers will be able to download data.
  • For example, Frontiers sales reps had software tools they could use to offer a variety of speed tiers based in part on a consumers address.