The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has rejected an application by Bell Canada and other telecommunications companies to increase retail rates for basic cable service by 12 percent, in addition to denying a request to annually increase rates indexed for inflation.
In a decision released Sept. 5, the CRTC denied an application by Bell Canada, Cogeco Communications Inc., and Bragg Communications Incorporated, operating as Eastlink and Saskatchewan Telecommunications, to increase the maximum retail price of the basic service charged to consumers from $25 to $28 per month.
