OTTAWA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The Canadian government is warning it could overturn its telecommunications regulator's decision that would end offers of unlimited Internet usage.
Last week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ruled in favor of the country's largest Internet service providers that would allow them to bill customers extra for higher usage.
Conservative Prime Minister denounced the decision Monday after howls of protests from the 107,000-member Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the Vancouver Sun said.
"While all small businesses would face fee increases for Internet access and usage, small, independent Internet service providers would be especially hard hit in their ability to offer reasonably priced and creative services," the CFIB wrote.
Small ISPs compete with the major companies such as Bell, Rogers and Shaw by offering unlimited bandwidth use, but the CRTC's decision would force them to follow suit in structured billing, Postmedia News said.
Tuesday, Industry Minister Tony Clement told reporters in Ottawa the government was considering overturning the CRTC ruling.
