The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has said that it will need more time to process a request made by Telus to add a surcharge when it receives payment by credit card.
Telus had wanted to begin implementing its 1.5 percent surcharge on Oct.17. The company first applied back on Aug. 8. Now, CRTC is telling Telus that it may need to wait until Dec. 6 before its final approval, longer than its initial estimate of 45 business days.
In August, Telus told The Canadian Press that the average cost per customer would be about $2 per month. They say the fee is not higher than what they pay to service credit card payments and proposed alternatives such as preauthorized bank payments, Visa Debit, or prepaid credit cards if people want to avoid the fees….