17 May, 2012 Last updated 10 hours 30 minutes ago

CNOC says its '95th percentile' pricing model easy, practical to adopt

GATINEAU, QUE.—The Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc.’s (CNOC) “95th  percentile” peak usage pricing model for wholesale Internet services would be easy to implement on all networks, the coaltion told the CRTC at a hearing Tuesday, contradicting the incumbents’ arguments that it would be difficult and costly.

Under the proposal, reseller ISPs would be charged for data at sample rate of 95 per cent of their peak data usage instead of an aggregate volume of their monthly usage. 

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