Wholesale High-Speed Service Rate Comparison per ISP under two hypothetical scenarios - Cogeco (30Mbps), Rogers (25Mbps), Videotron (30 Mbps) and MTS Allstream (32 Mbps)
Purpose: To compare the end-user costs per month per ISP between Cogeco, Rogers, Videotron, and MTS Allstream
Assumptions:
- Two hypothetical scenarios considered: 100 Vs 1000 End-Users per ISP
- Only monthly recurring rates were compared (Service Charge and other charges excluded)
- Assumed 100 Gb usage per end user per month
- For 100 End-Users scenario, 100 Mbps ISP interface
- For 1000 End-Users scenario, 1 Gbps ISP interface
- For cable carriers, ISP provides its own interface card (allowed under Telecom Order CRTC 2007-230)
- For MTS Allstream: for 100 End-users, 100 Mbps V-AHSSPI Interface
- For MTS Allstream: for 1000 End-users, 1 Gbps V-AHSSPI Interface
Proposed Tariffs / Costs Used:
| Cogeco (30Mbps) | Rogers (25Mbps) | Videotron (30Mbps) | MTSA (32 Mbps) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Monthly Rate per end-user | $52.16 | $62.46 | $74.70 | $47.35 | (a) | |
| Aggregated Threshold GB per end-user | 62 | 89 | 74 | n/a | (b) | |
| Additional Usage Charge / GB | $0.44 | $0.37 | $0.48 | n/a | ( c) | |
| Interface Card Monthly cost (100 Mbps)* | $399.00 | $402.00 | $458.01 | $680.10 | (d) | |
| Interface Card Monthly cost (1 Gbps)** | $1,750.00 | $1,750.00 | $1,750.00 | $4,986.55 | (e) | |
assume tariff proposed by cable carriers as follow-up to Telecom Decision 2004-69 as costs.
** assume tariff rate for 1 Gbps interface proposed by Bell Canada as costs.
| Cogeco (30Mbps) | Rogers (25Mbps) | Videotron (30Mbps) | MTSA (32Mbps) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario 1: 100 End-Users | ||||||
| Access Monthly Rate /end-user | $52.16 | $62.46 | $74.70 | $47.35 | (f) = (a) | |
| Additional Usage Charge/ end-user | $16.72 | $4.07 | $12.48 | - | (g) = (100- (b))* (c) | |
| Interface Card Monthly Cost/ end-user | $3.99 | $4.02 | $4.58 | $6.80 | (h) = (d) / 100 | |
| Total ISP cost / end-user / month | $72.87 | $70.55 | $91.76 | $54.15 | = (f) + (g) + (h) | |
| % difference (MTSA cost Vs cable carrier cost)*** | -25.7% | -23.2% | -41.0% | |||
*** calculated as (MTSA cost - cable carrier cost)/cable carrier cost
| Cogeco (30Mbps) | Rogers (25Mbps) | Videotron (30Mbps) | MTSA (32Mbps) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario 2: 1000 End-Users | |||||
| Access Monthly Rate / end-user | $52.16 | $62.46 | $74.70 | $47.35 | (l) = (a) |
| Additional Usage Charge/ end-user | $16.72 | $4.07 | $12.48 | - | (m) = (100 - (b))* (c) |
| Interface Card Monthly Cost/ end-user | $1.75 | $1.75 | $1.75 | $4.99 | (n) = (d) / 1000 |
| Total ISP cost / end-user / month | $70.63 | $68.28 | $88.93 | $52.34 | = (l) + (m) + (n) |
| % difference (MTSA cost Vs cable carrier cost)*** | -25.9% | -23.4% | -41.1% |
*** calculated as (MTSA cost - cable carrier cost)/cable carrier cost
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