More Bad News for Canadian Small Business? Expert Speaks Out on Internet Metering

CRTC Ruling could spell doom for Canadian small businesses.

2011-02-03

EDMONTON, AB, February 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) "With this latest CRTC ruling on Internet metering, Canada shows once again it does not care about small business," says Greg Kopchuk, Edmonton-based ML of ActionCOACH Canada, the world's #1 business coaching firm.

On Jan 28, the CRTC issued a ruling that "smaller Canadian Internet service providers, who operate via networks owned by bigger telecom firms such as BCE, will soon have to pass along the bulk of their host's charges for extra bandwidth use." (Victoria Times-Colonist, Jan 28, 2011).

Asked by clients what this means for small business, Kopchuk clarified:

"It's disastrous. This decision rewards the big companies & penalizes the smaller companies, who, if the ruling sticks, will be turned into fee collectors for big companies like BCE."

"Bandwidth is not like water or electricity. There's no need for "metering" & I'm surprised, unpleasantly, that the CRTC even considered this.When you're running a small business, every penny, every percentage point, counts. Bottom line? This is bad for competition. And anything bad for competition is bad for business," says Kopchuk.

Greg Kopchuk heads up ActionCOACH Canada, the #1 business coaching firm in Canada. They work with established and emerging small and medium businesses. They are the winners of the CFA Bronze Award of excellence for non-traditional franchises.

For information on Greg Kopchuk and ActionCOACH Canada visit www.actioncoachcanada.ca.

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