[*] CRTC - Forbearance from the regulation of retail localexchange
services
Bill Reid
billreid at shaw.ca
Fri Apr 7 15:14:44 CDT 2006
LES.NET (1996) INC. wrote:
> Yes indeed. 25% is a lot. I think MTS still has 98-99% of business.
>
> However, they will easily lose 25% of residential in the next 2-3 years.
>
A comment from an CLEC was that they felt it should be 30%. Given the dominant
position of ILECs 25% seems a lot and with everything that is happening I think
when it is reached the decline will probably be unstoppable.
The 25% loss must occur in relevant markets. For example cell phones are not
considered to be in the same relevant market as landline phones. On the other hand:
"The Commission considers that access-independent VoIP services are in the same
relevant market as circuit-switched local exchange services."
I also like the other forbearance condition which is that the CLEC has to
demonstrate that they are co-operating with co-location, etc.
-- Bill
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