The following is excerpted from Bell's letter to CRTC (2009-03-13). Original document available from CRTC website (zip file)

Table 4 below summarizes the proposed usage-based billing structure and illustrates the similarities that will exist between the Companies' retail and wholesale Internet service offerings with the implementation of the proposed usage-based billing price structure.

 

Table 4

Retail Service

Monthly Rate

Monthly Usage Allowance

Usage Charge per additional GB

Wholesale Service

Monthly Rate1

Monthly Usage Allowance

Usage Charge per additional GB*

Excessive usage charge** per additional GB in excess of 300 GB

512 Kbps

 

 

 

512 Kbps

 

 

 

 

Ontario

$27.95

2 GB

$2.50

Ontario

$20.50

2 GB

$1.875

$0.75

Québec

$24.95

2 GB

$2.50

Québec

$20.50

2 GB

$1.875

$0.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Mbps

 

 

 

2 Mbps

 

 

 

 

Ontario

$37.95

20 GB

$2.00

Ontario

$22.00

20 GB

$1.50

$0.75

Québec

$34.95

20 GB

$2.50

Québec

$22.00

20 GB

$1.50

$0.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Mbps

 

 

 

5 Mbps

 

 

 

 

Ontario

$37.95

60 GB

$1.50

Ontario

$22.50

60 GB

$1.125

$0.75

Québec

$49.95

60 GB

$2.50

Québec

$22.50

60 GB

$1.125

$0.75

 

*To a maximum Usage Charge of $22.50 per month.

**The implementation of an Excessive Usage Charge to GAS service is conditional upon the implementation of a corresponding charge for the Companies’ retail Internet services.

 

1 The monthly GAS rate is the minimum volume commitment and shortest contract period as found in the Residence GAS rate table at General Tariff Item 5410 4.(f).