Bell Canada was ordered by the CRTC last week to provide information proving its network is being congested by the increasing use of peer-to-peer file sharing by June 23. The company had previously supplied this information in confidence to the commission, but the Canadian Association of Internet Providers requested the data be made public. The release of this information to the public is part of the ongoing dispute between CAIP and Bell over the ISPs traffic management practices.

The CRTC determined that releasing this information would be harmful to Bell’s business. “Commission staff has determined, based on all the material before it, that no specific direct harm would likely result from disclosure, or that the public interest in disclosure outweighs any specific direct harm that might result from disclosure, of the information,” reads a June 19 letter.