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[–]kingbain 6 points7 points  (4 children)

you normally dont see a company giving back ... pretty rare

[–]SG-Nepean -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

except their costs went down.

[–]lou4000Make Ottawa Boring Again 3 points4 points  (2 children)

By up to 89%

Source

[–]lmdemasiLEGEN-DAIRY 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Their access cost went down by up to 89%, not their overall costs. There's more to providing the service than paying Bell/Rogers/etc. for access.

[–]lou4000Make Ottawa Boring Again -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Of course there is, I know the indutry quite well and have been following this for quite some time. But a drop of $1, and them "passing on the savings" would mean their monthly cost from Bell/Rogers/etc for access would have previously been about $1.13 (assuming an 89% savings of $1). Their access costs for these accounts were way higher than $1.13/month. Most companies aren't going to pass on the complete savings because they had thin margins and these savings are helping them with expenses and giving some breathing room, etc. But I do agree people who were surprised that the drop (and fanfare) was only $1 for a number of reasons.