7 Best Christmas Tree Stands in 2022

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Believe it or not, a Christmas tree won't stay upright on its own. Instead, you need a stable Christmas tree stand that can accommodate the type and size of tree you have. We researched dozens of the best Christmas tree stands to help you find the right one for your needs, whether you have a real tree, an artificial tree, a small tree, or a behemoth. The stands in our guide have a track record of durability, performance, and easy setup. We also outline the size and type of tree each stand is meant for. Check out our guide to the best Christmas tree skirts once you've chosen the right stand for your tree. The best Christmas tree stands in 2022 Best Christmas tree stand overall: Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand, available at Amazon, $82.79 The German-engineered Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand is easy to set up in a couple of minutes and keeps trees up to 12 f...
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CRTC warns telecom companies not to add extra fees for customers who pay by credit card


Canada’s telecommunications regulator is warning telecom companies not to charge extra fees to customers who pay their bills by credit card.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released a decision Thursday that denied an application from Telus Corp. to charge a 1.5-per-cent fee to customers who pay by credit card in some markets.

The application focused narrowly on customers in some small markets in Alberta and B.C. where fees are regulated by the CRTC. Telus already notified customers in all other markets that it would charge a 1.5 per cent fee for customers paying by credit card starting on Oct. 17.

In its decision, the CRTC blocked the fee being charged in those regulated markets on the basis that it was bad for consumer affordability and it warned Telus and its competitors that it was prepared to fight the fees more broadly.

“Should this practice continue, or should it become a practice within the telecommunications industry, the Commission is prepared to explore all available regulatory options in the near future,” the decision said.

CRTC chairperson Ian Scott said in a statement that it had heard the complaints of nearly 4,000 Canadians “loud and clear” when they wrote in to oppose Telus’s plans.

“We expect the telecommunications industry to treat Canadians with respect and do better,” Mr. Scott said in a statement.

Telus did not immediately return a request for comment.

In its application to the CRTC, Telus argued that a fee for paying by credit-card was not a burden on customers because they had other options to pay their bills, such as pre-authorized payments through a chequing account.

The CRTC dismissed that argument in its decision, saying that customers may have valid reasons for needing to pay by credit card, for example because they do not currently have the funds in their chequing account.

Telus’s application followed the settlement of a long-running legal fight between businesses, credit-card companies and financial institutions. The settlement allowed for businesses to pass on the cost of processing credit-card payments to customers. So far Telus is the only major Canadian company that has announced plans to do so.

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