Of course, they will appeal immediatly, because as soon as the appeal is entered, the rates lowering is suspended again, just like last time.
And even if this drags on for years, during this time they will have the rates they want, they hope that some of the little players that are suing will go tits up, and finally, the legal costs they face, even if ordered by the supreme court to once again pay the legal fees of independent ISPs, it will still be insignificant compared to what they stand to lose.
as soon as the appeal is entered, the rates lowering is suspended again
A suspension is not automatic. A suspension will be granted only if the appellant can show that they are likely to prevail. After two consecutive smackdowns, they will have difficulty doing that.
Of course, they will appeal immediatly, because as soon as the appeal is entered, the rates lowering is suspended again, just like last time.
And even if this drags on for years, during this time they will have the rates they want, they hope that some of the little players that are suing will go tits up, and finally, the legal costs they face, even if ordered by the supreme court to once again pay the legal fees of independent ISPs, it will still be insignificant compared to what they stand to lose.
The SCC is the end of the line. If (when) they lose there, that retroactive refund is going to come due. They can kick it down the line one more time, but the bill is still going to continue to grow regardless. Right now they only owe for 4 years. By then they may owe for 8. The SCC might order them to pay interest too (it is unclear if that is the case in this ruling).
> Awesome news! Iâ(TM)m so glad to hear the large telcos have to directly subsidize the small ones. My feelings feel so good when I read about communism!
Then you'll definitely get a hard on from this:
Telus would not exist if it had not been started by the public. It has its roots in the Alberta government purchasing several small telephone operators in Alberta to kickstart the drive toward providing telephone service across the province.
BC Tel was a private corporation from the beginning, slowly gro
They are not subsidizing smaller ISPs, just forced to allow the government/taxpayer payed for telephone lines and cable lines, electric poles will continue to be allowed to be used by everyone at fair prices instead of the duopoly which currently has a raising price contest with each other to see who can increase their prices fastest meanwhile backend bandwidth prices are dropping in half or more each year.
Of course, they will appeal immediatly, because as soon as the appeal is entered, the rates lowering is suspended again, just like last time.
And even if this drags on for years, during this time they will have the rates they want, they hope that some of the little players that are suing will go tits up, and finally, the legal costs they face, even if ordered by the supreme court to once again pay the legal fees of independent ISPs, it will still be insignificant compared to what they stand to lose.
as soon as the appeal is entered, the rates lowering is suspended again
A suspension is not automatic. A suspension will be granted only if the appellant can show that they are likely to prevail. After two consecutive smackdowns, they will have difficulty doing that.
Of course, they will appeal immediatly, because as soon as the appeal is entered, the rates lowering is suspended again, just like last time.
And even if this drags on for years, during this time they will have the rates they want, they hope that some of the little players that are suing will go tits up, and finally, the legal costs they face, even if ordered by the supreme court to once again pay the legal fees of independent ISPs, it will still be insignificant compared to what they stand to lose.
The SCC is the end of the line. If (when) they lose there, that retroactive refund is going to come due. They can kick it down the line one more time, but the bill is still going to continue to grow regardless. Right now they only owe for 4 years. By then they may owe for 8. The SCC might order them to pay interest too (it is unclear if that is the case in this ruling).
> Awesome news! Iâ(TM)m so glad to hear the large telcos have to directly subsidize the small ones. My feelings feel so good when I read about communism!
Then you'll definitely get a hard on from this:
Telus would not exist if it had not been started by the public. It has its roots in the Alberta government purchasing several small telephone operators in Alberta to kickstart the drive toward providing telephone service across the province.
BC Tel was a private corporation from the beginning, slowly gro