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CAIP has filed an application [ pdf, 482 KB] seeking to have the CRTC review and vary its "traffic shaping decision" from last November.

With all of the members of the coalition represented in CAIP's application, regulatory strategy must have become muddled.

In its new application, CAIP says:

The Commission should have waited until it had a more complete understanding of the issues at hand before making such significant determinations. The Commission ought to have issued a Public Notice, similar to PN 2008‐19, in response to the CAIP application, in order to gather a sufficient record to determine the issues raised by CAIP’s application.

CAIP's original application [ pdf, 1.03 MB] looked at Bell and only Bell [refer to the 10 requests listed in paragraph 11 of the original application]. CAIP asked for immediate relief and an expedited process. At the same time, outside the regulatory arena, CAIP spoke of broader industry importance of the issues being raised and smaller ISPs called for individuals to submit their own comments.

You can't have it both ways.

CAIP's application last year determined the need for a narrow process to deal with the Bell case. CAIP's advocacy efforts to solicit an examination of broader issues helped create the supplementary proceeding. On these two points, CAIP was successful. Unfortunately, CAIP was not happy with the outcome.

I'll have more on this tomorrow.

PIAC is involved in the new CAIP application and it will be a part of the Regulatory Blockbuster at The 2009 Canadian Telecom Summit next month. Have you registered yet?

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Update [May 21, 12:50 pm]
See other observations on Michael Geist's blog here.

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