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To: E. Davies who wrote (12221)	7/9/1999 9:28:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Respond to of 29970

One of the ads being run by "Hands off the Internet" handsofftheinternet.org Eric

To: E. Davies who wrote (12221)	7/9/1999 9:35:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

To those of you who felt that "open" access would not result in government price control look at what is happening in Canada: (sorry I dont have a link) ************************************************************** CRTC MANDATES OPEN ACCESS TO CABLE MODEM PLATFORMS The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has directed incumbent cable TV providers to provide open access to their cable modem platforms and to propose rates for providing such services to unaffiliated Internet service providers (ISPs). The CRTC rejected the cable TV industry's recommendation to let "market forces" set the rates; instead it required the providers to submit cost-support information to justify their proposed rates. Rogers Communications, Inc., Videotron Ltee, Shaw Communications, Inc., and Cogeco Cable Canada, Inc.,must file within 60 days proposed tariffs with rates for high-speed access service and for the use of cable facilities required to provide that service. The agency directed the cable TV providers to identify "all network components that are causal to their provision of higher- speed access service." It said the proposed rates should include recovery of start-up costs and a supporting cost study using an incremental-cost approach and should indicate clear points of interconnection. The openNET Coalition, which has been pushing for open access requirements, applauded the ruling. "Canadian consumers will benefit from lower prices, better service, and conscientious consumer service--all the benefits of competition in high-speed Internet cable access," said Greg Simon, co-director of the coalition. The advocacy group said the CRTC took a "more regulatory approach" than it is supporting in the U.S. OpenNET added that the ruling would "encourage current efforts in a number of U.S. cities to require AT&T to open its cable system by selling access to competitive ISPs."