What most people don't know is that the CRTC is practically a court. This means that if information is not put on the record, then it effectively doesn't exist

What most people don't know is that the CRTC is practically a court. This means that if information is not put on the record, then it effectively doesn't exist. Time and time again, I have seen things happen that the CRTC probably knows next to nothing about simply because nobody has ever told them. Take subdivision builders as an example. I know of at least 2 specific instances where the incumbent quoted the builders costs of $500,000 and $600,000 to provide internet services. Guess what? The builders pay those amounts as a cost of doing business. Bonus: I have documentation of one of the residents of one of those subdivisions who received the pleasant gift of having their home phone + internet + TV bill go from ~$180 per month to ~$281 per month earlier this summer. Yes, a company that built FTTH assets for an out of pocket cost of <$0 feels that it is appropriate to raise bills by $101 per month just because they can. Multiply that by 50 homes in one subdivision and you're talking $60k per year in increased profits just because they can. The market is broken, and intervention is required. I just hope people do the right thing once all the damning proof that things are broken is on the public record.