Orders 1998

Broadcasting Exemption Orders

1998-62 - Exemption order respecting certain native radio undertakings

Telecommunications

1998-01 - FILE #: 8638-C12-05/97 - Residential Network Access Service (NAS), in respect of which a local exchange carrier (LEC) is eligible to receive contribution, is defined as the NAS used by the LEC to offer residential switched two-way local voice services in the exchanges within which it operates as a LEC. Carriers are not required to operate as competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) in all exchanges where they operate.

1998-02 - BC TEL TN 3740. APPROVED. Extension of the market/technological trial for Voice Dialing to 24 April 1998. Eff. Date = 24.1.98.

1998-03 - BC TEL TN 3742. APPROVED. Extension to 31 March 1998 of the Speed Call Large - Market Trial, an optional feature for Centrex. Eff. Date = 15.1.98.

1998-04 - Bell TN 6164. APPROVED. Provision of a 128 Kbps digital facility between Espanola and Blind River, Ontario. Eff. Date = 8.1.98.

1998-05 - NewTel TN 546A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 9.1.98.

1998-06 - Bell TN 6166. APPROVED. Fractional OC-12 access in increments of OC-3, and an OC-3-to-DS-3 channelizing feature.

1998-07 - MTS TN 304. APPROVED. Change Call Display to include a display of both calling name and number.

1998-08 - NBTel TN 696. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff.

1998-09 - NewTel TN 555. APPROVED. Addition to the Non-Basic Services Tariff to offer service as a Custom Built Equipment and Arrangement.

1998-10 - Northwestel TN 646. APPROVED. 15% discount on calls which terminate overseas and revision to the criteria for eligibility and for the subscription fee. Eff. Date = 26.1.98.

1998-11 - Stentor (on behalf of Newtel) TN 627. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-12 - Teleglobe TN 515. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions and the introduction of Grenada and Kazakhstan to the list of destinations of the Globestream service.

1998-13 - TCI TN 1001. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Calgary Central Office.

1998-14 - TCI TN 1002. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Brooks Central Office.

1998-15 - Stentor TN 631. APPROVED. Decrease in the monthly rates for the Toronto to Hamilton, the Toronto to Oshawa, and the Toronto to Kitchener cross sections for High Capacity 45 Service.

1998-16 - Stentor TN 624. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-17 - Stentor TN 625. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-18 - Stentor TN 628. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-19 - NBTel TN 695. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to its Digital Broadband Service - High Speed.

1998-20 - MTS TN 294. APPROVED on a DE NOVO basis. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Line Enhancement service.

1998-21 - Bell TN 6167. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 2.2.98.

1998-22 - FILE #: 8626-A37-01/97. AIC Asia International Services (Ontario) Corporation. Letter dated 20 October 1997. DEFERRED. Request for contribution exemption with respect to Digital Exchange Access circuits to be used exclusively for the carriage of Internet services.

1998-23 - BC TEL TN 3743. APPROVED. Change to the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Yale exchange. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-24 - Northwestel TN 647. INTERIM APPROVAL. Promotional campaign "February Savings Promotion" which offers a maximum per minute charge of $0.25, exclusive of set up charges, for eligible calls within Canada which originate during the promotional period. Eff. Date = 07.02.98.

1998-25 - Northwestel. Attachment 1 of TN 643. INTERIM APPROVAL. Licensing agreement with the Independent Telephone Directory Publisher with respect to Directory File Service.

1998-26 - BC TEL TN 3745. APPROVED. Extension to the Microlink Home service charge waiver promotion to 31 March 1998.

1998-27 - ACC TelEnterprises Ltd. Letter dated 5 August 1997. File No.: 8626-A14-01/97. INTERIM APPROVAL. Request for contribution exemption for certain interconnecting circuits which are used by ACC NetMedia to provide Internet services.

1998-28 - ShadowTel Communications. Letters dated 1, 2 and 16 October 1997. File No.: 8626-S21-01/97. DENIED. Request for contribution exemption for a network used in Ontario for the provision of voice and data communication services marketed under the trademark TheLinc.

1998-29 - BC TEL TN 3747. INTERIM APPROVAL. Addition of Call Answer to the SmartTouch/Long Distance Win-Back Promotion. Eff. Date = 26.01.98.

1998-30 - BC TEL TN 3748. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-31 - Bell TN 6172. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 17.02.98.

1998-31-1 - Bell TN 6172. Corection to 1998-31 dated 26 January 1998.

1998-32 - Cogeco Cable TN 1C. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of Internet access service on its Peterborough and Niagara Falls systems. Eff. Date = 29.01.98.

1998-33 - NewTel TN 556. APPROVED. Sales promotion for: (1) Custom Calling Features; (2) Message Manager; and (3) Call Management Service for individual line residence customers. Eff. Date = 26.01.98.

1998-34 - NewTel TN 557. APPROVED. Sales promotion for: (1) Custom Calling Features; (2) Message Manager; and (3) Call Management Service for individual line business customers. Eff. Date = 26.01.98.

1998-35 - NewTel TN 558. APPROVED. Sales promotion for Provincial Centrex Service customers for Message Manager and Call Management Service on Centrex. Eff. Date = 26.01.98.

1998-36 - Télébec TN 160A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-37 - Bell TNs 6158/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the commission that the customer has selected Bell as carrier.

1998-38 - Stentor TNs 603/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-39 - Stentor TN 632. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-40 - Standards and Common Channel Signalling #7 (CCS7). File No.: 1996-2376. The Commission is of the view that the Stentor member companies must take appropriate action to have the calling name parameter delivered to interconnecting networks in a form compatible with the common interface standard. The CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) is the appropriate body to provide the Commission with recommendations regarding the standards that should be adhered to for network interconnection and interoperation. The minimum message set required at this time will consist of messages necessary for: Basic SS7 Call Control, Calling Line Identification Presentation and Restriction Services, and Call Forwarding Services; and support of LEC (local exchange carrier) multi-laterally supported services and mandated internetworking such as LNP (local number portability). The interface provided by a carrier shall be compatible with GR-317. Where protocol conversion is required, the carrier required to bring its protocol to the approved common interface standard will be responsible for the costs.

1998-41 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell, BC TEL, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel and NewTel) TN 635. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to International Outbound Service eliminating the initial minute charge, modifying and reducing the time of day periods as well as revising the rates for selected routes. Eff. Date = 09.02.98.

1998-42 - BC TEL TN 3720. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of the Winback Service Charge Waiver promotion for the period of 8 December 1997 to 31 May 1998.

1998-43 - BC TEL TNs 3721/A. FINAL APPROVAL. Extension of the Welcome 20% Rebate Promotion to 20 March 1998.

1998-44 - BC TEL TN 3722. FINAL APPROVAL. Extension of the promotional period of the Overseas Route Promotion to 31 March 1998.

1998-45 - BC TEL TN 3724. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of the Icebreaker Savings Promotion from 1 December 1997 to 31 March 1998.

1998-46 - BC TEL TN 3729. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions to Local Message Rate, changing the UHF rate and making other changes for payphones located on ferry vessels.

1998-47 - BC TEL TN 3732. FINAL APPROVAL. Extension of the "Sixth Month Free" promotion to 20 March 1998.

1998-48 - BC TEL TN 3733. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of the Affinity North American Plan Promotion.

1998-49 - Bruce TN 54. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions to its Internet service adding several new enhancements.

1998-50 - MTS TN 287A. The Commission denies the request for interim approval to TN 287 (revisions to the company’s Centrex service tariff that would reduce the minimum line requirement from 2 lines to 1 line and introduce a one-year initial service period contract in addition to the current three and five-year contract periods).

1998-51 - MT&T TN 680. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions to Residential Winback Offer, to make the promotional consumer winback offer a permanent offer.

1998-52 - NBTel TN 680. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-53 - NBTel TN 683. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-54 - NBTel TN 684. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-55 - NBTel TN 685. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-56 - NBTel TN 687. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-57 - NBTel TN 688. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-58 - NBTel TN 689. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1998-59 - NBTel TN 690. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-60 - Roll-out of Local Number Portability (LNP). File No.: 1996-2376. The dates for the roll-out are provided in Attachment 1 of the Order.

1998-61 - BC TEL FILE #: 8662-B1-02/97. Letter dated 25 August 1997. Application to review and vary 1997-1033 dated 24 July 1997 - Contribution exemption on certain circuits which were designated as dedicated data circuits.

1998-62 - Stentor TNs 629/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of the terms and conditions and rates of a digital network service with service features that meet the specific requirements of a single large customer application.

1998-63 - Keewatin TN 7. APPROVED. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-64 - Kenora TN 9. APPROVED. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-65 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 578. FINAL APPROVAL. "Overseas Savings Promotion" for calls placed on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 November to 14 December 1997.

1998-66 - Stentor TNs 594/A. FINAL APPROVAL. Advantage Toll Service which offers long distance and toll-free services to meet the Canadian domestic, Canada-U.S. and Canada-International calling requirement of business customers.

1998-67 - NewTel TN 543. FINAL APPROVAL. Message Toll Service sales promotion for residential customers, during the period from 8:00 p.m. Friday to 8:00 a.m. Monday, between 7 November and 15 December 1997.

1998-68 - BC TEL TN 3744. APPROVED. Wording and numerical changes to reflect the access line count under the new rate bands.

1998-69 - BC TEL TN 3746. APPROVED. Revisions withdrawing Intra-Office Metallic Service. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-70 - BC TEL TN 3749. APPROVED. Withdrawal of three Mobiltel P.S.R.T. locations specified in Item 236, V.H.F. Mobile Stations and two radio terminals specified in Item 252, Radio Toll Station Service - Business. Eff. Date = 31.03.98.

1998-71 - Bell TN 6168. APPROVED. Revisions to more clearly define the specific Centrex station feature which may be subject to abuse by those wishing to mask the originating number when making live voice or facsimile telemarketing calls. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-72 - Bell TN 6169. APPROVED. Provision of a dedicated MPEG 2 satellite channel. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-73 - Bell TN 6171. APPROVED. Introduction of a promotional campaign to waive the service connection or service connection and visit charge, as applicable, for the installation of up to five additional business lines in areas where suitable facilities exist, between 2 February and 31 July 1998.

1998-74 - NBTel TN 697. APPROVED. Equipment and network necessary to establish a Province Wide Digital Access and Transmission Service. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-75 - NBTel TN 698. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-76 - Québec-Téléphone TN 196. APPROVED. Addition of the « Mémorisateur » (Call Return) option to the Centrex Plus service network features. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-77 - Sogetel TN 65. APPROVED. Change of name of the Internet access service from "Passeport" to "Galilée". Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-78 - Stentor TN 633. APPROVED. Introduction of Grenada as a new location where International Private Line Service is available. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-79 - Teleglobe TN 516. APPROVED. Addition of Discount Incentives for full-time lease customers. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-80 - TCEI TN 67. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of High Speed Digital Service from its point of presence in the TCEI Lendrum Wire Center to the TELUS Communications Inc. Edmonton Toll Office. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-81 - Thunder Bay TN 52. APPROVED. Revisions to its Centrex III Service. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-82 - Thunder Bay TN 53. APPROVED. Revisions to the existing tariffs for Cellular Services. Eff. Date = 30.01.98.

1998-83 - Videon CableSystem Inc. TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of high-speed Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 01.02.98.

1998-84 - NewTel TN 560. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 02.02.98.

1998-85 - Québec-Téléphone TN 198. APPROVED. Revisions to provide for two-way Extended Area Service between St-Damien and Lévis. Eff. Date = 07.02.98.

1998-86 - Rogers Cablesystems TN 03. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-87 - Stentor TNs 599/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-88 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T) TN 634. APPROVED. Withdrawal of its participation in the Advantage Videoconferencing service. Eff. Date = 02.02.98.

1998-89 - Westman Media Cooperative Ltd. TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of high-speed cable modem Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 02.02.98.

1998-90 - Stentor TNs 602/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-91 - Stentor TNs 617/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-92 - Call-Net (on behalf of Sprint) FILE #: 8626-S02-04/97. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption for four DS-1 cross-border circuits dedicated to its end user, Corel Corporation and one DS-1 cross-border circuit dedicated solely to its end user Front Street Tech. Inc.

1998-93 - Bell TN 6181. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 02.02.98.

1998-94 - TNelecom TN 29. APPROVED. Increase in service charges for custom work. Eff. Date = 06.02.98.

1998-95 - BC TEL TN 3750. APPROVED. Introduction of proposed rates, charges and conditions associated with the provisioning of a dedicated point-to-point 64 Kbps Local Digital Data facility for one customer. Eff. Date = 06.02.98.

1998-96 - BC TEL TN 3751. APPROVED. Addition of a point-to-point digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 06.02.98.

1998-97 - MTS TN 305. APPROVED. Introduction of the Per Agent Service. Eff. Date = 01.03.98.

1998-98 - Mornington TN 12. APPROVED. Increase in rates for elements of the Multi-Element Service Charges. Eff. Date = 05.02.98.

1998-99 - Northwestel TN 649. APPROVED. Revisions to the "Try It - You’ll Like It" Promotion. Eff. Date = 05.02.98.

1998-100 - NBTel TN 699. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 03.02.98.

1998-101 - NBTel TN 701. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 03.02.98.

1998-102 - Shaw TN 2. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 06.02.98.

1998-103 - Télébec TN 167. APPROVED. Switching change in the exchange of St-Ours as well as various services to become available following these changes. Eff. Date = 18.02.98.

1998-104 - Thunder Bay TN 57. APPROVED. Revisions to existing rates for Cellular services. Eff. Date = 03.02.98.

1998-105 - Stentor TN 636. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-106 - Stentor TN 637/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-107 - Halifax Cablevision Limited TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of high speed Internet access service. Eff. Date = 03.02.98.

1998-108 - FILE #: 1996-2376. Pursuant to the Commission’s letter of 16 September 1997 requesting comments regarding, among others matters, unbundled loops, the Commission concludes that the specifications provided by Stentor for type A, B and C loops are sufficient for the initial stages of local competition. However, the Commission considers that, where loop types other than type A, B or C loops are used for provision of general tariff services and competitive network services, Stentor should identify those additional loop types and put their specifications on the public record.

1998-109 - File No. 8665-C12-01/97. In Rates for Unlisted Number Service and Related Issues, Public Notice 1997-31, the Commission requested comment on various issues identified in its Report to the Governor in Council on Directory Subscriber Listings and on Unlisted Number Service, 23 December 1996. This Decision applies to BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel, Northwestel and TCI.

1998-110 - Courcelles TN 6. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-111 - Lambton TN 5. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-112 - St-Liboire TN 12, 13, 14, and 15. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-113 - St-Victor TN 7. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-114 - Upton TN 16. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATION. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-115 - Valcourt TN 12. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-116 - FILE #: 8626-T27-03/97 - Telnet Affidavit dated 24 November 1997. File No. 8626-T27-03/97. Request for exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems.

1998-117 - Stentor TNs 638/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-118 - Stentor TNs 639/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-119 - Northern TNs 70/A. FINAL APPROVAL of the 1996 Carrier Access Tariff.

1998-120 - BC TEL TN 3764. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 06.02.98.

1998-121 - Bell TN 6102. DENIED. Special Facilities Tariff arrangement for the provision of space and power for the location of customer-provided equipment in the company’s central office.

1998-122 - Bell TN 6137. APPROVED. Reassignment of Centrex consoles and proprietary sets from the Utility to the Competitive segment and removal of Centrex telephones and consoles from the Tariff.

1998-123 - MTS File No. 8638-C12-01/97. APPROVED Phase III/ Split Rate Base Manual Update report, except for the proposed assignment of Long Distance Directory Assistance revenues.

1998-124 - NBTel TNs 662, 663 and 664. DENIED. Special Assembly Tariff arrangements for the provision of space and power for the location of customer-provided equipment in the company’s central office.

1998-125 - BC TEL File No. 8632-B1-01/97. DENIED. Revisions to BC TEL’s criteria for the provision of one-way extended area service.

1998-126 - BC TEL TN 3763. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 09.02.98.

1998-127 - TCI TN 1012. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to the Long Distance Guarantee Promotion. Eff. Date = 09.02.98.

1998-128 - Durham TN 16. APPROVED. Revisions to reference pages and pages that reflect items that are now contained in Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-129 - MT&T TN 684. APPROVED. Administrative revisions to consolidate a large number of existing tariff pages designated as Reserved For Future Use onto appropriate single tariff pages. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-130 - MTS TN 307. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.02.98.

1998-131 - MTS TN 308. APPROVED. Enhance existing service by providing microlink connection to key systems, PBX or BCS switchboards. Eff. Date = 09.03.98.

1998-132 - MTS TN 310. APPROVED. Offer Call Forward Fixed and Call Forward Simultaneous. Eff. Date = 16.02.98.

1998-133 - MTS TN 311. APPROVED. Provide discounted rates and make other changes to LAN Interconnect Access and LAN Interconnect Network Service. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-134 - MTS TN 312. APPROVED. Discounted rates for customers who sign term contracts of three or five years for ATM UNI Access and ATM UNI Network Service. Eff. Date = 13.02.98.

1998-135 - Telesat TN 1133. APPROVED. Substitute tariff pages which incorporate changes to the operating term. Eff. Date = 14.02.98.

1998-136 - Mornington TN 10. APPROVED. Move the Terms of Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-137 - Mornington TN 11. APPROVED. Removal of Directory Listings, Returned Cheque Charge and Late Payment Charge which are now contained in the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-138 - Mornington TN 13. APPROVED. Delete references to terminal equipment and amend Busy Line Verification and Public Emergency Reporting Service - 911, to refer to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-139 - NewTel TN 559. APPROVED. Modify the Community Calling Plan (CCP) criteria to allow exchanges to be eligible for CCP when they are geographically situated between two other exchanges that have extended local calling. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-140 - NewTel TN 562. APPROVED. Provide Community Calling Plan service between the exchanges of Garnish and Burin. Eff. Date = 21.02.98.

1998-141 - OTA TN 37. APPROVED. New tariff pages prepared on behalf of its member companies. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-142 - TCI TN 998. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Big Valley Central Office. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-143 - MT&T TN 686. INTERIM APPROVAL. Establish an automated local collect calling rate of $1.25 per message. Eff. Date = 12.02.98.

1998-144 - BC TEL TN 3756. APPROVED. Introduction of Wireless Local Loop Exchange Service. Eff. Date = 20.02.98.

1998-145 - NewTel, Attachment 1 of TN 563. INTERIM APPROVAL. Licensing agreement with independent telephone directory publishers or local exchange carriers with respect to Directory File Service.

1998-146 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 640. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-147 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 642. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-148 - Stentor TN 643. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-149 - Teleglobe TN 517. APPROVED. Fiber Optic 8 Mbps Video Circuit. Eff. Date = 19.02.98.

1998-150 - Teleglobe TN 518. APPROVED. Introduction of the 2 Mbit/s speed to Japan in the Globestream service. Eff. Date = 21.02.98.

1998-151 - TCI TN 1003. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Calgary Central Office. Eff. Date = 19.02.98.

1998-152 - TCI TN 1005. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. Saskatchewan Central Office Eff. Date = 19.02.98.

1998-153 - MT&T TN 687. APPROVED. Extend local calling from Amherst, Nova Scotia to Sackville, New Brunswick. Eff. Date = 15.04.98.

1998-154 - AT&T Canada LDS, File No. 8626-A4-02/97. APPROVED. Application for an order confirming that: (i) the administrative circuits qualify for an exemption from contribution until 31 December 1997; and (ii) AT&T Canada LDS is not liable for contribution on the administrative circuits, to be described, from the date such circuits were first put in service.

1998-155 - Télébec TN 172. APPROVED. Changes to the Sympatico Service. Eff. Date = 16.02.98.

1998-156 - BC TEL TN 3754. APPROVED. Change the numerical rate group reference for the Whistler exchange. Eff. Date = 15.03.98.

1998-157 - BC TEL TN 3757. APPROVED. Introduction of Item 43-A, Centrex CallProcessing Service. Eff. Date = 23.02.98.

1998-158 - Bell TN 6175. APPROVED. Provision of a 56 Kbps digital facility between Longlac and Terrace Bay, Ontario. Eff. Date = 23.02.98.

1998-159 - Bell TN 6176. APPROVED. Provision of a 56 Kbps digital facility between Elliot Lake and Blind River, Ontario. Eff. Date = 23.02.98.

1998-160 - Bell TN 6177. APPROVED. Arrangement enabling a Centrex to interconnect via a virtual tie-trunk and Megalink service to a private network served from a PBX or other ISDN-PRI compatible equipment. Eff. Date = 23.02.98.

1998-161 - Bell TNs 6178/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Marketing initiatives and promotional campaigns for its LaPuce and QuickChange pre-paid cash cards. Eff. Date = 23.02.98.

1998-162 - MTS TN 301. APPROVED. New Terms of Service (Terms) which are intended to replace MTS’ current Terms, which are referred to as Rules and Regulations in General Tariff Item 200.

1998-163 - OTA TN 38. APPROVED. Inclusion of the Public Utilities Commission of Cochrane to the list of companies for which the Terms of Service are applicable as well as name changes for three other companies. Eff. Date = 23.06.98.

1998-164 - People’s Telephone TNs 32/A. APPROVED. Installation of additional lines provided for a promotional campaign during the month of February 1998. Eff. Date = 16.02.98.

1998-165 - TCI TN 1008. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Whitecourt Central Office. Eff. Date = 23.02.98.

1998-166 - Microcell File No. 8340-M16-01/97. APPROVED. Interconnection agreements between Microcell and Metronet Communications Group Inc. and Microcell and Sprint Canada Inc., for the sole purpose of participating in Phase 1 of the Canadian Local Number Portability trials.

1998-167 - BC TEL TN 3752. DENIED. Provision of space and power for the location of customer-provided equipment in the company’s central office.

1998-168 - Northern TN 75. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-169 - P.A.V.E.L. File No. 8626-P12-01/97. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption with respect to a Centrex system in St-Janvier used solely for local or single-hop calling.

1998-170 - NBTel TN 702. APPROVED. Extend local calling from Sackville, New Brunswick to Amherst, Nova Scotia. Eff. Date = 15.04.98.

1998-171 - NBTel TN 703. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 16.02.98.

1998-172 - NBTel TN 706. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 01.03.98.

1998-173 - Stentor TN 637B. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-174 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 644. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 01.03.98.

1998-175 - BC TEL TN 3753. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-176 - Bell TN 6174. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-177 - Island Tel TN 476. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-178 - MT&T TN 685. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-179 - MTS TN 309. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-180 - NBTel TN 700. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-181 - NewTel TN 561. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-182 - TCI TN 999. APPROVED. Access to unbundled local loops for the purpose of providing Dedicated Access Lines. Eff. Date = 17.2.98.

1998-183 - St-Éphrem TN 5. FINAL APPROVAL. 1997 Carrier Access Tariff. Eff. Date = 01.01.97.

1998-184 - St-Victor TN 6. FINAL APPROVAL. 1997 Carrier Access Tariff. Eff. Date = 01.01.97.

1998-185 - AT&T Canada LDS. Letter dated 17 September 1997. Billing dispute between AT&T Canada LDS and Bell concerning the charging of contribution.

1998-186 - HomeStar Services Inc. - FILE #: 8622-H8-01/97. Part VII application dated 27 February 1997 to review the manner in which Telesat Canada allocates satellite capacity.

1998-187 - Stentor File No. 3839.1174. Application dated 2 December 1997. APPROVED. Executed Schedule D to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and AT&T Corp., reflecting revised settlement rates for the exchange of cross border traffic.

1998-188 - Stentor TN 347/A. APPROVED. Two-way Dedicated Access Line (DAL) option for the Advantage Outbound Service and grandfather the one-way DAL option for BC TEL and MTS NetCom Inc.

1998-189 - TCI - FILE #: 8654-T10-01/97. APPROVED. Phase III/Split Rate Base Manual Update report.

1998-190 - Guèvremont. File No.: 8632-G1-01/97. DENIED. Application dated 29 October 1997 for extension of local service between the Ste-Rosalie exchange, situated in Guèvremont’s serving territory and the St-Aimé exchange, situated in Télébec ltée’s territory.

1998-191 - BC TEL TN 3771. APPROVED. Further extension of the Calling Party Pays market trial to 31 March 1998. Eff. Date = 01.03.98. - BC TEL TN 3758. APPROVED. Clarification that the Radio Network Usage Rate Per Minute of $0.40 is assessed in addition to any applicable long distance rates. Eff. Date = 26.02.98.

1998-193 - BC TEL TN 3760. APPROVED. Revisions to SmartTouch Services, proposing to end the market/technological trial for Voice Dialing on 27 February 1998.

1998-194 - Bell TN 6179. APPROVED. Reinstatement of an item which was removed in error. Eff. Date = 27.02.98.

1998-195 - Island Tel TN 477. APPROVED. Administrative revisions to consolidate a large number of existing tariff pages designated as Reserved For Future Use onto appropriate single tariff pages. Eff. Date = 25.02.98.

1998-196 - Québec-Téléphone TN 201. APPROVED. Promotional campaign of its "Services Étoiles" providing for the first month free when subscribing to Call Answer from 2 March to 25 April 1998.

1998-197 - Télébec TN 169. APPROVED. Withdrawal of the section relating to the Databec Service effective 27 February 1998.

1998-198 - TCI TN 1004. APPROVED. Initial PRI Access Channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Banff Central Office. Eff. Date = 25.02.98.

1998-199 - TCI TN 1006. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Morley Central Office. Eff. Date = 25.02.98.

1998-200 - TCI. TN 1007. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the New Sarepta Central Office. Eff. Date = 25.02.98.

1998-201 - Thunder Bay TN 58. APPROVED. Revisions to delete references to terminal equipment. Eff. Date = 26.02.98.

1998-202 - Interlog Internet Services Inc. File No.: 8626-J10-01/97. Request for contribution exemption for circuits used to provide Internet service. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1998-203 - MT&T TN 688. APPROVED. Introduction of Select Ring. Eff. Date = 1.3.98.

1998-204 - Northwestel TN 648. APPROVED. Revisions clarifying the rates and services for over four Access Channels. Eff. Date = 1.3.98.

1998-205 - Northwestel TN 651. APPROVED. Revisions to remove Item 206, Overseas Service and replace it with Item 213, International Outbound Service, and Item 214, International Inbound Service, and revise Item 406E, INMARSAT. Eff. Date = 27.2.98.

1998-206 - Rogers Cablesystems TN 4. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.3.98.

1998-207 - Québec-Téléphone TN 200. APPROVED. Provision of Message Relay Service to its subscribers. Eff. Date = 1.3.98.

1998-208 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 641. APPROVED. Revisions to Full-time Local Broadcast-quality Video Transmission Channel Service, reflecting the addition of BC TEL. Eff. Date = 1.3.98.

1998-209 - Teleglobe TN 519. APPROVED. One-month extension to the Globeaccesstel Promotion to Hong Kong. Eff. Date = 27.2.98.

1998-210 - Bruce TN 55. APPROVED. Deletion of the service support fee for Internet Service.

1998-211 - BC TEL TN 3759. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions and an extension of the Service Charge Waiver promotion for Centrex Service to 1 May 1998. Eff. Date = 02.03.98.

1998-212 - Bell TN 6180. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of St-Zéphirin, Quebec and the Sogetel inc. exchange of Nicolet, Quebec. Eff. Date = 06.03.98.

1998-213 - Bell TN 6182. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of two optical fibres connecting a customer’s two premises in Ottawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 02.03.98.

1998-214 - Bell TN 6183. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges in Quebec of Rawdon and Montréal, and St-Hippolyte and Montréal. Eff. Date = 28.03.98.

1998-215 - MTS TN 306. INTERIM APPROVAL. "Get the Message" Promotion from 2 February to 1 May 1998.

1998-216 - MTS TN 314. APPROVED. Addition of the Urban Unlimited Service rates to the rates of various services where they are applicable. Eff. Date = 02.03.98.

1998-217 - Northwestel TN 650. APPROVED. Revisions to VideoForum Dial-Up Service, increasing the set up fee to $50 per hour. Eff. Date = 02.03.98.

1998-218 - Sogetel TN 66. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Sogetel exchange of Nicolet, Quebec, and the Bell Canada exchange of St-Zéphirin, Quebec. Eff. Date = 06.03.98.

1998-219 - Videotron Communications Ltd. TN 4. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revised tariff pages for its high-speed Internet access service. Eff. Date = 02.03.98.

1998-220 - Stentor TN 637C. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1998-221 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 649. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-222 - BC TEL TN 3762. APPROVED. Two seasonal service options for residence customers. Eff. Date = 05.03.98.

1998-223 - BC TEL TN 3767. APPROVED. Change a 15 kHz stereo audio service to a mono audio link. Eff. Date = 11.03.98.

1998-224 - Bell TN 6184. APPROVED. Removal of Bell Express Service - Health Care. Eff. Date = 09.03.98.

1998-225 - TCI TN 1017. APPROVED. Modify the rates of Your WayTM Straight Savings. Eff. Date = 02.03.98.

1998-226 - NewTel TN 564. INTERIM APPROVAL. Trunk-side arrangement for interconnection of a Wireless Service Operator with the Company’s public switched telephone network. Eff. Date = 06.03.98.

1998-227 - Télébec TN 171. APPROVED. Withdrawal of Item 7.1.4 from the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 05.03.98.

1998-228 - Teleglobe TN 520. APPROVED. Expansion of the Globe800 and Globeaccess800 services to China and Poland. Eff. Date = 16.03.98.

1998-229 - BC TEL TN 3584. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of one way Video Channels between two locations on a Special Assembly basis for a five year period.

1998-230 - Teleglobe TN 522. APPROVED. One-month extension to the Globeaccesstel promotion to Hong Kong. Eff. Date = 27.03.98.

1998-231 - Québec-Téléphone TN 199/A. APPROVED. Additions to the list of services for which forbearance is granted.

1998-232 - Northwestel TN 596. FINAL APPROVAL. Change the period in which the non-recurring installation charges will be waived.

1998-233 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 649A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL

1998-234 - Northwestel TN 587. FINAL APPROVAL. Restructure and reduce the rates for 800 Service (Canada & U.S.) and 800 Entry-Canada.

1998-235 - Instant Access Communications. FILE #: 8626-J7-01/97. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption on single-hop circuits with respect to Centrex systems in Ajax and Toronto which will be used to place either single-hop or double-hop calls.

1998-236 - BC TEL TN 3589. FINAL APPROVAL. Provide for Video Channels for a six year period, on a Special Assembly basis.

1998-237 - BC TEL TN 3590. FINAL APPROVAL. Revised rates and conditions for Video Channels for a six year period, on a Special Assembly basis.

1998-238 - BC TEL TN 3737. FINAL APPROVAL. Rates and conditions for the installation of video switching for Television Transmission Service.

1998-239 - Prince Rupert TN 16. APPROVED. Application for approval of a four month market trial associated with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Service. Eff. Date = 6.3.98.

1998-240 - Rogers Cablesystems TNs 5/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application.

1998-241 - Télébec TN 170. APPROVED. Revisions reflecting a switching change in the exchanges of Sanmaur, Chapais, Chibougamau, Daveluyville and St-Léonard-d’Aston as well as various services to become available following these changes.

1998-242 - Québec-Téléphone. TN 182A. Approval of tariff pages relating to the final CATs for 1995 and 1996 and denial of the switching and aggregation charges.

1998-243 - Island Tel TN 479. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 09.03.98.

1998-244 - NewTel TN 566. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 09.03.98.

1998-245 - MTS TN 315. APPROVED. Megalink Service - Call Name Display to channels having a connection to the public switched telephone network. Eff. Date = 09.03.98.

1998-246 - Télébec TN 174. APPROVED. "Service Étoile" (SmartTouch Services) promotion called "Promotion TéléRéponse 1998" (1998 Call Answer Promotion). Eff. Date = 09.03.98.

1998-247 - Bell TN 6185. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges in Ontario of Alvinston and London and Watford and London. Eff. Date = 26.03.98.

1998-248 - Bell TN 6188. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Montréal and Shawbridge, Quebec. Eff. Date = 28.03.98.

1998-249 - Bell TN 6189. APPROVED. Change in the rate for the late-payment charge. Eff. Date = 15.03.98.

1998-250 - Sogetel TN 67. APPROVED. Revisions to basic residential rates and certain business rates. Eff. Date = 11.03.98.

1998-251 - Télébec TN 173. APPROVED. Revisions to the late payment charge. Eff. Date = 12.03.98.

1998-252 - La Baie TN 7. APPROVED. Revisions to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month installment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-253 - Bell TN 6187. INTERIM APPROVAL. Two optical fibres connecting a customer’s three premises in Montréal, Quebec. Eff. Date = 13.3.98.

1998-254 - MTS TN 316. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 13.3.98.

1998-255 - Northern TN 81. APPROVED. Eliminate the administration charge when a customer is subscribing to, adding or changing the Call Management Service, Custom Calling Features, Touch Tone, Smart Packages and Revertive Ringing features on non moving orders and to offer Custom Calling Features, Revertive Ringing Feature, Call Management Service and Smart Package to Multi Access Line business customers which do not terminate on a PABX, Key System or Equivalent Service. Eff. Date = 13.3.98.

1998-256 - O.N. Tel TN 39. APPROVED. Addition of Cellular Call Answer/Voice Mail services. Eff. Date = 13.3.98.

1998-257 - TCI TN 1013. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Lethbridge Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.3.98.

1998-258 - TCI TN 1014. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Brownvale Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.3.98.

1998-259 - Bell File No.: 8340-S1-01/37. Application dated 15 December 1997. APPROVED. Amending Agreement to the Stentor Canadian Network Management Connecting Agreement.

1998-260 - BC TEL TN 3768. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Chilliwack, Hemlock Valley, Savona and Yarrow exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15.3.98.

1998-261 - BC TEL TN 3769. APPROVED. Change the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Fauquier exchange. Eff. Date = 31.3.98.

1998-262 - Bell TN 6186. APPROVED. Provision of a 56 Kbps digital facility between Ailsa Craig and London, Ontario. Eff. Date = 16.3.98.

1998-263 - MT&T TN 689. APPROVED. Establish a flat monthly rate of $35.00 for Semi-Public Telephone Service. Eff. Date = 1.4.98.

1998-264 - NewTel TN 565. APPROVED. Replace the Rate Group structure for Primary Exchange Service with a Rate Band structure. Eff. Date = 16.3.98.

1998-265 - Stentor TN 646. APPROVED. Withdraw the Dedicated Service option of Advantage Videoconferencing. Eff. Date = 16.3.98.

1998-266 - Teleglobe TN 521. APPROVED. Introduction of a promotion for its Globestream service to Hong Kong from 15 March to 31 March 1998 and a 128 kbit/s speed to Russia in the Globestream service. Eff. Date = 15.3.98.

1998-267 - Brooke File No.: 8630-B6-01/97. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1998-268 - Bruce File No.: 8630-B7-01/97. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1998-269 - Gosfield North FILE #: 8630-G2-01/97. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1998-270 - Hay Communications FILE #: 8630-H3-01/97. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1998-271 - Mornington FILE #: 8630-M5-01/97. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1998-272 - Tuckersmith FILE #: 8630-T7-01/97. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1998-273 - AT&T FILE #: 8626-A4-04/97. Letter dated 19 December 1997. APPROVED. Request for exemption from contribution charges for certain line-side circuits connected to private branch exchanges for administrative use.

1998-274 - Bruce TN 53. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Revisions pertaining to Service Charges and the following bill management tools: Toll Denial Service, a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges, and the late payment charge.

1998-275 - Intel Telecom Canada Inc. FILE #: 8626-J8-01/97. Letter dated 22 October 1997. APPROVED. Request for exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems and business lines in Quebec and Ontario.

1998-276 - Nantes TN 5. APPROVED. Revisions to the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-277 - Westel File No. 8626-W1-03/97. Letter dated 12 February 1998. APPROVED. Request for exemption from contribution charges for certain business lines which it uses for administrative purposes.

1998-278 - BC TEL TN 3755. APPROVED. Increase the Late Payment Charge from 1.00% per month to 1.25%.

1998-279 - Stentor TN 620. INTERIM APPROVAL. Replace the Mobile Satellite Access Service declining per minute network usage rate, ranging from $0.24 per minute to $0.18 per minute depending on total monthly usage volume, with a flat rate of $0.14 per minute.

1998-280 - Québec-Téléphone TN 205. APPROVED. Extension of the "Service de ligne numérique à paire asymétrique" (Asymmetrical digital subscriber line service), market trial until 1 September 1998.

1998-281 - Stentor TN 409. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of competitive swipe card access to the Stentor companies’ public telephones equipped with card readers.

1998-282 - Island Tel TN 478. APPROVED. Remove references to Special Type Listings. Eff. Date = 24.3.98.

1998-283 - MTS TN 317. APPROVED. Introduction of Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line Access to Individual Line Service. Eff. Date = 9.4.98.

1998-284 - MT&T TN 690. APPROVED. Remove references to Special Type Listings. Eff. Date = 23.3.98.

1998-285 - TCI TN 1015. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Bear Canyon Central Office. Eff. Date = 20.3.98.

1998-286 - AT&T Canada LDS FILE #: 8626-A4-05/97. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption for certain private line Canada-U.S. circuits and interconnection line-side circuits used to provide Internet services.

1998-287 - Dryden TN 14. APPROVED with modifications. Revisions to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-288 - BC TEL TN 3766. APPROVED. Restructure local business rates from rate groups to rate bands, including some rate increases and decreases, in order to move towards cost-based pricing.

1998-289 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) File No.: 8340-S1-01/97. APPROVED. Withdrawal of its application for approval of the Canada-United States Northbound Termination Service Agreement between Cherry Communications Inc. and Bell.

1998-290 - BC TEL TN 3773. APPROVED. Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group/band references for the Greenwood exchange. Eff. Date = 8.4.98.

1998-291 - Bell TN 6192. APPROVED. Modify the monthly rate for extending Centrex Service outside the Toronto exchange, providing the customer with the ability to have Centrex locals in one exchange served from another exchange. Eff. Date = 27.3.98.

1998-292 - Québec-Téléphone TN 203. APPROVED. Visual call waiting free to residence and business subscribers who presently subscribe to call display and/or call waiting. Eff. Date = 6.4.98.

1998-293 - Québec-Téléphone TN 204. APPROVED. "Identifier Le Numéro" (Name that Number) promotional campaign, from 1 April to 8 May 1998, which allows a subscriber to identify the name and community of a calling number for a fee of one cent per use.

1998-294 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI, Bell, MT&T and MTS) TN 651. APPROVED. Removal of National Services Tariff Item 707 which provided for the lease of Digital Packet Node (DPN/15) and Passport 160 equipment associated with the provision of a digital packet network for the customer. Eff. Date = 27.3.98.

1998-295 - MetroNet Communications Group Inc. FILE #: 8626-M12-01/97. APPROVED subject to filing an affidavit. Request for contribution charges for various service configurations.

1998-296 - BC TEL TN 3774. APPROVED. Introduction of Speed Call Large as a permanent service offering. Eff. Date = 1.4.98.

1998-297 - BC TEL TN 3775. APPROVED. Withdrawal of Item 174, Calling Party Pays market trial. Eff. Date = 31.3.98.

1998-298 - Bell TN 6191. APPROVED. Short-term SmartTouch Service promotional offer to provide individual-line, non-moving customers free use, for a period of 8 weeks from the date they are installed, of up to two Calling or IVMS Features from the following: Call Waiting, Call Display, Voice Dialing, Visual Call Waiting and Call Answer or the call forward arrangements, and any of the following options: Call Display-Name, Notification, Extension Call Answer or Call Answer Plus, subscribed to between 1 May and 31 May 1998.

1998-299 - MetroNet Communications Group Inc. File No.: 8340-M15-03/98. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interim Interconnection Agreement with Bell Canada for Phase I of the LNP (Local Number Portability) Trial.

1998-300 - NBTel TN 708. APPROVED. Introduction of limited non-published telephone service for residential customers only which provides for the omission of the primary listing from both the telephone directory and Directory Assistance Records at a monthly rate of $1.95. Eff. Date = 1.4.98.

1998-301 - Northern TN 82. APPROVED. Change in the rate for the late-payment charge. Eff. Date = 1.4.98.

1998-302 - Sogetel TN 68. APPROVED. Two-way Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Lac-Etchemin and St-Georges, Quebec. Eff. Date = 22.4.98.

1998-303 - Teleglobe TN 523. APPROVED. Promotion of the Globeaccess800 Service, waiving the non-recurring charge of $100 applicable to the establishment or modification of each toll-free number requested by a Globeaccess customer using Globeaccess800 service option from 1 April to 30 June 1998.

1998-304 - MT&T TN 691. APPROVED. Introduction of volume discount to large customers with 7,500 Centrex lines or more. Eff. Date = 01.05.98.

1998-305 - Telesat File No.: 8636-T3-02/98. Approval of an AFC (allowance for funds used during construction) rate of 10.1% for its 1998 fiscal year.

1998-306 - Municipal Telecommunications Inc. FILE #: 8626-M17-03/98. APPROVED. Application for contribution exemptions for Centrex systems in the London, Galt, Guelph, Water, Albert and Kingsway exchanges.

1998-307 - AT&T Canada LDS (Pt VII application dated 18.12.97) File No.: 8622-A4-10/97. Flowthrough of independent telephone company Carrier Access Tariff charges.

1998-308 - AIC Asia International Services (Ontario) Corporation. File No.: 8626-A37-01/97. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption with respect to Digital Exchange Access circuits to be used exclusively for the purpose of Internet access.

1998-309 - BC TEL TN 3777. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the SmartTouch/Long Distance Promotion.

1998-310 - BC TEL TN 3782. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the Microlink Home service charge waiver promotion to the end of June 1998.

1998-311 - NewTel TN 567. APPROVED. Revisions providing Community Calling Plan service between Charlottetown (Bonavista Bay) and Glovertown; Charlottetown (Bonavista Bay) and Clarenville; Hickman’s Harbour and Clarenville; Little Heart’s Ease and Clarenville; Monroe and Clarenville; Musgravetown and Clarenville; Princeton and Clarenville; and Princeton and Musgravetown. Eff. Date = 18.04.98.

1998-312 - NewTel TN 568. APPROVED. Sales promotion for individual line residence customers who subscribe to Message Manager or Call Display - Name and Number from 8 April to 30 June 1998.

1998-313 - NewTel TN 569. APPROVED. Sales promotion for individual line business customers who subscribe to Custom Calling Features from 8 April to 30 June 1998.

1998-314 - NewTel TN 570. APPROVED. Revisions to Name That Number Service, to increase the usage rate from $0.35 to $0.45 per successful call. Eff. Date = 03.04.98.

1998-315 - Télébec TN 176. APPROVED. Extension of its promotional Centrex service campaign to 12 June 1998 and a revision to toll restriction service.

1998-316 - Bell TN 6197. APPROVED. Short term "SmartPac Acquisition" promotional offer from 1 May to 30 August 1998 inclusive.

1998-317 - Northern TNs 71/A. Final approval of the 1997 Carrier Access Tariff.

1998-318 - NBTEL TN 712/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte applications. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-319 - NBTEL TN 713. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application . Eff. Date = 07.04.98.

1998-320 - Westel File No.: 8626-W1-02/97. Letter dated 30 December 1997 re exemption from contribution for a number of interconnecting circuits which are used by its Internet Service Provider customers to carry data traffic.

1998-321 - AT&T File No.: 1995-1133. Letter dated 9 January 1998 regarding its contribution accounting and reporting practices for contribution payable on cross-border circuits.

1998-322 - MunicipalTel File No.: 8626-M17-01/97. Letter dated 11 April 1997 re exemption from contribution charges with respect to Megalink services.

1998-323 - NBTel TN 712B. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-324 - NBTel TN 713A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-325 - BC TEL TNs 3779/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Six-month market trial for Public Internet Access. Eff. Date = 22.04.98.

1998-326 - BC TEL TN 3780. APPROVED. Expand the existing NewsRoute Service network to include Courtenay. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-327 - BC TEL TN 3781. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of rates, charges and conditions for a link between one customer’s Megalink service and the company’s Operator Toll Access Trunk service. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-328 - Bell TN 6193. APPROVED. Revisions providing for dedicated Company-owned, central office located equipment as part of a customer’s private packet network with security access features. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-329 - Bell TN 6194. APPROVED. Reinstatement of Special Facilities Tariff Item D44(a), 64 Kbps Channel, which was removed in error. Eff. Date = 10.04.98.

1998-330 - Bell TN 6195. APPROVED. Revisions to Intra Centrex Group Call Reroute, providing the routing of calls from a back-up call centre to an agent within the same Unionville, Ontario Centrex customer group by enabling D Channel to D Channel packet calling. Eff. Date = 13.04.98.

1998-331 - Bell TN 6196. APPROVED. Provision of three 56 Kbps digital facilities between Red Lake and Dryden, Ontario. Eff. Date = 13.04.98.

1998-332 - NewTel TN 571. APPROVED. Promotion to its Voice Information Service Message Manager for residence and individual line business customers. Eff. Date = 13.04.98.

1998-333 - Northwestel TN 653. APPROVED. Restriction of collect and third number billing to a line equipped with the Toll Denial feature. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-334 - Québec-Téléphone TNs 207/A. APPROVED. Promotional campaign of its "Services Étoiles" (SmartTouch Services) for residential single line subscribers, providing for the first month at $2.00 when subscribing to Number Display, Name and Number Display, Call Waiting, Ident-A-Call, Call Forwarding, Intercom service and Call Screen from 20 April to 16 May 1998.

1998-335 - Sogetel TN 69. APPROVED. Modified rate groups for the exchanges of Beauceville, Saint-Fabien de Panet and Saint-Odilon, resulting in a monthly rate increase to basic residential and business services. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-336 - Stentor TN 653. APPROVED. Change the name of MTS NetCom Inc. to MTS Communications Inc. Eff. Date = 13.04.98.

1998-337 - Télébec TN 177. APPROVED. Minor correction to Article 5.3.7.7 of the General Tariff, by adding the reference "United-States" which was removed in error in a long distance rate table. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-338 - AC5 Holdings Ltd. File No.: 8626-D12-01/98. APPROVED. Letter dated 12 February 1998 re exemption from contribution charges for a voice mail configuration.

1998-339 - Télébec TN 179. APPROVED. Introduction of the "JointNet" option of the "Hyperpac" service. Eff. Date = 13.04.98.

1998-340 - Teleglobe TN 524. APPROVED. Addition of Occasional Use Video Fiber services for use within Canada and cross-border to the United States. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-341 - Teleglobe TN 525. APPROVED. Addition of Romania and Syria to the list of destinations and addition of several speed offerings to Russia for the Globestream service. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-342 - Telesat TN 1134. APPROVED. Substitution of tariff pages which incorporate changes to the operating term. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-343 - TCEI TN 72. INTERIM APPROVAL. Cellular Radio - Telephone System Access - Provide Toll Termination on an interim basis. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-344 - TCI TN 1016. INTERIM APPROVAL. Public Cellular Mobile Radio Systems and Wireless Service - Network Access – Provision of Toll Termination on an interim basis and a clarification that 1,000 number block routing is available. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-345 - TCI TN 1018. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Red Deer Office. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-346 - TCI TN 1019. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff – Basic Services. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-347 - Valcourt TN 16. APPROVED. Provide uniform terms with those of Bell Canada for local directory assistance charges. Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-348 - Valcourt TN 17. APPROVED. Deletion of references which are no longer required (services for the disabled). Eff. Date = 09.04.98.

1998-349 - BC TELTN 3783. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Armstrong exchange by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15.04.98.

1998-350 - BC TEL TN 3786. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Castlegar, Rosedale and South Slocan exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15.04.98.

1998-351 - Bell TN 6202. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service (EAS) between the Bell Canada exchange of Montréal, Quebec and the Venise-en-Québec, Quebec exchange of Télébec ltée. Eff. Date = 28.04.98.

1998-352 - MTS TN 318. APPROVED. Revisions to reflect a change of name for MTS Netcom Inc. to MTS Communications Inc.

1998-353 - Teleglobe TN 527. INTERIM APPROVAL. Reduction to the Globeaccess800 average rates. Eff. Date = 15.04.98.

1998-354 - TCI TN 984 and TCEI TN 65. FINAL APPROVAL. Message Relay Service – Introduction of a monthly rate of $0.11 applicable to their Exchange Services which have access to their public switched networks.

1998-355 - Guèvremont File No.: 8630-G1-01/97. Application dated 24 March 1997. APPROVED. 1996 Depreciation life characteristics.

1998-356 - BC TEL TN 3784. APPROVED. Provision of a point-to-point 56 Kbps interexchange digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 18.4.98.

1998-357 - Island Tel TN 480. APPROVED. Flat monthly rate for the Semi-Public Telephone Service. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-358 - MTS TN 319. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 19.4.98.

1998-359 - MT&T TN 693. APPROVED. Call Minder/Long Distance Win-Back Promotion, offering eligible customers one free Call Minder feature for a period of five months as an incentive to choose MT&T as their Primary Interexchange Carrier. Eff. Date = 16.4.98.

1998-360 - Québec-Téléphone TN 206. APPROVED. Two-way Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of St-Georges and Lac Etchemin, Quebec. Eff. Date = 22.4.98.

1998-361 - Bell TN 6201. APPROVED. 56 Kbps digital facilities between various exchanges in Quebec. Eff. Date = 20.4.98.

1998-362 - NewTel TN 572. APPROVED. Sales promotion for individual line residence and business customers, to waive the $0.35 activation charge for pay-per-use Three-Way Calling on 10 May 1998 (Mother’s Day), 21 June 1998 (Father’s Day) and 1 July 1998 (Canada Day).

1998-363 - TCI TN 1020. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the High River Central Office. Eff. Date = 20.4.98.

1998-364 - Westport TN 14. APPROVED. Introduction of Teen Service which allows you the option of having an additional number assigned to your primary line.

1998-365 - TCEI TN 70. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a one-way video/audio facility. Eff. Date = 17.4.98.

1998-366 - TCEI TN 71. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a one-way video/audio facility. Eff. Date = 17.4.98.

1998-367 - BC TEL TN 3785. APPROVED. Point-to-point 56 Kbps digital data transmission facility between Prince Rupert and Terrace. Eff. Date = 22.4.98.

1998-368 - Bell TN 6204. APPROVED. Two 56 Kbps digital facilities - one between St-Paulin and Trois-Rivières and the other between Charette and Trois-Rivières, both in Quebec. Eff. Date = 23.4.98.

1998-369 - Bell TN 6205. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision for a maximum of 36 optical fibres connecting a customer’s five premises in Toronto, Ontario. Eff. Date = 23.4.98.

1998-370 - MTS TN 320. APPROVED. Extension to 31 May 1998 of the promotional campaign which waives the service charges and the charge for the first month of service for establishing MessageManager mailboxes. Eff. Date = 2.5.98.

1998-371 - OTA TN 39. APPROVED. Change in the rate for the late-payment charge. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-372 - Québec-Téléphone TN 208. APPROVED. Modification of the interest rate for the late payment charge.

1998-373 - Télébec TN 178. APPROVED. Switching change in the exchanges of Belleterre and Joutel as well as various services to become available following these changes and establishment of an Extended-Area Service link between Venise-en-Québec and Montréal.

1998-374 - Teleglobe TN 528. APPROVED. Introduction of Gibraltar to the list of destinations and the addition of several speed offerings to Greece for the Globestream Service. Eff. Date = 23.4.98.

1998-375 - Vidéotron TN 5. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to its coaxial cable Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 27.4.98.

1998-376 - NBTel TN 715. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 21.4.98.

1998-377 - NBTel TN 716. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 21.4.98.

1998-378 - NBTel TN 718. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 27.4.98.

1998-379 - Bell TN 6203/A. APPROVED. Modification to the pricing of its labour component for residence Single-line Inside Wire (SLIW) installation, moves, rearrangements and repair services as well as no longer charging a premium rate for residence SLIW provisioning and repair work outside of normal working hours. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-380 - Telesat TN 1135. APPROVED. Substitution of tariff pages which incorporate changes addressing the allocation of satellite capacity and the terms and conditions therefor.

1998-381 - Thunder Bay File No.: 8340-T08-0001/97. Application dated 18 December 1997. INTERIM APPROVAL. License Agreement associated with the provision of Directory File Service.

1998-382 - Western Telecom File No.: 8626-W13-01/98. Letter dated 29 December 1997. APPROVED. Contribution exemption for a circuit used for administrative purposes associated with account # 514-831-0000.

1998-383 - Québec-Téléphone. File No.: 8340-Q1-0002/97. Application dated 9 September 1997. APPROVED. Interconnection agreement with Vidéotron Télécom Ltée.

1998-384 - Stentor TN 655. APPROVED. Offering of Video transmission channels on a full-time basis in a point-to-point configuration over local facilities for the transmission of a uni-directional D-1 quality video signal, a bi-directional D-1 video signal and a bi-directional D-1/DS-3 data signal. Eff. Date = 24.4.98.

1998-385 - Call-Net File No.: 8626-S2-02/97. Letter dated 3 April 1997. FINAL APPROVAL. Request for contribution exemption with respect to circuits used for Internet traffic.

1998-386 - Westel Telecommunications Ltd. File No.: 8340-WI-01/97. Application dated 24 November 1997. APPROVED. Two agreements between Westel and GST Telecom, Inc. concerning the interconnection of their frame relay networks and the extension of each company’s frame relay services to each other’s customers.

1998-387 - Thunder Bay Telephone TNs 59/A. APPROVED. Revisions to the existing tariffs for Cellular Services. Eff. Date = 24.4.98

1998-388 - Bell Global Solutions File No.: 8626-B15-01/97. Letter dated 19 December 1997. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption for certain circuits used for administrative purposes.

1998-389 - NewTel TN 568A. APPROVED. Clarification to the duration of the promotion proposed in TN 568.

1998-390 - NewTel TN 569A. APPROVED. Clarification to the duration of the promotion proposed in TN 569.

1998-391 - Teleglobe TN 529. APPROVED. Introduction of Tanzania to the list of destinations of the Globestream service.

1998-392 - Valcourt TN 18. APPROVED. Modification to the provisions of "Call Number Display Blocking".

1998-393 - BC TEL TN 3795. APPROVED. Restructure of the monthly rate for the primary line. Eff. Date = 30.4.98.

1998-394 - BC TEL TN 3797. APPROVED. Revision of the 5-year rate for National Centrex Service in the National volume band above 90,000 stations and within the Provincial volume band 5,000 to 15,000. Eff. Date = 2.5.98.

1998-395 - BC TEL TN 3798. APPROVED. Introduction of a 15 kHz uni-directional broadcast quality audio service. Eff. Date = 2.5.98.

1998-396 - BC TEL TN 3796. APPROVED. Extension of the "Service Charge Waiver" promotion to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-397 - Bell TN 6207. APPROVED. 56 Kbps digital facilities between the exchanges of Hensall and Stratford, Ontario; Valcourt and Montréal, Quebec and St-Zacharie and St-Prosper-de-Dorchester, Quebec. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-398 - Otonabee TN 14. APPROVED. Revised pages that reflect items that are now contained in the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 30.4.98.

1998-399 - Thunder Bay TN 56. APPROVED. Automatic Voice Mailbox Transfer offered to customers with multiple lines who want all voice messages deposited in a single mailbox. Eff. Date = 30.4.98.

1998-400 - Teleglobe TN 530 - APPROVED. Addition of several speed offerings (192 kbits/s to 2,0 Mbit/s) to Cuba and Russia via Intersputnik in the Globesat service, and reduction of the rates of speeds currently available via Intersputnik Eff. Date = 29.4.98.

1998-401 - Island Tel TN 483. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1998-402 - Amtelecom TN 33. APPROVED. Waive the monthly recurring charges in promotional campaigns. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-403 - BC TEL TN 3776. APPROVED. Provision of Anonymous Call Block which allows Call Display Plus customers to screen calls where the calling number is designated as a "private" number. Eff. Date = 9.6.98.

1998-404 - Bell TN 6209. APPROVED. Indication that Special Facilities Tariff Item B-4521(b), which provides digital access to the Public Switched Telephone Network for foreign-exchange service, is no longer available for new installations or additions to existing installations due to the fact that the arrangement is outdated. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-405 - Cogeco Cable Systems Inc. TN 1. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 29.4.98.

1998-406 - Cogeco Cable Canada Inc. TN 2. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 29.4.98.

1998-407 - MT&T TN 694. APPROVED. Introduction of Visual Call Waiting and Visual Call Waiting Deluxe. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-408 - NBTel TN 714. APPROVED. Change to the definition for Continuous Property. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-409 - NBTel TN 717. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-410 - NBTel TN 719. APPROVED. Modification of the Installment Payment Plan (IPP) to ensure that the service charges, applicable when a customer changes from listed to either Limited Non-Published Telephone Number, or Non-Published Telephone Number qualify for the IPP and removal of the completed Residential Service Charge Rebate – Market Trial. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-411 - NBTel TN 721. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30.4.98.

1998-412 - NBTel TN 723. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-413 - NBTel TN 724. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-414 - NewTel TN 574. APPROVED. Community Calling Plan service between the following exchanges: Bellevue and Chapel Arm; Bellevue and Whitbourne; Heart’s Delight and Carbonear; Heart’s Delight and New Harbour; Hillview and Clarenville; Port Blandford and Clarenville; and Ramea and Burgeo.

1998-415 - TCI TN 1027. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Calgary Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-416 - TCI TN 1029. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Wabasca Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-417 - TCI TN 1030. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Namao Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-418 - TCI TN 1031. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Langdon Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-419 - TCI TN 1032. APPROVED. Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Blackfalds Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-420 - Bruce File No.: 8340-B2-001/82. Application dated 1 April 1998. APPROVED. Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, to the Interconnection Agreement with Bell Canada.

1998-421 - Dryden File No.: 8340-B2-001/81. Application dated 2 April 1998. APPROVED. Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, to the Interconnection Agreement with Bell Canada.

1998-422 - NBTel TN 728. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 5.5.98.

1998-423 - Videon Cable Systems Inc. TN 2. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.5.98.

1998-424 - Bell Global Solutions File No.: 1996-2052. Letter dated 22 December 1997 and fax dated 8 January 1998. APPROVED. Contribution exemption for certain interconnecting circuits which are used for administrative purposes.

1998-425 - BC TEL TN 3799. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the Special Assembly Tariff. Eff. Date = 7.5.98.

1998-426 - Bell TN 6211. APPROVED. Addition of Special Facilities Tariff Item B-1013(a)(2)b, which provides for a customer premises-located Passport Model 160 AC Access Module. Eff. Date = 6.5.98.

1998-427 - Bell TN 6212. APPROVED. Addition of Special Facilities Tariff Item D-15(a), which provides for several cross-sections of 56 Kbps digital facilities between the customer’s premises in the exchanges of Hornepayne, Manitouwadge, Marathon and Hemlo, Ontario. Eff. Date = 7.5.98.

1998-428 - Téléphone La Baie TN 9. APPROVED. Agreement to ensure the 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service as well as an agreement for the termination and collection of receivables for municipal charges associated with 9-1-1 Service with the Union des municipalités de comté et des municipalités locales du Québec and la municipalité de Baie-du-Febvre. Eff. Date = 4.5.98.

1998-429 - Télébec TN 181. APPROVED. Modification to the rates, terms and conditions of the Direct Inward Dialing Service. Eff. Date = 7.5.98.

1998-430 - Bell TN 6217. APPROVED. Introduction of a premium service for the High Speed TV Internet Access trials in London, Ontario and Repentigny, Quebec and reduction of the service charges for orders received between 18 May and 30 June 1998 inclusively. Eff. Date = 18.5.98.

1998-431 - NBTel TN 726. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.5.98.

1998-432 - Québec-Téléphone TN 210. APPROVED. Promotional campaign of its "Services Étoiles" (SmartTouch Services) for business single line subscribers, providing for the first month at $2.00 when subscribing to Number Display, Name and Number Display, Call Waiting, Ident-A-Call, Call Forwarding, Intercom service and Call Screen from 25 May to 3 July 1998.

1998-433 - Québec-Téléphone File No.: 1996-2350. In order to solve a dispute between Québec-Téléphone and Sogetel regarding Québec-Téléphone paying a compensation to Sogetel, the Commission initiates a proceeding to seek comments on its position that, for the years 1995 and 1996, Sogetel’s company-specific CAT should be applicable to Québec-Téléphone.

1998-434 - TCEI TN 74. APPROVED. Increase current charge of $0.50 for each of Address Information service and Telephone Number service to $0.75 and increase the charge associated with Call Completion from $0.25 to $0.35. Eff. Date = 7.5.98.

1998-435 - Bell TN 6214. APPROVED. Simplify the charges for the labour components for Business Single-line Inside Wire activities and no longer charge Custom Appointment Service Charges for single-line business service. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-436 - Island Tel TN 482. INTERIM APPROVAL. Recover the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent telephone company territories. Eff. Date = 7.5.98.

1998-437 - MT&T TN 696. INTERIM APPROVAL. Recover the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent telephone company territories. Eff. Date = 7.5.98

1998-438 - NBTel TN 722. INTERIM APPROVAL. Recover the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent company territories. Eff. Date = 7.5.98

1998-439 - O.N. Tel TN 40. APPROVED. Waive service charges for Call Answer and Voice Mail for local services and Cellular services subscribed to by customers during the month of June 1998. Eff. Date = 9.5.98.

1998-440 - O.N. Tel TN 41. APPROVED. Deletion of discontinued items which are no longer available in the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 9.5.98.

1998-441 - Stentor TN 656. APPROVED. Addition of Gibraltar, Romania and Syria to existing country groupings, modification of the current rates for Greece and Russia and introduction of DS-1 rates for both countries. Eff. Date = 7.5.98.

1998-442 - TCI TN 1026. INTERIM APPROVAL. Six-month market trial of three new call management features: Advanced Call Forwarding, Do Not DistrurbTM and Call GateTM, for residential and single-line business customers, from 11 May to 11 November 1998.

1998-443 - TCEI TN 76. INTERIM APPROVAL. Six-month market trial of three new call management features: Advanced Call Forwarding, Do Not DisturbTM and Call GateTM, for residential and single-line business customers, from 11 May to 11 November 1998.

1998-444 - BC TEL TN 3806. INTERIM APPROVAL. Recover the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent telephone company territories.

1998-445 - BC TEL TN 3801. APPROVED. Reduction of the design charge and combination with the existing service charge to create one service charge based on grade of service for the Wired-Music Transmission Service. Eff. Date = 15.5.98.

1998-446 - MT&T TN 699. INTERIM APPROVAL. Promotional campaign in conjunction with two Halifax based radio stations to provide two respondents with a Visual Call Waiting Deluxe package free for a period of one year. The campaign will be conducted in a one week period between 11 May and 15 May 1998.

1998-447 - NBTel TN 725. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 11.5.98.

1998-448 - Northwestel TN 655. APPROVED. Addition of Cancel Call Waiting to the Call Waiting feature. Eff. Date = 14.5.98.

1998-449 - O.N. Tel File No.: 8340-04-001/98. Application dated 14 April 1998. APPROVED. Intercarrier roamer service agreement between O.N. Tel and Bell Mobility Cellular Inc.

1998-450 - Québec-Téléphone TN 209. APPROVED. Introduction of the "service de Touches d’accès direct pour les téléphones publics" (Direct Access Key Service for public telephones) as a market trial from 1 June 1998 to 1 June 1999.

1998-451 - Telesat TN 1136. APPROVED. Substitution of tariff pages which incorporate changes to the service(s). Eff. Date = 14.5.98.

1998-452 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 60. APPROVED. Publication of its General Tariff as a subscription service. Eff. Date = 11.5.98.

1998-453 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 61. APPROVED. Revisions to the existing Internet Access Service rates. Eff. Date = 15.5.98.

1998-454 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 62. APPROVED. Change in the rate for the Late Payment Charge. Eff. Date = 11.5.98.

1998-455 - Bell TN 6215. APPROVED. Extension of the Additional Business Line Promotion to existing residential customers who wish to add one or more business primary exchange services in their homes for small business and teleworking applications, as well as waive the Order Processing service charge in cases where a customer requests a change in directory listing. Eff. Date = 12.5.98.

1998-456 - Bell TN 6216. APPROVED. Extension of the current Microwave audio/video arrangement contract to 10 years and decrease of the receive sites to 13. Eff. Date = 18.5.98.

1998-457 - MT&T TN 695. APPROVED. Tariff revisions to the maintenance and repair of single-line inside wire. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-458 - MT&T TN 697. APPROVED. Amendment to the definition of "Subscriber Drop Wire" and removal of the exception in respect of "subscriber drop wire" that is no longer necessary. Eff. Date = 17.5.98.

1998-459 - NBTel TN 720. APPROVED. Introduction of Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line Access to Line Service. Eff. Date = 18.5.98.

1998-460 - TCI TN 1028. APPROVED. Provision of two DS-1 access channels from specific customer locations located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Fox Creek Central Office. Eff. Date = 18.5.98.

1998-461 - MetroNet Communications Group Inc. File No.: 8626-M15-01/98. Letter dated 16 January 1998. APPROVED. Request for exemption from contribution charges for dedicated cross-border circuits used for a virtual private data network which does not connect to MetroNet’s voice network or to the public switched telephone network.

1998-462 - Telephone Savings Network Ltd. File No.: 8626-08-02/97. Applications dated 8 August 1997. APPROVED. Request for exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems.

1998-463 - BC TEL TNs 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3791, 3792, 3793 and 3794. APPROVED. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (Across the board increase of $0.40 to Basic Residential Local Service rates. Reduction of rates for Single Line and Multiline business service, Megalink Service, Microlink Service and Digital Exchange Access Service and increased rates for Local Private Lines and Radio Telephone Services).

1998-464 - Bell TN 6206. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (Approval of business line rate of $39.95 for Bands A, B and C and rates for Megalink Service and Digital Exchange Access Service. Denial of business line rate of $39.95 for Band D).

1998-465 - Island Tel TN 481. APPROVED. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (Reduction to the local service rates for Single Line, Four Party and Multi-Line Business Network Exchange Service). Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-466 - MT&T TN 692. APPROVED. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (Reduction to the rates for Single Line Business Network Exchange Service). Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-467 - MTS TN 321. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (Approval of: (a) across the board increase of $0.49 to Basic Residential Local Service rates effective 1 January 1998; (b) increase of $0.11 to Basic Residential Local Service rates in Bands A, B and C and $0.26 rate increase in Bands D and E; (c) Multiline Business Service rate of $42.43 for Bands A, B, and C; and (d) Multiline Business Service rates in Bands D and E (Eff. Date = 19.5.98). The Commission is of the view that it would be premature and inappropriate to proceed with the proposed 1998 exogenous factor).

1998-468 - NBTel TN 710. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (Approval of: (a) Single Line Business Service rates of $22.00 and $31.00 for Bands A and B; (b) BMAS rates of $30.00 and $34.00 for Bands A and B; and (c) a rate of $1.00 for Non-Published Telephone Number Service). Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-469 - NewTel TN 573. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (Approval of a rate of $34.00 for Single Line and Multi-line Business Services for Band A). Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-470 - TCI TNs 1021, 1022 and 1023. APPROVED. Commission’s determinations further to Price Cap Regulation and Related Issues, Decision 1997-9 (restructuring of rates for Business Exchange Service and Megalink Service and repricing of Digital Network Access Service rates). Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-471 - Stentor TN 652. DENIED. Customer-specific tariff providing for MegaPlan services in TCI’s operating territory. 1998-472 - BC TEL TNs 3761/A and Bell TN 6190. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Directory Information Service and Local Operator Assistance Service to be offered on a contractual basis to Wireless Service Providers and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers with the exception of BC TEL’s proposal to discontinue line-side access to directory assistance and operator services. The Commission also establishes a procedure with respect to the applications.

1998-473 - BC TEL TN 3800. APPROVED. One Way Extended Area Service for the Shalalth exchange to Lillooet. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-474 - BC TEL TN 3802. APPROVED. Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group/band references for the Vallican exchange. Eff. Date = 10.6.98.

1998-475 - BC TEL TN 3803. APPROVED. Replacement of all toll-free code 800/888 references with more generic "toll-free" reference terminology. Eff. Date = 21.5.98.

1998-476 - People’s TN 34. APPROVED. Promotional campaign during the month of June, whereby the service charges for Custom Calling Features, Call Management Services and Call Answer Service will be waived for single line customers subscribing to these services. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-477 -Télébec TN 182. APPROVED. Extended-Area Service between the Daveluyville and Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford exchanges. Eff. Date = 25.5.98.

1998-478 - Double D Promotions File No.: 8626-D5-01/97. Applications dated 23 and 28 January 1997. DENIED. Requests to register with the Commission as a reseller of telecommunications services and to be discharged from all contribution charges on all joint-use circuits.

1998-479 - MetroNet File No.: 8340-M15-0002/98. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS. Interim CLEC/ILEC (competitive local exchange carrier/incumbent local exchange carrier) interconnection agreement with Bell.

1998-480 - MetroNet File No.: 8340-M15 0001/98. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS. Interconnection agreement regarding 9-1-1 service between the company and TCI.

1997-481 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0003/97. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS. Interconnection Agreement for the Provision of Message Relay Service to a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier.

1998-482 - NBTel TN 733. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-483 - BC TEL TN 3805. INTERIM APPROVAL. Short-term promotional offer, "Call Answer Free for Six Months with Call Director" to be in effect from 22 May to 31 August 1998.

1998-484 - Bell TNs 6200/A. APPROVED. Consolidation of the present rate structure applicable to its business customers from five rate elements to two rate elements. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-485 - Bell TN 6213. APPROVED. Simplification of the pricing of its residence service charges by having only one Service Connection Charge of $55.00. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-486 - This Decision provides the Commission’s findings related to transiting of traffic in a local competition environment. The findings related to Points of Interconnection are also outlined.

1998-487 - O.N. Tel TN 42. APPROVED. Revisions to General Tariff Item 3115, proposing a toll savings plan promotion for residential customers between 19 May and 25 August 1998. Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-488 - NewTel TN 579. APPROVED. Changes to its rates for Single and Multiline Business services and Direct in Dial service. Eff. Date = 19.5.98.

1998-489 - AT&T Canada LDS File No.: 1997-8662-A4-02. DENIED. Part VII application dated 5 June 1997 requesting the Commission to vary the rate for Direct Connection service approved in Unbundled Rates to Provide Equal Access, Telecom Decision 1997-6, in a manner which is consistent with any interim or final rates approved for LEC traffic termination.

1998-490 - Teleglobe TN 526. INTERIM APPROVAL of revisions to the International Globeaccess Service Tariff with the exception of the Program to Australia and the United Kingdom. Eff. Date = 20.5.98.

1998-491 - Northwestel TN 652. APPROVED. To grandfather HF Radio Service and to discontinue offering the service in the Iqaluit area.

1998-492 - NBTel TNs 711/A. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1998-493 - Northwestel File No.: 8630-N1-02/98. Approval of 1998 depreciation life characteristics.

1998-494 - Northwestel TN 654. APPROVED. "June Savings Promotion" which offers a maximum per minute charge of $0.25, exclusive of set up charges, for eligible message toll calls within Canada. Eff. Date = 6.6.98.

1998-495 - Stentor TN 657. APPROVED. Introduction of Enhanced Card Swipe Access. Eff. Date = 20.5.98.

1998-496 - Bell TN 6170. DENIED. Special Facilities Tariff for Centrex III service for the University of Toronto.

1998-497 - Bell TNs 6127 and 6133. The Commission: (1) denies InfoInterActive Inc.’s (IIA) requests dated 30 June 1997 to modify Bell’s Call Answer service to allow IIA to provide its Internet Call Manager service to Bell’s Call Answer subscribers and to modify Bell’s Partially Integrated Mailbox service; (2) approves on an interim basis Bell TN 6127 (Integrated Voice Messaging Services); and (3) approves on a final basis Bell TN 6133 (Internet Call Display).

1998-498 - Sogetel TN 71. APPROVED with modifications. Revisions pertaining to the following bill management tools: toll restriction, the late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1998-499 - Bell TN 6208. APPROVED. Addition of General Tariff Item 2210, Bell SimplyOneä service. REFERENCES: 1998/06/22 - FILE #: 8675-M16-01/98 - Microcell Telecommunications Inc., Clearnet Communications Inc. and Rogers Cantel Inc. - Petition to the Governor-In-Council concerning Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-4 and 1998-499.

1998-500 - Québec-Téléphone File No.: 1700.2. DENIED. Application for approval of interim interconnection agreements with Sprint Canada Inc. and fONOROLA Inc. for the switched traffic terminated by these two companies in the telephone exchanges connected to the toll switches in Ste-Marie and Rimouski.

1998-501 - Québec-Téléphone File No.: 1700.3. DENIED. Application for approval of an interim interconnection agreement with AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company for the switched traffic terminated by that company in Québec-Téléphone territory.

1998-502 - BC TEL TN 3804. APPROVED. Rename General Tariff Section XI and Special Assembly Tariff Section E to Interconnection Services and to make various housekeeping corrections. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-503 - BC TEL TN 3808. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of the Call Answer Now Available Trial promotion from 28 May to 31 December 1998 to individual-line residence and business customers in those areas where Integrated Voice Messaging Service is first being introduced.

1998-504 - MTS TN 322. APPROVED. Removal of the selection criteria for Community Calling Service (CCS) as the introduction of CCS was completed in 1996. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-505 - MTS TN 325. APPROVED. Recover the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent company territories. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-506 - NBTel TN 727. APPROVED. Identification by one name of certain exchanges having dual names - Belledune/Jacquet River will become Belledune; Havelock/Petitcodiac will become Petitcodiac; Neguac/Tabusintac will become Neguac; and Carleton North will become Florenceville. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-507 - Northwestel TN 656. APPROVED.  Housekeeping revisions for clarification purposes only. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-508 - OTA TN 41. APPROVED. Tariff pages which reflect the final 1995 Carrier Access Tariff rate. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-509 - Teleglobe TN 532. APPROVED. Introduction of 12 new destinations to the Globeaccess64 service and revisions for a rate reduction for Austria and a rate increase for Bermuda. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-510 - TCI TN 1034. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Wabasca Central Office. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-511 - TCI TN 1035. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. Saskatchewan Central Office. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-512 - TCI TN 1036. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Czar Central Office. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-513 - Valcourt TN 19. APPROVED. Removal of Sections 4.1 to 4.5 relating to long distance service. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-514 - Valcourt TN 20. APPROVED. Revisions to the late payment charge. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-515 - Valcourt TN 21. APPROVED. Introduction of Call Display - Name and Number. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-516 - Valcourt TN 22. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-517 - Bruce TN 57. APPROVED. 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-518 - AT&T File No.: 8626-A4-03/97. Letter dated 10 December 1997. APPROVED. Request for exemption from contribution charges for "stand-alone" individual business lines used for administrative purposes.

1998-519 - Island Tel TN 485. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-520 - NBTel TN 707. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-521 - NBTel TN 734. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-522 - Québec-Téléphone TN 212. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-523 - Télébec TN 185. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 28.5.98.

1998-524 - MTS TN 324. APPROVED. Remove a restriction on the resale of Centrex service. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-525 - NewTel TN 576. APPROVED. Sales promotion from 5 June to 30 September 1998 for individual line residence customers who are new subscribers to Message Manager - Basic Mailbox or Message Manager - Enhanced Mailbox by waiving subscription fees to the customer for a one-month trial period.

1998-526 - NewTel TN 577. APPROVED. Sales promotion from 5 June to 31 August 1998 for individual line residence customers who are new subscribers to Custom Calling Features - Call Forwarding, by waiving subscription fees to the customer for a one-month trial period.

1998-527 - OTA TN 40. APPROVED. Include Abitibi-Price Inc. to the list of parties for Sale of Individual Independent Company Tariffs and Directory Listings and to reflect name changes of some members. Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-528 - Stentor TN 654. APPROVED. Introduce National Services Tariff Item 708 which provides for a revised service for the national television video network, and Item 703 which provides for a revised national radio program network for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Eff. Date = 1.6.98.

1998-529 - Stentor TN 659. APPROVED. Removal of Item 405, VideorouteTM for Occasional Use - Canada to U.K. Service. Eff. Date = 29.5.98.

1998-530 - Télébec TNs 126/A. INTERIM APPROVAL to TN 126 with the exception of the service charges related to unauthorized use of the company's support structures. Access to its support structures by cable television providers.

1998-531 - BC TEL TN 3807. APPROVED. Withdrawal of the following P.S.R.T locations: Creston Radio, Port Hardy Radio, Fernie, Haney Radio and Mt. Baker from the Exchange Area Radiotelephone Service. Eff. Date = 31.5.98.

1998-532 - BC TEL TN 3809. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Business Access Plus Promotion which provides business multi-line and individual-line customers with the opportunity to subscribe, at a single monthly rate, to a choice of two package options. Eff. Date = 16.6.98.

1998-533 - BC TEL TN 3800 (One Way Extended Area Service (EAS) for the Shalalth exchange (to Lillooet)). APPROVED. Request by the company to change the effective date approved in Order 1998-473 to 21 June 1998.

1998-534 - Bell TN 6219. APPROVED. Revised wording of Special Facilities Tariff Item D-40(b), Megaroute B8ZS Coded Signal, to extend the arrangement for use on copper facilities as well. Eff. Date = 4.6.98.

1998-535 - Bell TN 6220. APPROVED. Local 56 Kbps digital facility between a customer’s two premises in Red Lake, Ontario Eff. Date = 4.6.98.

1998-536 - MTS 323. FLEX Access, a service which provides digital access to network services from the customer’s premise. The Commission denies the ex parte treatment.

1998-537 - BC TEL TN 3810. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the Winback Service Charge Waiver promotion to 30 November 1998.

1998-538 - NBTel TN 736. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-539 - Stentor TN 662. APPROVED. Advantage 900TM Discount Promotion, which provides eligible Service Providers with the opportunity to earn an additional discount on monthly undiscounted usage charges and a lower ARM (accounts receivable management) Fee applied to all programs.

1998-540 - Bell TN 6227. APPROVED. Four 10 Mbps services among several customer premises in Québec, Quebec. Eff. Date = 22.6.98.

1998-541 - BC TEL TN 3779. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of a six-month market trial for Public Internet Access.

1998-542 - NBTel TN 729. APPROVED. Reinstatement of a clause which limits customers from having both flat rate service and measured rate service on the same premises. Eff. Date = 5.6.98.

1998-543 - Northwestel TN 657. APPROVED. "Teleforum" Audio Conferencing service, introducing: 1) a new Toll-free Meet Me service; 2) new features such as Question and Answer, Polling, Call Replay and Taping; and 3) a cancellation charge of $25.00 for every cancellation made with less than 24 hours notice of the scheduled conference. Eff. Date = 5.6.98.

1998-544 - O.N.Tel - 1998/04/22 - File No.: 8340-04-02/98. APPROVED. Agreement with Bell Canada concerning the lease of O.N. Tel equipment and sections of fibre optic cable between North Bay, Ontario and Temiskaming, Quebec.

1998-545 - OTA - 1998/02/05 - File No.: 8340-B2-02/93. APPROVED. Appendix 8, 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service, to the Interconnection Agreement between the OTA members and Bell Canada.

1998-546 - Thunder Bay Telephone - 1998/04/23 - File No.: 8340-B2-01/28. APPROVED. Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, to the Interconnection Agreement with Bell Canada.

1998-547 - Telnet File No.: 8626-T27-04/98. APPROVED. Request, dated 23 April 1998, for an exemption from contribution charges with respect to a Centrex system in the Hamilton exchange used solely for local or single-hop calling.

1998-548 - Cancom File No.: 8646-C24-01/97. Request, dated 29 May 1997, that the Commission settle a billing dispute between itself and Télébec regarding whether or not contribution is payable on Internet Access Services provided in Télébec's territory. The Commission finds that Cancom is not required to pay contribution on Internet Access Services in Télébec’s territory.

1998-549 - Amtelecom TNs 35/A. APPROVED. Addition of Intercom to the portfolio of Custom Calling/Call Management Service features available to customers of Coldwater Communications Inc. and Cambray Telephone.

1998-550 - NewTel TN 578. APPROVED. Community Calling Plan service between the following exchanges: Badger and Grand Falls; Norris Arm and Grand Falls; and Norris Arm and Lewisporte. Eff. Date = 27.6.98.

1998-551 - Northern Cable Holdings Limited TN 2. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to its high-speed Internet access service rates. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-552 - Northwestel TN 659. APPROVED. Increase in network access rates for Radio Common Carrier service based on the formula approved in 1988-16. Eff. Date = 8.6.98.

1998-553 - Stentor TN 660. APPROVED. Change to several items which reflect a change to the following references: Advantage Vnet to Advantage Toll. Service - Long Distance Service and AGT Limited to TCI.

1998-554 - Stentor TN 661. APPROVED. Revisions to DatarouteTM Service to reflect: 1) the destandardization of Dataroute Service effective 1 August 1998; 2) an increase to the rates for the Dataroute Interexchange Channels effective 1 December 1998; and 3) the discontinuation of Dataroute service effective 1 September 1999.

1998-555 - Teleglobe TN 533. APPROVED. Introduction of Qatar to the list of destinations of the Globesat service.

1998-556 - TCI TN 1025. INTERIM APPROVAL. Co-location of customer-provided equipment in the company’s central offices.

1998-557 - TCEI TN 78. INTERIM APPROVAL. Co-location of customer-provided equipment in the company’s central offices.

1998-558 - Bell TN 6145. DENIED. Modification of the existing Centrex tariff with regards to Centrex digital tie-trunk terminals, by adding the note "Tie-trunk terminals for digital installations are only provided in multiples of 24". The Commission would be prepared to approve a proposal that would unbundle the rate structure for Centrex digital Tie-trunk terminations.

1998-559 - ITNets Inc. File No.: 8626-J9-01/97. Letter dated 4 December 1997. DEFERRED. Request for contribution exemption with respect to overseas private line circuits provided by Teleglobe Canada Inc.

1998-560 - Tick Talk Communications Inc. File No.: 8626-T16-02/97. Letter dated 5 November 1997. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption for a Centrex service in Oakville, Ontario.

1998-561 - BC TEL TN 3776 (Provision of Anonymous Call Block). APPROVED. Request by the Company to delay the implementation to 9 July 1998.

1998-562 - Northwestel TN 663. APPROVED. Addition of Fort Nelson, British Columbia as a Sympatico serving area. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-563 - TCI TN 1037. INTERIM APPROVAL. Three one-way local exchange television (audio-video) transmission channels, one transmission channel from each of the three different television studios located in Calgary to a specific customer site also located in Calgary.

1998-564 - TCI TN 1041. APPROVED. Recovery of the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent telephone company territories. Eff. Date = 10.6.98.

1998-565 - TCEI TN 75. INTERIM APPROVAL. Transport facilities, complete with the associated driver electronics, to interconnect the customer's Private Automatic Branch Exchange Host-Remote, located in separate buildings in the City of Edmonton.

1998-566 - Marverick Communications File No.: 8626-M24-01/98. APPROVED. Request dated 8 May 1998 for an exemption from contribution charges with respect to a Centrex system in the St. Catharines exchange used solely to provide local or single-hop services.

1998-567 - Pronto Long Distance Inc. File No.: 8626-P5-01/98. APPROVED. Request dated 22 April 1998 for an exemption from contribution charges for certain business line services.

1998-568 - Amtelecom TN 34. APPROVED. Removal of the PSTN Connection 1 from the Digital Exchange Access Tariff, and addition of Integrated Services Digital Network Primary Rate Interface and Internet Service Provider Link Service to the portfolio of data services. Eff. Date = 11.6.98.

1998-569 - Bell TN 6210. INTERIM APPROVAL. Cisco Lightstream 1010 switch and a Leitch switch located in the company's central office for connection to video service, and provision of six equipment cabinets, power and space for the location of specific customer-provided equipment in the company's central office as well as two CFR 5000 AC power inverters. Eff. Date = 11.6.98.

1998-570 - Bell TN 6221. APPROVED. Local 56 Kbps digital network access loop extension between a customer's premises in Toronto and the company's Victoria Park central office in Toronto. Eff. Date = 11.6.98.

1998-571 - Bell TN 6229. APPROVED. 56 Kbps digital facility between St-Hyacinthe and Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Quebec. Eff. Date = 11.6.98.

1998-572 - Kenora TN 11. APPROVED. Provision of two-way Extended Area Service between Clearwater Bay and Kenora. Eff. Date = 11.6.98.

1998-573 - TCI TN 1039. APPROVED. Initial PRI access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Medicine Hat Central Office. Eff. Date = 11.6.98.

1998-574 - TCI TN 1040. APPROVED. Introduction of Market Power Call Accounting - Market Trial, which will provide small business customers with monitoring capabilities that will enable them to capture, in aggregate, information about calling traffic placed to their business, from 1 July to 31 December 1998.

1998-575 - Valcourt TN 23. APPROVED. Revision to the rates for extra listings. Eff. Date = 11.6.98.

1998-576 - Bell TN 6222/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eight strands of optical fibres connecting a customer's two premises in Ottawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 12.6.98.

1998-577 - Bell TN 6223. APPROVED. Introduction of NPA 450 in the company's territory. Eff. Date = 13.6.98.

1998-578 - Northern TN 84. APPROVED. Extension of Integrated Voice Messaging Service to its DMS 10 Central Offices in the Hearst and Kapuskasing exchanges. Eff. Date = 12.6.98.

1998-579 - Northwestel TNs 658/A. APPROVED. Introduction of Prepaid Service which provides customers in the North the flexibility of making long distance calls with a prepaid card. Eff. Date = 12.6.98.

1998-580 - Stentor TN 663. APPROVED. Introduction of NPA 450 in Bell's territory. Eff. Date = 13.6.98.

1998-581 - Teleglobe TN 534. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the Globeaccess800 Service promotion to 30 September 1998. Eff. Date = 13.6.98.

1998-582 - Northern TN 80. APPROVED. Changes to the rates for Internet access service. Eff. Date = 12.6.98.

1998-583 - 1233779 Ont. Inc. File No.: 8626-O13-01/98. APPROVED. Request dated 16 March 1998 for contribution exemption with respect to business services used for administration purposes, provided by Bell Canada.

1998-584 - BC TEL TN 3811. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Agassiz, Oliver, Sardis and Spillimacheen exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to rural upgrade program. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-585 - Hurontario TN 16. APPROVED. "Call Return - Pay Per Use" service. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-586 - Island Tel TN 484. APPROVED. Change of name for The Island Telephone Company Limited to Island Telecom Inc. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-587 - Northwestel TN 660. APPROVED. Multidrop Packet Data Network, providing the customer with the ability to serve its national customers that have an office in Yellowknife, N.W.T. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-588 - NBTel TN 740. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.6.98.

1998-589 - BC TEL TN 3812. APPROVED. Extension of the maximum continuous suspension period for Suspension Service. Eff. Date = 19.6.98.

1998-590 - BC TEL TN 3813. APPROVED. One point-to-point DS-1 interexchange digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 20.6.98.

1998-591 - Bell TN 6224. APPROVED. Enhancement of both the switch-based feature and mailbox components of Call Answer by adding Remote Message Indicator or Toll Saver which enables a customer to avoid toll charges or payphone charges if there are no new messages in the mailbox when calling home. Eff. Date = 13.7.98.

1998-592 - Bell TN 6225. APPROVED. Reduction of the monthly rates for Inward Dialing from the current two tier structure of $6.90 for the first 160 and $5.85 for each additional PBX extension line or local or fax machine equipped, to a single rate of $5.45 in all Rate Bands. Eff. Date = 19.6.98.

1998-593 - Bell TN 6226. APPROVED. Addition of an OC-3 digital interexchange and access service at a capacity of 155 Mbps which is comprised of three cross-sections. Eff. Date = 22.6.98.

1998-594 - NewTel TN 580. APPROVED. Sales promotion from 1 July to 30 September 1998, for business customers and Provincial Centrex Service customers who are new subscribers to Message Manager - Integrated Business Mailbox, Enhanced Business Mailbox and Transfer Mailbox to waive the initial service charge and subscription fees to the customer for a one-month period.

1998-595 - Télébec TN 186. APPROVED. Revisions to permit a competitive voice messaging provider to access the company's telephone network. Eff. Date = 7.7.98.

1998-596 - Télébec. File No.: 8695-T5-01/97. Final 1997 Contribution rate. APPROVED.

1998-597 - Télébec TN 175. APPROVED with conditions. Introduction of a dedicated, non-switched, point-to-point data transmission service named "Service Boréal". Eff. Date = 19.6.98.

1998-598 - Amtelecom TN 31. APPROVED. Changes to the primary exchange service rates in the Coldwater exchange. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-599 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell, NBTel, MT&T, Island Tel and NewTel) TN 645. DENIED. Terms and conditions and rates for an arrangement which provides for Centrex Service, Digital Network Access Service, toll-free and outbound calling capability with service features that meet the specific requirements of a single large customer application.

1998-600 - Connectivity Managed Network Services Inc. Application dated 13 April 1998. File No.: 8626-C34-01/98. APPROVED. Contribution exemption for local and/or dedicated circuits and administrative circuits.

1998-601 - BC TEL TN 3814. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions. Eff. Date = 25.6.98.

1998-602 - Thunder Bay Telephone TNs 63/A. APPROVED. Revisions to its Internet Access services rates. Eff. Date = 19.6.98.

1998-603 - Videotron TN 5. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 23.6.98.

1998-604 - Kenora File No.: 8340-B2-001/00. APPROVED. Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, of the Interconnection Agreement between Kenora and Bell.

1998-605 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MTS, MT&T, NBTel and NewTel) File No.: 8340-S1-005/00. APPROVED. Revised physical and virtual Central Office License Agreements for Interconnecting Canadian Carriers.

1998-606 - TCI TN 1042. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location outside the Base Rate Area served by the Brooks Central Office. Eff. Date = 22.6.98.

1998-607 - TCI TN 1043. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. McMurray Central Office. Eff. Date = 22.6.98.

1998-608 - TCI TN 1044. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific Customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. McMurray Central Office. Eff. Date = 22.6.98.

1998-609 - BC TEL TN 3815. APPROVED. Introduction of Call Screen and Automatic Blocking features for Centrex Service customers. Eff. Date = 27.6.98.

1998-610 - Bell TN 6236. INTERIM APPROVAL. Promotional campaign to waive the service charge for the installation of the central office equipment to permit inward dialing to extension lines/locals of company - or customer-provided PBX systems or fax machines connected to a fax server, from 1 July to 15 October 1998.

1998-611 - NBTel TN 735. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 26.6.98.

1998-612 - NewTel TN 581. APPROVED. Custom built equipment and arrangement for local circuits - circuits between buildings on different properties. Eff. Date = 26.6.98.

1998-613 - NewTel TN 582. APPROVED. Promotional campaign for business customers who subscribe to Custom Calling Features - Call Forwarding, by waiving the subscription fees for a one-month trial period from 3 July to 31 August 1998.

1998-614 - Québec-Téléphone TN 213. APPROVED. Modification to the billing of the Services Étoiles (SmartTouch Services) usage charges. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-615 - Télébec TN 188. APPROVED. Introduction of "filtrage d'appels" (Call Screen) to the Services Étoiles (SmartTouch Services). Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-616 - MTS TN 323. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of FLEX Access service. MTS is directed to change the classification of FLEX Access to Other Capped Services.

1998-617 - BC TEL TN 3641. FINAL APPROVAL. Application of the Local Directory Assistance charge to the provision of new listings, i.e., those which are not listed in the current edition of the telephone directory. Eff. Date = 22.6.98.

1998-618 - Valcourt TNs 24/A. APPROVED. Sale of its General Tariff. Eff. Date = 12.7.98.

1998-619 - Northwestel, Sogetel and MT&T File Nos.: 8640-N1-01/97; 8640-M1-01/98 and 8640-S4-01/97. APPROVED IN PART. Part VII applications for forbearance from regulation of the companies’ services providing dedicated and dial-up access to the Internet. REFERENCED FILE: 1999/03/12 - FILE #: 8638-C12-23/99 - Follow-up to 1998-619.

1998-620 - Stentor (for itself and Bell), BC TEL, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel, TCI and TCEI. File No.: 8640-S1-03/98. DENIED. Revisions to withdraw Voice Messaging services.

1998-621 - Bell TN 6234. INTERIM APPROVAL. Grandfathering of the existing Microlink Home ISDN service and waiving of the service connection charge associated with the installation of a Centrex Microlink access for existing customers who wish to migrate to Centrex Microlink Service. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-622 - Northwestel TN 628. APPROVAL of a restructured Ruraltel rating regime, consisting of $0.04 per minute for all air-time and DENIAL of the company's request to grandfather Ruraltel 800 service. The Commission also denies TAPIS' (Territorial Anti-Price Increase Society) request for an oral hearing.

1998-623 - Cantel File No.: 8661-C7-01/97. Application dated 5 February 1997 to review Bell Canada’s rates for paging and telephone number access (paging/TNA) telephone numbers. FINAL APPROVAL to: (a) a rate of $0.14 per active paging/TNA telephone number and (b) a rate of $0.04 per reserved paging/TNA telephone number.

1998-624 - Cantel File No.: 8662-C7-01/97. DENIED. Part VII application dated 26 September 1997 requesting that the Commission review and vary that part of Order 1997-1028 requiring Wireless Service Providers to use TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc.’s Edmonton Signal Transfer Point for their Common Channel Signaling #7 point of interconnection with TCEI.

1998-625 - TCI File Nos.: 8662-T10-01/97 and TCI 820. Applications under TN 820A, to provide for tandem functionality (and associated rates) for trunk-side connection and CCS7 connection to the Calgary signal transfer point (STP) at the option of WSPs; and to stay and review and vary that element of the Commission’s direction in Order 1997-79 requiring that TCI permit WSPs which interconnect with the PSTN in TCI’s territory to interconnect with the CCS7 network, for the associated signaling, at a Stentor Resource Centre Inc. Gateway STP outside TCI’s territory. The Commission denies TCI's application and gives interim approval to that part of TN 820A making CCS7 interconnection at the TCI STP optional at the discretion of WSPs. Eff. Date = 26.6.98.

1998-626 - Provision of subscriber information in alternative formats by Canadian carriers, including wireless carriers and non-dominant carriers. REFERENCE: 1998/08/05 - FILE #: 8638-C12-19/98 - Follow-up to 1998-626 & Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-8 - Adequacy of Pay Telephone Equipment.

1998-627 - BC TEL TN 3809. INTERIM APPROVAL. Removal of the provision for Call Forwarding - Busy option from the Business Access Plus Promotion.

1998-628 - Bell TN 6231. APPROVED. Extension of the Call Originator Billing Market Trial. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-629 - MT&T TN 677A. APPROVED. Extension of the Call Originator Billing Market Trial. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-630 - NBTel TN 738. APPROVED. Extension of the Call Originating Billing market trial. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-631 - NBTel TN 739. APPROVED. Further extension of the Calling Party Pays Market trial. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-632 - NBTel TN 741. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-633 - NBTel TN 743. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-634 - NBTel TN 744. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-635 - NBTel TN 745. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-636 - Northwestel TN 662. INTERIM APPROVAL. Reduction in per minute toll-free rates and simplified discount structure to reduce the existing disparity in rates between the company's eastern and western operating areas, to bring Northwestel's rates closer to those offered in the south and to make the service more attractive to small business customers and low volume users. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-637 - TCEI TN 85. INTERIM APPROVAL. Alignment of the Equal Access tariff structure, including the rates, terms and conditions, with those of TELUS Communications Inc. in order to facilitate uniform tariffs for TELUS services on a province wide basis. Eff. Date = 1.7.98.

1998-638 - BC TEL TN 3827. APPROVED. Extension of the Call Answer/Call Director promotion.

1998-639 - TCEI TN 86. INTERIM APPROVAL. Channelization for DS-3 to DS-1 trunks and DS-1 to DS-0 trunks and alignment of the tariffs with those of TELUS Communications Inc. in order to facilitate uniform tariffs for TELUS services on a province-wide basis.

1998-640 - BC TEL TN 3816. APPROVED. Addition of a point-to-point 56 KBPS interexchange digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-641 - BC TEL TN 3817. APPROVED. Removal of a restriction that prevents a customer from combining service access facilities with the access facilities used for other services. Eff. Date = 4.7.98.

1998-642 - Bell TN 6230. INTERIM APPROVAL. SmartTouchTM Services - Student '98 Campaign, which offers reduced rates to new or moving post-secondary students or single-line residence customers who subscribe to two or more SmartTouch services and options from 3 August to 18 September 1998.

1998-643 - Bell TN 6232. APPROVED. Short-term promotional offer to waive the translation change service charge for any order which includes additional accesses and/or D Channels, additional PSTN connectivities or links to other services or additional options and features. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-644 - MTS TN 329. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to Automatic Dialing Announcing Device (ADAD) Access, to bring ADAD access rates into line with the multiline rates. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-645 - North Renfrew TN 8. APPROVED. Call Forward Busy/No Answer Feature offered to individual line residence and business customers excluding the semi-public telephone service. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-646 - Sogetel TN 72. APPROVED. Change to the compound interest rate applicable to the late payment charge. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-647 - Teleglobe TN 535. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to the type of traffic categories for billable calls and to the actual charge applicable to each completed call, and rate reductions to 21 destinations. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-648 - TCI TN 1045. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Newbrook Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-649 - TCI TN 1046. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Wildwood Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-650 - TCI TN 1048. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Nisku Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-651 - TCI TN 1049. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. Saskatchewan Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-652 - TCI TN 1050. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Eckville Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-653 - TCI TN 1051. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ponoka Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-654 - TCI TN 1052. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Didsbury Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-655 - TCI TN 1053. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Drayton Valley Central Office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-656 - TCI TN 1056. INTERIM APPROVAL. Co-location of customer-provided equipment in the company's central office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-657 - TCEI TN 81. INTERIM APPROVAL. Co-location of customer-provided equipment in the company's central office. Eff. Date = 3.7.98.

1998-658 - NBTel interActive (1994) Inc. File No.: 8626-N19-01/97. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to facilities used to provide dedicated services to its customers.

1998-659 - BC TEL TN 3818. APPROVED. Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group/band references for the Slocan exchange. Eff. Date = 14.7.98.

1998-660 - BC TEL TN 3819. APPROVED. Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group/band references for the Sayward exchange. Eff. Date= 22.7.98.

1998-661 - BC TEL TN 3820. APPROVED. Wording changes pertaining to the provision of Directory Assistance - Address. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-662 - Bell TN 6237. APPROVED. Destandardization of the Speed Calling 8-code calling feature and removal of the exception associated with the currently grandfathered Speed Calling 30-code calling feature which will not be available in the future, except as part of the SmartPac and SmartPac with Visual Call Waiting packages, where applicable. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-663 - NewTel TN 583. APPROVED. Provision of a Community Calling Plan service between the following exchanges: Harbour Main and Long Pond; Jamestown and Clarenville; Jeffreys and Stephenville; Northwest River and Happy Valley - Goose Bay; and St. Lewis and Mary’s Harbour. Eff. Date = 25.7.98.

1998-664 - Stentor TN 666. APPROVED. Introduction of a revised 900 program charge structure and 900 program charges for Advantage 900 Premises-Based Service for 900 programs that are either assigned to a Business/Government Exchange or are fundraising 900 programs associated with a non-profit organization that is not a registered charitable organization. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-665 - Télébec TN 191. APPROVED. Modification to the basic directory listings for residential service. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-666 - Telesat TN 1137. APPROVED. Substitution of tariff pages which incorporate changes to the Earth Station Service. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-667 - Stentor TN 665. APPROVED. Introduction of two new terms to be used to improve the management and consumer acceptability for games of chance (for profit) programming. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-668 - MT&T TNs 698/A. APPROVED. Revision to the company's small Centrex service (1 to 29 Centrex lines/locals) by simplifying the rate structure, reducing the rates for Centrex locals and streamlining the choice of optional features. Eff. Date = 6.7.98.

1998-669 - BC TEL TNs 3765/A/B/C and 3770/A. APPROVED. Introduction of Item 500, Solutions for Small Business and Item 501, BC TEL Residential Package.

1998-670 - BC TEL TN 3823. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of the Directory Information Service (DIS) Call Completion option offered on a contractual basis to Wireless Service Providers that subscribe to DIS. Eff. Date = 9.7.98.

1998-671 - BC TEL TN 3824. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Rossland exchange by replacing the base rate area map with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15.7.98.

 1998-672 - Amtelecom TN 36. APPROVED. Introduction of contracted rates for DS-1 Digital Service. Eff. Date = 10.7.98.

 1998-673 - BC TEL TN 3821. APPROVED. Waiving of the Microlink Home service charge for new installations on an ongoing basis for a two-year period. Eff. Date = 8.7.98.

 1998-674 - Bell TN 6239. APPROVED. Provision of 56 Kbps digital facilities between customer premises in Thetford Mines and Lambton, Quebec and between Ste-Rosalie and St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, and a local 56 Kbps digital facility between a customer’s premises in Valcourt and the central office in Valcourt, Quebec. Eff. Date = 10.7.98.

1998-675 - Teleglobe TN 536. APPROVED. Implementation of two rate tables for its intergateway facilities, specifically one for facilities between the Toronto and Montreal gateways and the other for facilities between the Vancouver gateway and the Toronto or Montreal gateway, as well as rate reductions for several speed offerings. Eff. Date = 8.7.98.

1998-676 - North Renfrew TN 9. APPROVED. Addition of Vanity Number which permits both individual line residence and business customers to choose their own personalized telephone number, subject to the availability of the telephone numbers. Eff. Date = 10.7.98.

1998-677 - TCI TN 1057. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Rainbow Lake Central Office. Eff. Date = 10.7.98.

1998-678 - MetroNet File No.: 8622-M15-02/98. DENIED. Application dated 31 March 1998 pursuant to Part VII requesting expedited resolution of a competitive dispute with certain of the Stentor operating companies to issue new tariff pages for ServiceFinder, Switch ReDirect and IntelliRoute™, in order to provide an interim Local Number Portability solution within the timeframes established in 1998-60.

1998-679 - TCI TN 1011 and TCEI TN 73. APPROVED. Introduction of Inbound Data Access (IDA) Service and the associated IDA Service agreements.

1998-680 - Bell TN 6198. DENIED. Revisions proposing the introduction of the Essentials option for Centrex III service in the company’s General Tariff Item 680.

1998-681 - Télébec TN 190. INTERIM APPROVAL. Withdrawal of a business local measured service named "Service de ligne à messages tarifés" effective 1 September 1998.

1998-682 - Teleglobe TN 537. APPROVED. Introduction of a Globeaccesstel Program to Canada and the United States, to expand the Globeaccess800 Service to Canada and the United States and revision of the charge of $0.35 per Globeaccess800 call to $0.20. Eff. Date = 10.7.98.

1998-683 - BC TEL TN 3822. Monthly Megalink ISDN non-contracted service. APPROVED subject to the service being provided under a general tariff.

1998-684 - Bruce File No.: 8340-B2-78/01. APPROVAL of Appendix 8, 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service, of the Interconnection Agreement with Bell.

1998-685 - Bruce File No.: 8340-B2-78/02. APPROVAL of Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, of the Interconnection Agreement with Bell.

1998-686 - NBTel TNs 731/A. APPROVED. Late of payment charge - Method of calculating interest on accounts above $22.00 overdue in excess of 30 days from the billing date. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-687 - Northwestel TN 661. CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. Introduction of High Speed Line Enhancement Market Trial. Eff. Date = 13.7.98.

1998-688 - MT&T TN 701. APPROVED. Promotion in cooperation with a Halifax radio station, to offer nine respondents use of three Always On services (Three-Way Calling, Call Return and Ring Again) free for one year. The promotion would run from 13 July to 2 August 1998.

1998-689 - Québec-Téléphone File No.: 8632-Q1-01/98. DENIED. Authority to impose a moratorium on all new requests for extended area service links for 1998.

1998-690 - TCI TN 1024. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of two wholesale Operator Services to be offered on a contractual basis to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers. The two services are Directory Information Service and Local Operator Assistance Service. The Commission also establishes a further procedure with respect to the application.

1998-691 - TCI TN 1033. APPROVED. Withdrawal of TalkMail service, an enhanced universal voice messaging service that allows customers to leave a message intended for single-line business or residential telephone numbers that are busy or unanswered. Eff. Date = 30.10.98.

1998-692 - TCEI TN 77. APPROVED. Provision of Central Office based equipment required for Zone Answer Service which allows the customer the ability to route trouble calls to pre-recorded announcement or to trouble operators. Eff. Date = 14.7.98.

1998-693 - TCEI TN 83. APPROVED. DS-3 to DS-1 channelization arrangement at the Bonnie Doon Wire Center. Eff. Date = 14.7.98.

1998-694 - NBTel TN 746. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 14.7.98.

1998-695 - MTS TN 330. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff and the Supplementary Tariff Special Services and Facilities. Eff. Date = 15.7.98.

1998-696 - Teleglobe TN 538. APPROVED. Deletion of the private leased digitized cable service to Australia as this option is no longer available. Eff. Date = 15.7.98.

1998-697 - BC TEL TN 3825. APPROVED. Revision to Condition 4 to include "Transfer of Calls" to customers moving to certified local exchange carriers with non-subscriber transfer of calls in the same way it is provided for customers moving out of the province, as well as to change from a uniform one-time charge to the monthly charges specified for business or residence customers in Item 165 B. Eff. Date = 18.7.98.

1998-698 - BC TEL TN 3826. APPROVED. One point-to-point DS-1 interexchange digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 19.7.98.

1998-699 - Bell TN 6241. APPROVED. Provision of (a) 15 uni-directional and one hot standby Intermediate Frequency (IF) channels carrying Microwave Multipoint Distribution System type signals in order to transport up to 90 Quadrature Amplitude Modulated Motion Picture Experts Group type video signals from a customer location in Milton, Ontario to towers in Toronto, Aurora and Oshawa, Ontario and (b) two uni-directional IF channels transporting two Amplitude Modulated type video signals from the tower in Aurora, Ontario to Milton, Ontario. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-700 - Bell TN 6242. APPROVED. Broadcast-Quality Television Channels for Occasional Use - Application of the initial 15 minute charge once per order, for service periods which occur during, at most, thirty consecutive days. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-701 - Bell TN 6243. APPROVED. Provision of two local 56 Kbps digital facilities in St-Alexis and Warwick, Quebec and for an interexchange 56 Kpbs digital facility between Asbestos and Warwick, Quebec. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-702 - Bell TNs 6199/A. DENIED. Proposed revisions to simplify the current Basic Work Element structure for Centrex III Service, including Centrex Microlink Accesses and to consolidate the present rate structure of the Basic Work Element Charges from five rate elements to two rate elements.

1998-703 - Thunder Bay TN 54. APPROVED. Changes to its primary exchange service - $0.50 increase applicable to all network access services. Eff. date 1.8.98.

1998-704 - Westel File No.: 8626-W1-02/97. APPROVED. Application dated 7 May 1998 for contribution exemption.

1998-705 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0085/98. APPROVED. Revised Schedules D to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement, Canada-United States Message Toll Service, with MCI Communications Inc. and Sprint Communications Company, LP.

1998-706 - Télébec TNs 187/A. APPROVED. Introduction of Emergency Service - A business offering which makes available to customers one or more reserved telephone lines which may be quickly activated, upon request, while keeping the same telephone number. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-707 - Télébec TN 189. APPROVED. Changes to the terms of its permanent promotional offer, "Offre de Bienvenue" (Welcome Offer) to offer three instead of two "services ÉtoilesMC" free of charge for a period of one month, as well as introduction of "Service de courtoisie" (Courtesy Service), a promotional campaign providing, among other things, a free Vista 350 telephone on a trial basis to all customers bringing an individual line telephone set for repairs. Eff. Date = 8.9.98.

1998-708 - TCEI TN 79. APPROVED. Introduction of Intelligent Network Interconnection - Underlying Network Components, providing Alternate Enhanced Services Providers with the capability to interconnect their services and facilities with those of TCEI’s, subject to availability, for the purposes of providing Advanced Intelligent Network services. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-709 - TCEI TN 80. APPROVED. Service features provided to business customers using the following IntelliRoute components: (1) IntelliRoute Access Numbers;. (2) IntelliRoute Service Features; and (3) IntelliRoute Custom Announcements. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-710 - TCEI TN 82. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of General Tariff Items 5040, Virtual Co-location, 5045, Physical Co-location, and associated agreements. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-711 - Vidéotron Télécom ltée File No.: 8340-V2-0077/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interim Transiting Agreement with Metronet Communications Group Inc.

1998-712 - MTS TN 331. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to Item 250, Resale and Sharing, to bring the wording of its tariff into line with that of the other Stentor companies. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-713 - Stentor TN 667. APPROVED. Revisions to the Advantage 900TM Service Provider Agreement, to clarify that Service Providers may offer through Advantage 900 only Program content that they are authorized to use. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-714 - Thunder Bay TN 55. APPROVED. Wording changes pertaining to the Integrated Services Digital Network. Eff. Date = 20.7.98.

1998-715 - O.N. Tel TN 43. APPROVED. Price increase to the Norstar-Plus Compact ICS Telephone System. Eff. Date = 22.7.98.

1998-716 - O.N. Tel TN 44. APPROVED. Tariff revisions reflecting manufacturer discontinued items, and replacement items in the Meridian series telephones. Eff. Date = 22.7.98.

1998-717 - Northwestel TN 664. APPROVED. Tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 207, Exchange Rates, Item 210, Digital Exchange Access, Item 807, Centrex II Service and Item 1408, Ruraltel, providing for a rebalancing of local and long distance rates by increasing its local access rates by 4$ and offsetting this increase with long distance rate reductions on a revenue neutral basis. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-718 - Stentor TNs 516/A and TCI TNs 948/A. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS. Provision of unbundled network components pursuant to Local Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-8.

1998-719 - Bell TN 6244. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended Area Service between the Lac La Croix and Atikokan, Ontario exchanges. Eff. Date = 28.8.98.

1998-720 - Mornington TN 14. APPROVED. Removal of the administration charge for any Call Management or Custom Calling Feature, offering of Calling Name Delivery free for a 30 day period and waiver of the Calling Name Delivery and Calling Number Delivery charges from 1 August to 31 October 1998. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-721 - Mornington TN 15. APPROVED. Housekeeping changes to the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-722 - BC TEL TN 3828. APPROVED. Raising the threshold for the application of the late payment charge so that it will apply only to an account when its unpaid amount exceeds $30.00. Eff. Date = 23.7.98.

1998-723 - MTS TN 332. APPROVED. Edulink market trial which provides digital point-to-point DS-1 access from the customer’s premises to the customer’s Internet service provider. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-724 - Télébec TN 184. APPROVED. Extended-Area Service between the Contrecoeur and the Montréal, Boucherville, Longueuil and Varennes exchanges. Eff. Date = 12.9.98.

1998-725 - Teleglobe TN 539. APPROVED. Expansion of the Globeaccess800 and the Globe800 services to St. Lucia. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-726 - Tuckersmith TN 11. APPROVED. Rate increases for elements of the Multi-Element Service Charges. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-727 - Bell TN 6240. INTERIM APPROVAL. Modification of the Centrex tariffs with regards to the rates for Centrex digital tie-trunks terminations by incorporating a monthly charge of $216 per DS-1 with respect to the digital trunk card used to terminate each DS-1 facility on the switch plus a monthly charge of $19 per in-service DS-0. Eff. Date = 22.9.98.

1998-728 - TCI TN 916; BC TEL TNs 3536/A and 3649; Bell TN 5892; NewTel TNs 563/A; and Northwestel TN 643. Final Tariffs for Directory File Service. The Commission has approved for BC TEL, Bell, TCI and Northwestel rates, licensing agreements, as well as terms and conditions, for the offering of Directory File Service to independent telephone directory publishers for the purpose of producing telephone directories and to Local Exchange, Wireless and Interexchange Carriers for the purpose of providing directory assistance services. BC TEL TNs 3536, 3536A and 3649, Bell TN 5892 and TCI TN 916 are approved with changes. Northwestel TN 643 is granted interim approval with changes. The Commission also establishes further procedure for the Directory File Service products offered or to be offered by NewTel, NBTel, Island Tel, MT&T and MTS. REFERENCED FILE: 1997/02/14 - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-04 - FILE #: 8740-B2-5892/97 - BC TEL and Bell Canada - Final Tariffs for Directory File Service.

1998-729 - Bell TN 6245. APPROVED. 56 Kbps digital facilities between Harrow and Windsor, Manotick and Ottawa, as well as Beaverton and Toronto, Ontario. Eff. Date = 24.7.98.

1998-730 - Bell TN 6246. APPROVED. Forwarding of calls from 50 telephone numbers to a single telephone number within the same NXX for a temporary period of three months. Eff. Date = 27.7.98.

1998-731 - Bell TN 6252. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the Additional Business Line Promotion promotional campaign for the installation of additional business primary exchange services to 30 September 1998. Eff. Date = 31.7.98.

1998-732 - North Renfrew TN 10. APPROVED. Changes to the monthly and annual rates and usage hours for the Internet. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-733 - TCI TN 1054. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Lac La Biche Central Office. Eff. Date = 27.7.98.

1998-734 - TCI TN 1055. APPROVED. Intial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Foremost Central Office. Eff. Date = 27.7.98.

1998-735 - TCI TN 1059. APPROVED. Intial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Fort MacLeod Central Office. Eff. Date = 27.7.98.

1998-736 - TCI TN 1060. APPROVED. Intial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Picture Butte Central Office. Eff. Date = 27.7.98.

1998-737 - MT&T File No.: 8340-M1-0081-01/98. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATION. Amending agreement between MT&T and the Province of Nova Scotia in respect of the provision of 9-1-1 service to address, among other things, the obligations of MT&T towards competitive local exchange carriers.

1998-738 - Stentor TN 657. APPROVED DE NOVO. Introduction of National Services Tariff Item 790, Enhanced Card Swipe Access.

1998-739 - Bell TN 6228. APPROVED. Elimination of the reference to and applicability of the late payment charge on installment payments for customers using the Partial Payment Provision in the Tariff. Eff. Date = 24.7.98.

1998-740 - This Order concerns a dispute by ACC, AT&T Canada LDS and Rogers Network Services regarding compliance with 1997-590, 1 May 1997, of tariff pages issued by Bell, Island Tel, MT&T and MTS, concerning the elimination of the contribution exemption status for international joint-use data circuits.

1998-741 - Bell File No.: 8340-B2-0080/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Competitive Local Exchange/Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Interim Interconnection Agreement with Vidéotron Télécom ltée. Eff. Date = 27.7.98.

1998-742 - Telehop File No.: 8626-T30-01/97. Exemption from contribution charges on single-hop data and administrative Centrex circuits contracted from Bell Canada in Oak Ridges, Oshawa, Ajax, Brampton, Claremont, Bethany, Toronto, Oakville and Schomberg.

1998-743 - ValleyTel File No.: 8626-V7-01/98. APPROVED. Contribution exemption for a Centrex system used solely to provide local or single-hop services in the 613-567 exchange.

1998-744 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell and NBTel) - File No.: 8662-S1-02/98. DENIED. Review and vary application for space and power Special Facility Tariff filings - request for the Commission to rescind its denial of Bell TN 6102, NBTel TNs 662, 663 and 664, and, in part, BC TEL TN 3752.

1998-745 - AT&T Canada LDS File No.: 8340-AG-0082/01. APPROVED. Revised Schedule C to Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between AT&T Canada LDS and MCI International Inc. reflecting the latest settlement rates for message toll-service traffic.

1998-746 - AT&T Canada LDS File No.: 8340-AG-0083/01. APPROVED. Revised Schedule C to Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between AT&T Canada LDS Company and AT&T Corporation, reflecting the latest settlement rates for message toll service traffic.

1998-747 - MT&T TN 703. APPROVED. Access to frame relay services from the customer premises to MT&T’s serving wire centre at a speed of 128 Kbps. Eff. Date = 31.7.98.

1998-748 - Stentor TN 620. FINAL APPROVAL. Replacement of the Mobile Satellite Access Service declining per minute network usage rate, ranging from $0.24 per minute to $0.18 per minute depending on total monthly usage volume, with a flat rate of $0.14 per minute.

1998-749 - NBTel TN 747. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to Special Services Tariff Items 3775, Digital Network Access and 3800, Digital Broadband Service - High Speed. Eff. Date = 3.8.98.

1998-750 - Northwestel TN 665. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to General Tariff Item 1402, Auxiliary Signals and Item 1403 Miscellaneous Equipment and Service. Eff. Date = 30.7.98.

1998-751 - Northwestel TN 667. APPROVED. Addition of new exchange rate groups and V-H coordinates for Jean Marie River and Kakisa, NWT as well as the removal of exchange rate group and V-H coordinate for Tungston, NWT and corrections to V-H coordinates for Snare Lake, Trout Lake and Tsiigehtchic, NWT. Eff. Date = 30.7.98.

1998-752 - Northwestel TN 668. APPROVED. Increase in the network access charges for dedicated toll-free access lines. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-753 - O.N.Tel TN 45. APPROVED. Introduction of a high speed digital service to accommodate the integrated transmission of voice, data and image information. Eff. Date = 30.7.98.

1998-754 - Stentor TN 668. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of DS-1 and DS-3 central office (CO) link arrangements which will enable co-located carriers to interconnect with the companies from the carrier’s co-located space within the companies’ CO and an amendment to the 1C to 1C cross-interconnection link monthly rate element as well as the reflection of the appropriate tariff references for the monthly rate and service charge elements for the Type C Local Loops. Eff. Date = 30.7.98.

1998-755 - Teleglobe TN 540. APPROVED. Rate reductions to 153 destinations in the basic plans of the Globeaccesstel tariff and the elimination of the Globeaccesstel Discount Plan in Germany, Italy and the Philippines. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-756 - TCI TN 1061. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Central Office Link Arrangements for Interconnecting Canadian Carriers, and minor revisions to Item 210, Virtual Co-location, Item 211, Physical Co-location, and Item 400, Type C Local Loops. Eff. Date = 30.7.98.

1998-757 - TCEI TN 87. APPROVED. Further alignment to TCEI’s DNA tariff by adopting DS-0 rates and introduction of the Fractionalization Feature Charge. Eff. Date = 3.8.98.

1998-758 - TCEI TN 90. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Central Office Link Arrangements for Interconnecting Canadian Carriers, and minor revisions to Item 5040, Virtual Co-location, Item 5045, Physical Co-location and Item 5070, Type C Local Loops. Eff. Date = 30.7.98.

1998-759 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 64. INTERIM APPROVAL. Rates for the installation and supply of power for specific customer-provided equipment in the company’s central office. Eff. Date = 30.7.98.

1998-760 - Télébec TN 192. APPROVED. Removal of tariff pages which relate to the forbearance of service identified in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-19. Eff. Date = 1.8.98.

1998-761 - Stentor TN 529 and TCI 990. APPROVED WITH CHANGES. Introduction of Local Number Portability - Access to Service Control Point (LNP-SCP) service (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel and NewTel, with TCI submitting its own proposal).

1998-762 - Stentor TNs 529A and 529B, and TCI 990A. APPROVED. Revisions to the Local Number Portability (LNP) - Access to Service Control Point (SCP) to introduce 10 Digit Global Title Translation as an option. Eff. Date = 31.7.98.

1998-763 - TCI TN 1066. APPROVED. Introduction of Local Number Portability (LNP) - Updates to the Stentor Service Control Point (SCP) Tariff reflecting the Commission’s directives in 1998-678 and the Industry Consensus Report prepared by the LNP Rollout Sub-Working Group. Eff. Date = 31.7.98.

1998-764 - NBTel TN 730. APPROVED. Revisions to the Special Services Tariff, to amend the Digital Broadband Service (DBS) - Discount Structure to include usage charges in calculating the applicable discount and to introduce DBS - End to End Frame Relay service. Eff. Date = 31.7.98.

1998-765 - Stentor TN 658 and TCI TN 1038. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. Metronet requested that the Commission grant interim approval to the loop selection service proposed by Stentor.

1998-766 - Bell TN 6235. DENIED. Co-location of customer provided equipment.

1998-767 - Bell TN 6247. APPROVED. Local 9.6 Kbps digital facility in Valcourt, Quebec. Eff. Date = 6.8.98.

1998-768 - Bell TN 6248. APPROVED. Custom-designed DS-1 facility between the customer’s premises in St-Félix-de-Kingsey, Quebec and the company’s central office. Eff. Date = 6.8.98.

1998-769 - MT&T TN 702. APPROVED. Two-month promotion associated with Visual Call Waiting and Visual Call Waiting Deluxe services to eligible residential customers who purchase or lease a Vista 150 or Vista 350 telephone set. Eff. Date = 6.8.98.

1998-770 - MTS TN 287. DENIED. Proposed revisions to the company’s Centrex service tariff that would reduce the minimum line requirement from two lines to one line, and introduce a one-year initial service period contract in addition to the current three and five-year contract periods.

1998-771 - Teleglobe TN 526. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to the International Globeaccess Service Tariff including the withdrawal of the Globeaccess Program to Australia and the United Kingdom.

1998-772 - TCEI TN 84. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS. Rate changes to unbundled network components and traffic termination.

1998-773 - BC TEL TN 3830. APPROVED. "Welcome Home" promotional campaign offering new customers a choice to trial up to three eligible SmartTouch services for a period of 30 days. Eff. Date = 7.8.98.

1998-774 - Bell TN 6250. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item D-43(b). Eff. Date = 7.8.98.

1998-775 - Thunder Bay Telephone File No.: 8340-T26-01/97. APPROVAL of a Cellular Provisioning Agreement with the Corporation of the Town of Dryden.

1998-776 - NBTel TN 752. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 15.8.98.

1998-777 - Prince Rupert City Telephones TN 19. APPROVED. Revisions to the Cellular Call Messaging service.

1998-778 - Prince Rupert City Telephones TN 20. APPROVED. Four-month extension to the ADSL Service Market Trial.

1998-779 - NewTel TN 584. APPROVED. Custom Calling Features, Message Manager and Call Management Service - Sales promotion for individual line residence customers subscribing to a new individual line service or moving an existing individual line service to a new address for the period of 6 August to 30 September 1998. Eff. Date = 11.8.98.

1998-780 - Northern TNs 78/A/B. APPROVED WITH CHANGES. Restructuring of its local rate schedules for primary exchange service consisting of an accelerated Switching Equipment Modernization program. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-781 - Bell TN 6251. APPROVED. Extended-Area Service between the following four Quebec exchanges: Boucherville and Contrecoeur; Longeuil and Contrecoeur; Montréal and Contrecoeur; and Varennes and Contrecoeur. Eff. Date = 12.9.98.

1998-782 - MTS TN 333. INTERIM APPROVAL. Promotional campaign from 15 August to 31 October 1998 which provides new subscribers to specific Calling Features with a free trial period of two months.

1998-783 - Québec-Téléphone TN 215. APPROVED. Fixed tariff for the utilization portion of the Multiflex service. Eff. Date = 24.8.98.

1998-784 - MTS TNs 326/A. DENIED. Proposed revisions for the introduction of an Internet Call Display service.

1998-785 - BC TEL TN 3710. APPROVED WITH CHANGES. Introduction of Provincial 9-1-1 Service.

1998-786 - NBTel TN 742. APPROVED. Wording changes to retain the rate of $34.70 for Semi-Public Telephone Service.

1998-787 - Prince Rupert TN 18. APPROVED. Introduction of Call Name Display, as well as a number of privacy safeguards coincident with this service introduction, Call Guard, Visual Call Waiting and Call Wake Up. Eff. Date = 13.8.98.

1998-788 - Québec-Téléphone TN 217. APPROVED. Promotional campaign with respect to "Télé-Réponse" (Call Answer), "TéléRéponse sans ligne d’accès" (Call Answer without access line) and "TéléRéponse Multi-usagers" (Extension Call Answer) of the "Services Étoiles" (SmartTouch Services), from 17 August to 19 September 1998. Eff. Date = 17.8.98.

1998-789 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 516. APPROVED. Province-wide 9-1-1 Service for competitive local exchange carriers in BC TEL territory.

1998-790 - Télébec TN 193. APPROVED. Changes to "Services de base et service régional" (Basic and Extended Area Services) and "Service Centrex Télébec" (Télébec Centrex Service). Eff. Date = 31.8.98.

1998-791 - Thunder Bay TN 65. APPROVED. Increase in the number of days (from 20 to 30) that customers have to pay their telephone bills before a Late Payment Charge applies. Eff. Date = 13.8.98.

1998-792 - BC TEL TN 3831/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of BC TEL PRIME Loyalty Promotion which offers a choice of up to two free Smart Touch services or Integrated Voice Messaging Services features or the option to instead select a choice of non-tariffed alternative long distance calling benefits, per month, for a period of up to 12 months, from 5 October 1998 to 30 September 1999.

1998-793 - NewTel TN 585. INTERIM APPROVAL. Short-term sales promotion waiving the basic service charge and the line connection charge for customers who switch back to NewTel from an alternate provider of local service. Eff. Date = 17.8.98.

1998-794 - Québec-Téléphone TN 216/A. APPROVED. New SmartTouch services options "TéléRéponse sans ligne d’accès" (Call Answer without access line) and "TéléRéponse multi-usagers" (Extension Call Answer). Eff. Date = 17.8.98.

1998-795 - BC TEL TN 3832. APPROVED. Withdrawal of the Voice Dialing service from the Supplemental Services Tariff Item 143, SmartTouch Services. Eff. Date = 14.8.98.

1998-796 - MTS TN 334. INTERIM APPROVAL. Centrex Service - Additional rates for customers having a line size of 4001 or more in rate bands A and B. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-797 - CoopTel TN 25. APPROVED. Administrative and tariff revisions to "service Centrex PME" (Centrex services). Eff. Date = 15.8.98.

1998-798 - CoopTel TN 26. APPROVED. Revisions to Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 15.8.98.

1998-799 - CoopTel TN 27. APPROVED. "Solutions CoopTel" (SmartTouch Services) - Tariff and administrative revisions. Eff. Date = 15.8.98.

1998-800 - Teleglobe TN 541. APPROVED. Introduction of the United States to the list of destinations of the Globestream service. Eff. Date = 16.8.98.

1998-801 - Bell TN 6253. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of four optical fibres connecting a customer’s two premises in Ottawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 14.8.98.

1998-802 - BC TEL TN 3829. APPROVED. "Call Answer with Family/Extension Option plus SmartRing" promotion from 1 September 1998 to 1 January 1999.

1998-803 - TCEI TN 92. APPROVED. Restructuring and repricing of the Local Channel Service by replacing the present rate structure consisting of four Rate Groups (1 to 4), with a single monthly rate consequently aligning the structure with that of TELUS Communications Inc.’s Local Channel Service. Eff. Date = 17.8.98.

1998-804 - TCI TN 1062. APPROVED. Introduction of Wireless Payphone Service-Market Trial offered to TCI’s existing wireline payphone customers, beginning in five selected rural Alberta locations currently not serviced by wireline service. Eff. Date = 7.9.98

1998-805 - BC TEL TN 3756. APPROVED on a DE NOVO basis. Introduction of Wireless Local Loop Exchange Service.

1998-806 - NBTel TN 722. FINAL APPROVAL. Contribution Charges - Recovery of the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent company territories. The proposed retroactive application of the tariff revisions is denied.

1998-807 - Québec-Téléphone TN 212. FINAL APPROVAL. Modifications to its Hyperpac service.

1998-808 - Sogetel TN 70. APPROVED. Deletion of provisions covering the services for which forbearance was granted in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-19 with the exception of the provision related to Advantage 900 Service and complementary toll services which are to remain in the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 18.8.98.

1998-809 - Télébec TN 185. FINAL APPROVAL. Modifications to its Hyperpac service.

1998-810 - Teleglobe TN 531. APPROVED. Changes to the International Globeframe Service adding new destinations, making certain rate reductions, establishing new contract periods as well as clarifiying the billing mechanism.

1998-811 - TCEI TN 91. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of loop selection service.

1998-812 - Fone Pass File No.: 8626-F7-01/98. Letters dated 27 May and 1 June 1998. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems used solely to provide local or single-hop services.

1998-813 - ITel Communications File No.: 8626-J13-01/98. Affidavit dated 13 May 1998. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems used solely to provide single-hop or local services in the Sudbury and Warren exchanges.

1998-814 - MiCall Communications Ltd. File No.: 8626-M25-01/97. Affidavit dated 31 October 1997. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems used solely to provide local or single-hop services.

1998-815 - Moonstar Integrated Technologies File No.: 8626-M26-01/98. Affidavit dated 1 October 1997. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems used solely to provide local or single-hop services.

1998-816 - Bell TN 6254. APPROVED. Changes related to ISDN PRI signalling on Centrex service as it will no longer be available for new installations or additions to existing installations due to continuing provisioning problems. Eff. Date = 18.8.98.

1998-817 - Bell TN 6256. APPROVED. 56 Kpbs digitial facility between St-Hyacinthe and Ste-Rosalie, Quebec. Eff. Date = 19.8.98.

1998-818 - Island Tel TN 488. APPROVED. Correction of a typographical error relating to the service charge rate associated with Extended Call Management. Eff. Date = 24.8.98.

1998-819 - MTS TN 335. APPROVED. Voice Processing Service - Reduction in the "number of mailboxes" rate ranges from nine to eight and a decrease of the rate for five-year contracts in another range. Eff. Date = 20.8.98.

1998-820 - NBTel TNs 732/A. APPROVED. Introduction of a caveat pertaining to the resale of Cellular Telephone and One-Way Radio Paging services. Eff. Date = 21.8.98.

1998-821 - Stentor TN 670. APPROVED. Customer Specific Business Service - Cable change between each DPN 100/15 switch and the Megastream terminating equipment from an eight cable harness to a single cable. Eff. Date = 20.8.98.

1998-822 - Stentor TN 671. APPROVED. Promotional campaign to waive service charges for customers who are migrating from Dataroute Service to Megaplan Service. Eff. Date = 21.8.98.

1998-823 - TCEI TN 57. FINAL APPROVAL. Addition of a new "Over 90,000 lines category"; 2) introduction of a 15% and 25% float of local lines; 3) minor changes to reflect the correct company name; 4) amendment to the calculation of the termination liability; and 5) removal of two different line categories for three and five-year contracts and replacing them with one, "Over 5,000 Lines category".

1998-824 - TCI TN 950. FINAL APPROVAL. Addition of a new "Over 90,000 lines category"; 2) introduction of a 15% and 25% float of local lines; 3) reflection of the correct company name; 4) amendment to the calculation of the termination liability; and 5) removal of five line categories for three and five-year contracts and replacing them with one, "Over 5,000 Lines category".

1998-825 - TCI TN 1065. APPROVED. Digital Network Access - Promotional campaign to waive the service charges for customers who are migrating from Dataroute Service to Megaplan Service. Eff. Date = 21.8.98.

1998-826 - MT&T TN 704. APPROVED. Correction of a typographical error relating to the service charge rate associated with Extended Call Management. Eff. Date = 24.8.98.

1998-827 - NewTel TN 586. APPROVED. Introduction of MegalinkTM Service, a new Integrated Services Digital Network access arrangement. Eff. Date = 22.9.98.

1998-828 - NewTel TN 587. APPROVED. Specific service being offered as a Custom Built Equipment and Arrangement. Eff. Date = 26.8.98.

1998-829 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 673. APPROVED. Redefined Maximum Caller Charge on Advantage 900TM - Extension to 28 February 1999, of the one-year market trial. Eff. Date = 24.8.98.

1998-830 - Teleglobe TN 542. APPROVED. Establishment of a simplified flat rate structure for the occasional use service; 2) reduction of the rate for pre-emptible C or Ku Bands; 3) transfer of Item 53, Earth Station (Occasional Use), to the International Television Service Tariff; 4) removal of Item 19 of the Special Facilities Tariff - Discount Incentives for Full-Time Lease Customers; 5) clarification of the conditions of application; and 6) minor revisions and housekeeping changes. Eff. Date = 21.8.98.

1998-831 - Bell TN 6257. APPROVED. Removal of extended product support package for Centrex III Perimeter ACD MIS Software. Eff. Date = 27.8.98.

1998-832 - Bell TN 6263. APPROVED. Provision of 56 Kbps digital facilities between Guigues and Temiscaming, Quebec, and between Disraeli and Courcelles, Quebec. Eff. Date = 24.8.98.

1998-833 - NBTel TN 698. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1998-834 - NBTel TNs 707/A. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-835 - NBTel TNs 712/A/B. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-836 - NBTel TN 715. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-837 - NBTel TN 717. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1998-838 - NBTel TN 718. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-839 - NBTel TN 721. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-840 - NBTel TN 723. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-841 - NBTel TN 724. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1998-842 - NBTel TN 733. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1998-843 - NBTel TN 734. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1998-844 - NBTel TN 740. Final Approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service.

1998-845 - NBTel TN 751. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-846 - NBTel TN 753. APPROVED. Tariff revisions pertaining to the company’s Cellular Telephone Service. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-847 - Amtelecom File No.: 8340-A2-0086/98. APPROVED. Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, of the Interconnection Agreement with Bell defining the CCS7 service arrangements, compensation methodology and payment between the companies.

1998-848 - BC TEL TN 3809B. INTERIM APPROVAL. Addition of Call Forwarding - Mailbox to the list of eligible SmartTouch services available to select under the Business Access Plus Promotion.

1998-849 - Northwestel TN 669. APPROVED. Restructuring of the 10 Mbps LAN Interconnection service to allow for Central Office termination of access links. Eff. Date = 15.9.98.

1998-850 - Télébec TN 194. APPROVED. Provision of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Belleterre and Latulipe, Belleterre and Ville-Marie, Macamic and Palmarolle, Ste-Rose and Palmarolle, Nédelec and Rémigny, St-Bruno-de-Guigues and St-Eugène-de-Guigues, as well as introduction of new services made available following these changes.

1998-851 - Stentor TN 672. APPROVED. Expansion of Universal Messaging from its current business-only market segment to include the residential market segment. Eff. Date = 5.10.98.

1998-852 - O.N. Tel TN 48. APPROVED. Extension of the $ 0.099 Residential Toll Promotion and a change in the rate for calls to the United States to $ 0.199/minute from 26 August to 4 December 1998. Eff. Date = 26.8.98.

1998-853 - Distributel File No.: 8622-D11-01/97. Request for an Order directing Bell to provide Customer Direct Information Delivery Service (CDID) on the same terms as with other Bell Centrex customers, on a tariffed basis.

1998-854 - ExcelNet File No.: 8626-E5-01/98. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges for services provided to ExcelNet by Bell Canada. Eff. Date = 21.10.96.

1998-855 - Québec-Téléphone TN 218. APPROVED. Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-856 - Télébec File No: 8640-T5-01/97. APPROVED. The Commission finds it appropriate to forbear from exercising its powers and duties with respect to Télébec’s inside wiring installation, maintenance and repair services. Eff. Date = 27.8.98.

1998-857 - Bell TN 6258. APPROVED. Extension to 30 April 1999 of the market trial permitting the transfer of funds from specially equipped public telephones to or from MondexTM cash cards. Eff. Date = 29.8.98.

1998-858 - Keewatin File No.: 8340-B2-0090/01. APPROVED. Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, of the Interconnection Agreement with Bell providing for basic call set up and take down, and Call Management Services feature functionality.

1998-859 - MTS TN 336. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 31.8.98.

1998-860 - NBTel TN 749. APPROVED. Wording changes to the Introduction to Primary Service, clarifying that the measured and flat rated services can be both single and multi-line and that the flat rate service may be provided for administrative use on a premise, where hotel and motel measured services, telephone answering services and modem pools are provided. Eff. Date = 31.8.98.

1998-861 - Northwestel TN 670. APPROVED. Decrease in the per minute rates charged to Advantage Select customers for various zones. Eff. Date = 2.9.98.

1998-862 - Québec-Téléphone TN 220. APPROVED. Phasing out of the Dataroute Service as of 1 September 1998 and completion of its elimination by 1 September 1999 as well as the enforcement of increased interexchange circuits rates for 1 December 1998. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-863 - Teleglobe TN 543. APPROVED. Provision for delivery of a unidirectional 128 Kbit/s audio signal from Teleglobe’s earth station at Weir, Quebec to an Atlantic Ocean Region Satellite which is then received in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Eff. Date = 29.8.98.

1998-864 - BC TEL TN 3833. APPROVED. Extension of the Call Answer Free for Six Months with Call Director promotion to 31 January 1999. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-865 - BC TEL TN 3837. APPROVED. Microlink Services - Promotional offer providing, to eligible customers, either a reduction or a complete waiver of the service charge in the Alternate Voice and Data Plus Optional Packet Service component, from 1 September to 30 November 1998. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-866 - Island Tel TN 489. INTERIM APPROVAL. Change to the Direct-In-Dial Service rate structure enabling customers to purchase the exact amount of numbers they require at the rate of $2.55 per number and eliminate the trunk premium. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-867 - MT&T TN 705. INTERIM APPROVAL. Change to the Direct-In-Dial Service rate structure enabling customers to purchase the exact amount of numbers they require at the rate of $3.10 per number and eliminate the trunk premium. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-868 - Québec-Téléphone TN 221. APPROVED. Extension of the Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line Service market trials to 15 January 1999. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-869 - Stentor TN 674. APPROVED. Introduction of Billed Number Screening (BNS) Database Service permitting Competitive Local Exchange Carriers and Wireless Service Providers to list the high level numbers and line level numbers for which they are responsible in Stentor’s BNS database, consequently allowing them to place Collect and Bill-to-Third call billing restrictions on their end users’ telephone lines. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-870 - Teleglobe TN 544. APPROVED. Revisions to the International Operator Handled Service Tariffs to: 1) introduce a flat rate structure (00:00 - 24:00) for all destinations including an average rate reduction; 2) eliminate charges applied to each station to station call handled by a Canadian operator; 3) reduce from $6.40 to $5.80 the charge applied to each person to person call handled by a foreign operator; and 4) clarify the tariff to indicate that the station-to-station rates are rounded to the nearest six second interval. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-871 - Telesat TN 1138. APPROVED. Changes to the operating term and rate of a Special Assembly Tariff. Eff. Date = 1.9.98.

1998-872 - O.N. Tel TN 17. APPROVED. Addition of Directory Advertising and Directory Purchase services to the General Tariff.

1998-873 - BC TEL TN 3836. INTERIM APPROVAL. An intra-office DS-1 access facility, on a Special Assembly basis, for one customer for a three-year contract. Eff. Date = 4.9.98.

1998-874 - Bell TN 6259. APPROVED. 56 Kbps digital facilities between Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil and St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Disraeli and Lambton, Quebec, and Harriston and Kitchener, Ontario. Eff. Date = 4.9.98.

1998-875 - O.N. Tel TN 47. APPROVED. Cellular Telephone Service -Special "1st Anniversary Promotion" waiving the one-time connection charge for new subscribers, during the month of October 1998. Eff. Date = 4.9.98.

1998-876 - Telesat TN 1139. APPROVED. Changes to the operating term of the Special Assembly Tariff. Eff. Date = 2.9.98.

1998-877 - TCI TN 1067. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Girouxville Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.9.98.

1998-878 - TCI TN 1068. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Sundre Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.9.98.

1998-879 - TCI TN 1069. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Rocky Mountain House Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.9.98.

1998-880 - TCI TN 1070. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Lethbridge Central Office. Eff. Date = 4.9.98.

1998-881 - TCI TN 1071. APPROVED. Co-location of customer-provided equipment in the company’s central office. Eff. Date =  4.9.98.

1998-882 - Bell TN 6267. INTERIM APPROVAL. Rates and charges associated with the use of central office space, power and environmental conditioning required for specific customer-provided equipment to be located in the company’s central office buildings. Eff. Date = 2.9.98.

1998-883 - NewTel TN 588. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Time of Day Routing and Time of Day Network Class of Service which allows Provincial Centex Service and National Central Service customers to optimize toll costs by selecting toll route and interexchange carrier as well as minimize unauthorized toll access by restricting access to "0+" calls, "1+" calls or both, the two options being based on time of day, day of the week, or day of the year. NewTel is also proposing wording changes to make the associated service charges consistent with this proposal. Eff. Date = 2.9.98.

1998-884 - File No.: 8340-B2-0086/98 - Association des Compagnies de Téléphone du Québec. APPROVED. Appendix 9 of the CCS7 interconnection agreement between individual ACTQ members and Bell.

1998-885 - O.N. Tel TN 46. APPROVED. Reduction in gateway costs of ONLink Service and provision of intermediate products due to customer demand. Eff. Date = 3.9.98.

1998-886 - File No.: 8626-S2-04/98 - Call-Net. Letter dated 1 May 1998. APPROVED. Contribution exemption with respect to circuits which are used and provisioned as dedicated Canada-U.S. facilities for five end-customers of Sprint Canada.

1998-887 - File No.: 8626-A14-01/97 - ACC. Letter dated 24 March 1998. FINAL APPROVAL. Exemption from contribution charges for certain interconnecting circuits which are used by ACC NetMedia to provide Internet services.

1998-888 - File No.: 8626-A4-06/98 - AT&T Canada LDS. Letter dated 5 June 1998. APPROVED. Contribution exemption for a dedicated cross-border circuit to be used in conjunction with the AT&T Canada LDS Asynchronous Transfer Mode network.

1998-889 - MT&T TN 696. APPROVED. Recovery of the CAT charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent telephone company territories. The proposed retroactive application of the tariff revisions is denied.

1998-890 - Bell TN 6261. APPROVED. Various components associated with a hybrid packet network. Eff. Date = 7.9.98.

1998-891 - MetroNet File No.: 8340-M15-004/98. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interim Competitive Local Exchange Carrier - Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC - ILEC) Agreement for Interconnection with TELUS Communications Inc.

1998-892 - MetroNet File No.: 8340-M15-0091/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interim Master Competitive Local Exchange Carrier - Interexchange Carrier (CLEC - IXC) Interconnection Agreement with BC TEL.

1998-893 - MetroNet File No.: 8340-M15-0092/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interim Local Exchange Carrier to Local Exchange Carrier (LEC to LEC) Interconnection Agreement with BC TEL.

1998-894 - NBTel TN 756. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 7.9.98.

1998-895 - NBTel TN 757. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 8.9.98.

1998-896 - Toll Free Telecom File No.: 8626-T29-01/98. Letter dated 28 January 1998. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges associated with account number 905-731-7006. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1998-897 - BC TEL TN 3772. APPROVED. Withdrawal of the Mobiltel station and the radio terminal providing the Radio Toll Station Service at Tofino.

1998-898 - Télébec File No.: 8630-T5-02/98. Approval of 1998 depreciation life characteristics.

1998-899 - NB Tel TN 755. APPROVED. Promotions for new and existing customers who subscribe to either Business Single Line Access Service flat rate or to Exchange Business Communications Service flat rate offering the opportunity to trial certain feature services free of charge for a two month period, from 14 September to 13 October 1998. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-900 - MT&T TN 706. APPROVED. Re-establishing of the exception in respect of "subscriber drop wire". Eff. Date = 10.9.98.

1998-901 - Stentor TN 675. APPROVED. Revisions to Full-Time Local Broadcast-Quality Video Transmission Channel Service introducing: 1) a 10 year contract option for uni-directional and bi-directional D-1 service; 2) rate changes for one, two and three-year bi-directional D-1 service; 3) changes to the quantity discount structure; and 4) clarification on the applicability of service charges. Eff. Date = 10.9.98.

1998-902 - BC TEL TN 3839. APPROVED. Short-term SmartTouch Services promotion, "Free For 30 Days - Call Forwarding Subscription", for residential customers from 14 September to 31 December 1998. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-903 - BC TEL TN 3840. APPROVED. Changes to the numerical and alphabetical rate group/band references for the Elko exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 23.9.98.

1998-904 - BC TEL TN 3841. APPROVED. Expansion of the NewsRoute Service network to include Whistler and Sun Peaks as new serving locations. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-905 - Bell TN 6262. APPROVED. Removal of the one-way extended-area service footnote associated with the exchanges of Cloud Bay, Kaministiquia, Pass Lake and Shebandowan, Ontario to Thunder Bay, Ontario. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-906 - Island Tel TN 490. APPROVED. Time-limited promotion from 14 September to 16 October 1998, waiving the service charges associated with the installation of additional Single Line Business, Multiline, and Centrex lines up to a maximum of five additional lines. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-907 - Télébec TN 197. APPROVED. Waiving of the installation charges associated with "Service Boréal" for a period of six months from 15 September 1998 to 15 March 1999. Eff. Date = 15.9.98.

1998-908 - Télébec TN 190. FINAL APPROVAL. Withdrawal of a business local measured service named "Service de ligne à messages tarifé" effective 1 September 1998.

1998-909 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 66. DENIED. Reduced rates for service to certified and approved non-profit groups.

1998-910 - BC TEL TN 3842. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Cache Creek and 70 Mile House exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15.9.98.

1998-911 - BC TEL TN 3838. APPROVED. Extension of the ServiceFinder - Market Trial, to 15 March 1999 and withdrawal of the Normal Telephone Number Access option component of the service. Eff. Date = 16.9.98.

1998-912 - Stentor TN 678. APPROVED. Removal of restrictions on the types of DS-1 accesses that can be combined in a DS-3 access. Eff. Date = 16.9.98.

1998-913 - TCI TN 1074. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Airdrie Central Office. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-914 - TCI TN 1075. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Magrath Central Office. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-915 - TCI TN 1076. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Caroline Central Office. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-916 - TCI TN 1077. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Peace River Central Office. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-917 - TCI TN 1078. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Widewater Central Office. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-918 - TCI TN 1079. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Cochrane Central Office. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-919 - TCI TN 1080. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Pincher Creek Central Office. Eff. Date = 14.9.98.

1998-920 - BC TEL TN 3809C. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the enrolment period for subscribing to the Business Access Promotion until 31 December 1998. Eff. Date = 17.9.98.

1998-921 - Bell TN 6266. APPROVED. Removal of Access Services Tariff for Interconnection with Interexchange Carriers (IXCs) Item 10.1(p), which restricted IXCs from providing local pay telephone service. Eff. Date = 21.9.98.

1998-922 - Northwestel TN 666. APPROVED. October Savings Promotion offering a maximum per minute charge of $0.25, exclusive of set up charges, for eligible calls within Canada, each weekend in October 1998 commencing 3 October 1998 from Saturday 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following Sunday. Eff. Date = 3.10.98.

1998-923 - Télébec TN 196. APPROVED. Delay of the date of implementation for the "Campagne Service de Courtoisie" (Courtesy Service Campaign) promotion, previously approved by the Commission in 1998-707, to 21 September 1998.

1998-924 - TCI TN 1081. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Tilley Central Office. Eff. Date = 18.9.98.

1998-925 - TCI TN 1082. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Blackfalds Central Office. Eff. Date = 18.9.98.

1998-926 - Télécommunication NT. File No.: 8626-T31-01/98. Letter dated 1 June 1998. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to a Centrex system in the Mirabel exchange.

1998-927 - Télécommunication MDM. File No.: 8626-T32-01/98. Letter dated 1 June 1998. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to a Centrex system in the Lavaltrie exchange.

1998-928 - ITNets Inc. File No.: 8626-J9-01/97. Letter dated 29 June 1998. APPROVED. Contribution exemption with respect to overseas private line circuits. Eff. Date = 4.12.97.

1998-929 - File No.: 8695-C12-02/97 - Re: Proposed New Contribution Exemption Regime for Internet Service Providers, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-37, 3 November 1997. The Commission found that: (i) only IALs carrying PSTN Voice traffic are subject to contribution charges; and (ii) if an IAL is used to carry any local or interexchange PSTN Voice traffic, then all traffic carried on that IAL is subject to contribution. The Commission agrees with Stentor that IP Data should be contribution exempt. The Commission also notes that technological innovation will likely lead to a situation where services such as PSTN Voice will increasingly be able to be offered in a manner similar to PC Voice. Given that this will likely lead to a potentially significant reduction in contribution payments, the Commission is of the view that the contribution-exempt status of Internet services may need to be revisited in the future. The following is the lighter contribution exemption regime for ISPs. Situation 1: No registration is required. The ISP should make available a no-charge, five-hour per-month, low-speed access account to its serving LEC. The exemption is assumed automatically by the LEC. Situation 2: The ISP is to register with the Commission, but no exemption application for contribution-exempt services is required. The ISP should make available a no-charge, five-hour per-month, low-speed access account to its serving LEC. An affidavit is to be served on serving LEC(s) only. Situation 3: Registration and an exemption application is required (for contribution-exempt services) with the Commission and serving LEC(s). The ISP should make available a no-charge, five-hour per-month, low-speed access account to its serving LEC. For Situations 1 and 2 above, the evidentiary requirements have been significantly reduced. The Commission is of the view that while there is some risk in lightening the regulatory regime, it is offset by the decrease in regulatory burden to all. The Commission agrees with Stentor that the migration of data from the PSTN to the Internet may cause the general exemption for Internet services from contribution charges to be reviewed. Call-Net proposed that the Commission re-examine the entire contribution regime and replace it with a system that requires telecommunications service providers to contribute on the basis of a percentage of revenues. Call-Net’s request is denied.

1998-930 - BC TEL TN 3844. APPROVED. Extend the enrollment period for Solutions for Small Business until 31 December 1998 and to eliminate the additional $0.16 per-minute charge for the message toll calling component of the package. Eff. Date = 19.9.98.

1998-931 - MT&T TN 709. APPROVED. A time-limited promotional campaign providing three months of Select Ring service to business customers newly subscribing to a toll-free/800 service. Eff. Date = 21.9.98.

1998-932 - Québec-Téléphone TN 223. APPROVED. Standardization of the charges for inside wiring from two to three pairs at the demarcation jack for residential and business services. Eff. Date = 5.10.98.

1998-933 - Télébec TN 198. APPROVED. Extension of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) service technology trial to 30 October 1998 and the removal of General Tariff pages related to the Internet access trial via Microlink + 56 Kbps which has expired. Eff. Date = 18.9.98.

1998-934 - Westport TN 15. APPROVED. A set-up charge for all monthly and annual Internet packages. Eff. Date = 30.9.98.

1998-935 - BC TEL TN 3848. APPROVED. Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group/band references for the Decker Lake exchange as it is being converted to digital technology. Eff Date = 22.9.98.

1998-936 - NewTel TN 589. APPROVED. Combination of the Custom Calling Features and Call Management Service into a single Calling Features Tariff Item using the same rates for business and residence customers and introduction of a discount structure as well as the discontinuance of the Speed Calling - 30 Codes Custom Calling Feature. Eff Date = 1.10.98.

1998-937 - AT&T Canada LDS File No.: 8340-A4-0083/00. APPROVED. Revised Schedule M to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between AT&T Canada LDS and AT&T Corp., reflecting the provision of seamless Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

1998-938 - BC TEL TN 3845. INTERIM APPROVAL. Promotion from 28 September to 30 November 1998, waiving the service charge applicable to the provision of additional multi-lines and individual business lines.

1998-939 - Hurontario File No. 8340-B2-0095/00. APPROVED. Revised Appendix 10 of the Interconnection Agreement between Hurontario and Bell Canada relating to the establishment of CCS7 interconnection between their respective systems in order to provide for basic call set up and take down, and Call Management Services feature functionality and ISDN features and capabilities.

1998-940 - MT&T TN 711. INTERIM APPROVAL. Terms, conditions and rates associated with access to MT&T’s tower and building space to a Canadian Broadcasting Undertaking, which enable a service broadcaster to attach broadcast equipment to a tower structure and provide for building space for the associated broadcast equipment if necessary, and where space is available. Eff. Date = 23.9.98.

1998-941 - NBTel TN 750. APPROVED. Internet Call Waiting - Enable customers, when attached to their Internet service provider, to see an incoming telephone call’s originating name and number on their computer screen as well as several disposition options to handle the call. Eff. Date = 23.9.98.

1998-942 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) File No.: 8340-S1-0094/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Local Exchange Carrier Accession Agreement, which makes Vidéotron Télécom ltée a party to the Central Fund Administration Agreement (Ontario and Quebec).

1998-943 - Call for Less. File No.: 8626-C38-01/98. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to a Centrex system in the Newtonville exchange used solely for local or single-hop calling.

1998-944 - Orion Communications Inc. File No.: 8626-O14-01/98. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems used solely to provide local or single-hop services.

1998-945 - Bell TN 6270. APPROVED. Withdrawal of General Tariff Item 800, Push-Button Telephone Systems, Key Equipment and Wiring Plans. Eff. Date = 28.9.98.

1998-946 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell, MTS and NBTel) TN 676. APPROVED. Terms and conditions and rates for a private communications network service with service features that meet the specific requirements of a single customer. Eff. Date = 24.9.98.

1998-947 - Teleglobe TN 545. APPROVED. Introduction of the International DAMA Service Tariff, an international usage-based digital service providing customers, upon availability, with instant dial-up connectivity for voice and data communications originating in Canada on Teleglobe’s DAMA terminals destined to the customer’s Canadian registered DAMA terminals overseas. Eff. Date = 25.9.98.

1998-948 - Teleglobe TN 546. APPROVED. Extension of the promotion of the Globeaccess800 Service to 31 December 1998. Eff. Date = 26.9.98.

1998-949 - Valcourt TN 28. APPROVED. Name change for Co-op de téléphone de Valcourt to CoopTel. Eff. Date = 25.9.98.

1998-950 - Bell TN 6269. APPROVED. Integrated Voice Messaging Service - Housekeeping revisions. Eff. Date = 28.9.98.

1998-951 - MT&T TN 715. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Enhanced Call Centre Reporting, an add-on feature to the Basic Call Centre Service providing a Hosted Managed Call Centre environment allowing business clients to view their Call Centre activity. Eff. Date = 29.9.98.

1998-952 - NBTel TN 760. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-953 - BC TEL TN 3846. APPROVED. Destandardization of the Call Display feature as well as removal of the Call Display reference from the Welcome Home Promotion. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-954 - Bell TN 6265. APPROVED. Optical Fibre - Inclusion of rates for cross-sections greater than 12 fibre strands. Eff. Date = 14.10.98.

1998-955 - Bell TN 6268. APPROVED. Special Facilities Tariff Items F-526(b),(c) and (d) each providing for 15 uni-directional and one hot standby Intermediate Frequency channel carrying Microwave Multipoint Distribution System type signals in order to transport up to 90 Quadrature Amplitude Modulated Motion Picture Experts Group type video signals from a customer location to tower sites. Eff. Date = 29.9.98.

1998-956 - Bell TN 6271. APPROVED. Modification of the options available to three and five-year minimum contract period customers to extend prevailing contract terms for Centrex III Service. Eff. Date = 29.9.98.

1998-957 - Bell TN 6272. APPROVED. Removal of Special Facilities Tariff Items. B-785(b) and (d), which provided extended product support packages for Centrex III Perimeter ACD Management Information System software, since they are no longer in service. Eff. Date = 29.9.98.

1998-958 - MT&T TN 710. APPROVED. Additional Six Port Conference Bridge capability and Music on Hold available for Centrex Business Service and Small Business Network Service. REFERENCE FILE: 1999/01/28 - FILE #: 8662-M32-01/99 - Mediapro Communications Inc. - Review & Vary Telecom Orders 1998-958 (MTT), 1996-804 (NewTel).

1998-959 - Québec-Téléphone TN 222. INTERIM APPROVAL. Tariffs for the consolidation of the "Afficheur du nom et numéro" (Name and number display) and "Appel en attente" (Call Waiting) of the "Services Étoiles" (SmartTouch Services) options under the name "Qui appelle" (Who’s Calling). Eff. Date = 2.10.98.

1998-960 - BC TEL TN 3847. APPROVED. One point-to-point 56 Kbps interexchange digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-961 - BC TEL TN 3850. APPROVED. Introduction of a market trial for Internet Call Director service providing customers with the ability to monitor and control their incoming calls while they are on their telephone line for an Internet session. Eff. Date = 13.10.98.

1998-962 - Canadian LNP Consortium File No.: 8340-C39-0093/00. APPROVED. Amended and Restated Unanimous Shareholders Agreement which sets out the terms governing the organization and operation of the Canadian LNP Consortium Inc., including the voting arrangements between the shareholders.

1998-963 - MTS TN 338. APPROVED. Extension of the Fall Campaign to 30 November 1998 providing new subscribers to specific Calling Features. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-964 - NBTel TN 754. APPROVED. Introduction of a one-year Remote Diagnostic Service Market Trial allowing Health Service Entities in New Brunswick to perform remote diagnostics and collaboration utilizing Digital Broadband Service-High Speed. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-965 - Teleglobe TN 547. APPROVED. Reduction in the rates to Australia and the United Kingdom destinations in all basic plans of the Globeaccesstel tariff, and modifications to the Globeaccesstel time component charges for Pakistan destination in the Globeaccesstel basic plans 2-5M, 5-15M and 15M minutes and over. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-966 - Telesat TN 1140. APPROVED. Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff CRTC 8413, covering the furnishing of Occasional Use Service, and the rates and terms therefor for a specific end user. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-967 - TCI TN 1084. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Hussar Central Office. Eff. Date = 1.10.98.

1998-968 - TCI TN 1073. APPROVED. Increase of the local calling rate for public and semi-public pay telephones from $0.25 to $0.35 for the cash payment option, including the use of the company’s Quickchange Prepaid Cash Card.

1998-969 - Bell TN 6269A. APPROVED. Grandfathering of the Community Voice Mail option for customers who currently subscribe to it at their existing addresses.

1998-970 - BC TEL TN 3777. FINAL APPROVAL. Extension of the SmartTouch/Long Distance Promotion and the offer to existing BC TEL long distance customers.

1998-971 - BC TEL TN 3781. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of rates, charges and conditions for a link between one customer’s Megalink service and the company’s Operator Toll Access Trunk service.

1998-972 - BC TEL TN 3808. FINAL APPROVAL. Call Answer Now Available Trial promotion from 28 May to 31 December 1998 to individual-line residence and business customers in those areas where Integrated Voice Messaging Service is first being introduced.

1998-973 - Bell TN 6182. FINAL APPROVAL. Provision of two optical fibres connecting a customer’s two premises in Ottawa, Ontario.

1998-974 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 683. APPROVED. Digital Network Access - Limited time waiver of termination charges under certain conditions for customers who are re-configuring their DS-1 access arrangements in light of the new capabilities. Eff. Date = 6.10.98.

1998-975 - Bell TN 6284. APPROVED. Service charges waived for TV Internet trial participants placing orders to migrate to the PC Internet trial during the period 5 October to 16 November 1998, and withdrawal of High Speed TV Internet Access (Trial). Eff. Dates = 6.10.98 and 17.11.98.

1998-976 - Cochrane TN 15. APPROVED. Internet Services - Increase in time available to the Intermediate Rate Package from 55 hours to 90 hours and to the Corporate Rate Package from 125 hours to 150 hours. Eff. Date = 6.10.98.

1998-977 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 682. APPROVED. Universal Messaging - Correction to an oversight in a previous filing.

1998-978 - Télécom Outaouais File No.: 8626-T33-01/98. APPROVED. Letter dated 16 July 1998. Exemption from contribution charges for Centrex services used solely to provide local or single-hop services.

1998-979 - Call-Net (on behalf of Sprint Canada) File Nos.:  8626-S2-06/98, 8626-C25-05/98, 8626-S2-07/98 and 8626-S2-08/98. APPROVED. Four applications dated 9 July, 23 July, 14 August and 21 August 1998. Contribution exemptions with respect to circuits which are used and provisioned as dedicated Canada-U.S. facilities for single end-customers of Sprint Canada.

1998-980 - AT&T Canada LDS File Nos.: 8622-A4-02/97 and 8622-A4-03/97. Investigation of the terms and conditions of an arrangement under which Stentor member companies provide "ATM services" and "ATM-based services" and also specifically the terms under which Bell proposed to offer such services to i-Star Internet Inc. The Commission is of the view that the concerns expressed by At&T Canada LDS are unfounded and that further investigation is not required.

1998-981 - Island Tel TN 497. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 19.10.98.

1998-982 - NewTel TN 591. APPROVED. Calling Features - Revised effective date to 30 November 1998 for the implementation of the new billing system proposed by the company in Tariff Notice 589.

1998-983 - Bell TN 6274. APPROVED. Option to limit the number of calls forwarded from a centrex station line number. Eff. Date = 8.10.98.

1998-984 - Bell TN 6275. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Quebec exchanges of Charny and St-Antoine-de-Tilly and Lévis and St-Antoine-de-Tilly (operated by Québec-Téléphone). Eff. Date = 10.10.98.

1998-985 - Bruce TN 58. APPROVED. Internet - Addition of a fee-per-transaction as well as a set-up fee for merchants subscribing to the e-commerce and subsequently processing transactions. Eff. Date = 8.10.98.

1998-986 - CoopTel TNs 29/A. APPROVED. Revisions to General Tariff Item 2.11.1, "Solutions CoopTel" (SmartTouch Services). Eff Date = 8.10.98.

1998-987 - CoopTel TNs 30/A. APPROVED. Internet Access Service – Tariff revisions and a promotion for customers subscribing to Internet during the months of October and November. Eff Date = 8.10.98.

1998-988 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 680. APPROVED. Introduction of a one-year market trial for Community of Interest Voice Message Delivery Service.

1998-989 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 67. APPROVED. Rate revisions for Internet Access Services and clarification of the rates for services provided for both existing and new customers. Eff. Date = 8.10.98.

1998-990 - TCEI TN 98. APPROVED. Inbound Data Access (IDA) Service - Extension of the promotional offer to facilitate the migration to IDA Service from other services to 9 December 1998. Eff. Date = 9.10.98.

1998-991 - TCI TN 1085. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Winfield Central Office. Eff. Date = 8.10.98.

1998-992 - TCI TN 1086. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Fort Saskatchewan Central Office. Eff. Date = 8.10.98.

1998-993 - TCI TN 1092. APPROVED. Inbound Data Access (IDA) Service - Extension of the promotional offer to facilitate the migration to IDA Service from other services to 9 December 1998. Eff. Date = 9.10.98.

1998-994 - TCI TNs 1047/A/B/C and Stentor TN 669. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Basic Listing Interchange File (BLIF) service which provides a machine-readable file containing non-confidential customer listing information of listed TCI customers to Local Exchange Carriers in order that they may provide telephone directories and/or directory assistance services.

1998-995 - Bell TN 6279. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of St-Zéphirin, Quebec and La Corporation de Téléphone de La Baie exchange of Baie du Febvre, Quebec. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-996 - MT&T TN 713. APPROVED. Removal of Night Connections from the General Tariff as it has become obsolete. Eff. Date = 9.10.98.

1998-997 - Northwestel TN 674. APPROVED. Introduction of Sympatico High Speed Market Trial, which provides residential customers with a high speed Internet service. The trial is scheduled to begin 9 October 1998 and end on or before 8 January 1999. Eff. Date = 9.10.98.

1998-998 - Teleglobe TN 548. APPROVED. Introduction of three new destinations to the Globeaccess64 service, namely Cyprus, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates. Eff. Date = 11.10.98.

1998-999 - Bell TN 6278. APPROVED. Introduction of a co-location tariff and an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Service Provider Central Office Licence Agreement (COLA). Eff. Date = 13.10.98.

1998-1000 - Bell TN 6273. APPROVED. Tariff revisions to the Special Facilities Tariff reflecting the Commission’s directives in Optical Fibre Service, Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-11, 16 July 1998. Eff. Date = 14.10.98.

1998-1001 - Island Tel TN 493. APPROVED. Short Term Service - Reduction of the minimum service period from three months to one month. Eff. Date = 6.1.99.

1998-1002 - MTS TN 339. APPROVED. Tariff revisions to Internet Call Display. Eff. Date = 19.10.98.

1998-1003 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0079-01. APPROVAL of new executed Schedule O - Cross Border Broadband Digital Data Services to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and MCI International, Inc.

1998-1004 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0076-01. APPROVAL of: a) Amendment 2; b) Schedule E - Cross Border 800 Service; and c) Schedule L - Home Country Direct Service to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and Sprint Communications Company, LP.

1998-1005 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0055-01. APPROVAL of revised Schedule B - Canada-Alaska States Message Toll Service, and Schedule C - Alaska International Toll-Free Service, to the Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and AT&T Alascom.

1998-1006 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0050-01. APPROVAL of Amendment 1 and revised Schedule D - Canada-United States Message Toll Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and GTE Hawaiian Tel International Incorporated.

1998-1007 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0079-02. APPROVAL of: a) Amendment 2; b) Schedule E - Cross Border 800 Service; and c) Schedule L - Home Country Direct Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and MCI International, Inc.

1998-1008 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0040-01. APPROVAL of: a) Amendment 2; b) Schedule E - Cross Border 800 Service; c) Schedule G - Virtual Network Services; d) Schedule I - Packet Switched Service; e) Schedule J - Home Country Direct Service; and f) Schedule K - Bandwidth Data Service to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and AT&T Corp.

1998-1009 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0040-02. APPROVAL of revised Schedule D - Canada-United States Message Toll Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and AT&T Corp.

1998-1010 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0079-03. APPROVAL of revised Schedule D - Canada-United States Message Toll Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and MCI International, Inc.

1998-1011 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0076-02. APPROVAL of revised Schedule D - Canada-United States Message Toll Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and Sprint Communications Company, LP.

1998-1012 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0050-02. APPROVAL of revised Schedule D - Canada-United States Message Toll Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and GTE Hawaiian Tel.

1998-1013 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0055-02. APPROVAL of revised Schedule B - Canada-Alaska Message Toll Service, to the Interconnection and Service Agreement with AT&T Alascom.

1998-1014 - Stentor File Nos.: 8340-S1-0040-01; 8340-S1-0079-02 and 8340-S1-0076-01. APPROVAL of Schedules M - Third Country Calling Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between Stentor and AT&T Corp., MCI International, Inc. and Sprint Communications Company, LP. Eff. Date = 13.10.98.

1998-1015 - BC TEL TN 3851. APPROVED. Internet Service Provider Connection Service, an optional access arrangement which provides for incoming data traffic connections from the Public Switched Telephone Network to Megalink service, and a promotional offer waiving the service installation charges for new and existing customers who migrate to the new service, from 15 October 1998 to 15 April 1999. Eff Date = 15.10.98.

1998-1016 - BC TEL TN 3852. APPROVED. A "Paging Outcall 6 Month Free Trial" promotion to individual-line residence and business customers from 15 October 1998 to 30 April 1999. Eff Date = 15.10.98.

1998-1017 - NBTel TN 761. APPROVED. Removal of a condition which restricted Interexchange Carriers from providing local pay telephone services. Eff Date = 15.10.98.

1998-1018 - Northwestel TN 672. APPROVED. Replacement of the existing 768 kbps LAN Interconnect Service with a Fractional DS-1 Access service. Eff Date = 15.10.98.

1998-1019 - Northwestel TN 676. APPROVED. Emergency Digital Radio Facilities - Alascom, providing for emergency use of three DS-3 digital radio facilities from Whitehorse, Yukon to Cardston, Alberta. Eff Date = 15.10.98.

1998-1020 - Stentor TN 679. APPROVED. Rate increase for Dataroute Access Arrangements for speeds of 2400, 4800 and 9600 bps to equal the rates for speeds of 19200 to 56000 bps as well as removal of the service charges as this service is no longer available for new installations, changes of address, moves, rearrangements or additions to existing installations. Eff Date = 01.12.98.

1998-1021 - MTS TN 340. APPROVED. Internet Call Display Campaign - Introducing a six-month promotional campaign to subscribers of MTS Toll and MTS Sympatico services. Eff. Date = 19.11.98.

1998-1022 - Bell TN 6280. APPROVED. Extended-Area Service between the Quebec exchanges of Grand’Mère and St-Tite and Shawinigan and St-Tite (operated by Québec-Téléphone). Eff. Date = 16.11.98.

1998-1023 - Bell TN 6282. APPROVED. Customer-specific 56 Kbps digital facility between Rolphton and Pembroke, Ontario. Eff. Date = 19.10.98.

1998-1024 - CoopTel TN 31. APPROVED. Revisions to increase local distance charges. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1025 - CoopTel TN 32. APPROVED. Revisions to the Direct Inward Dialing Service rates. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1026 - CoopTel TN 33. APPROVED. Revisions to increase the Non Sufficient Fund charges and various housekeeping revisions. Eff. Date = 17.10.98.

1998-1027 - MTS TN 341. APPROVED. Removal of the restriction concerning the provision of pay telephone service by interexchange carriers. Eff. Date = 16.10.98.

1998-1028 - NewTel TN 590. APPROVED. Addition to the Non-Basic Services Tariff, to offer service as a Custom Built Equipment and Arrangements. Eff. Date = 16.10.98.

1998-1029 - TCI TN 1087. APPROVED. Correction to the Co-location electric power rates. Eff. Date = 19.10.98.

1998-1030 - TCI TN 1089. APPROVED. Promotional campaign to waive the service charges, until the discontinuation of the Dataroute Service on 1 September 1999, for customers who are migrating from this service to AltaNet. Eff. Date = 16.10.98.

1998-1031 - TCEI TN 96. APPROVED. Correction to the Co-location electric power rates. Eff. Date = 19.10.98.

1998-1032 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 68. APPROVED. Rates for Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Services extension units. Eff. Date = 16.10.98.

1998-1033 - MT&T TN 707/A. APPROVED. Use of Company Support Structures, clarifying conflicting terms and charges associated with subscriber drop wire attachments.

1998-1034 - Metronet TNs 3 and 4. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Proposed entry in the Manitoba and Edmonton markets and for interconnection with interexchange carriers.

1998-1035 - BC TEL TN 3856. APPROVED. Removal of the reference restricting Interexchange Carriers from providing local public pay telephone service. Eff. Date = 23.10.98.

1998-1036 - BC TEL TN 3857. APPROVED. Packaged Services - Housekeeping revisions. Eff. Date = 24.10.98.

1998-1037 - Island Tel TN 493/A. APPROVED. Short Term Service - Amendment to the effective date of TN 493 to 8 February 1999.

1998-1038 - MT&T TNs 716/A. APPROVED. Revisions to Operator Services to: a) remove the Local Operator Assisted Dialing Service, b) discontinue the Busy Line Verification/Interruption Service; c) remove the Directory Assistance Multi-List Service, and d) charge for Long Distance Directory Assistance requests within the 902 NPA only when the number provided appears in one of the company’s telephone directories. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1039 - Northern TN 86. APPROVED. Christmas Bargain Days - One month’s use of any one eligible feature or Smart Package at no charge for new residential and business customers as well as existing residential and business customers on moving and non-moving orders where technically available. Eff. Date = 16.11.98.

1998-1040 - BC TEL TN 3854. APPROVED. Two point-to-point DS-1 interexchange digital data transmission facilities. Eff. Date = 21.10.98.

1998-1041 - BC TEL TN 3859. APPROVED. Extension of the Public Internet Access market trial to 22 April 1999, revision to the rate structure which will allow the customer a choice of either a $0.30 per minute rate or a pre-paid 30 minute block of time for $4.35 and minor wording and formatting changes for clarification and consistency purposes. Eff. Date = 22.10.98.

1998-1042 - Bell TNs 6260/A/B. APPROVED. Administrative revisions to the Integrated Voice Messaging Service, and the addition of two feature attributes to the existing Call Answer PlusTM mailbox, namely, Visual Manager, which provides customers with the ability to visually access, retrieve and manage voice messages using an ADSI-based telephone, and MessageLink, which provides customers with both voice and email notification from their telephone or personal computer. Eff. Date = 22.10.98.

1998-1043 - Island Tel TNs 492/A. APPROVED. Removal of the Joint User Service. Eff. Date = 1.11.98.

1998-1044 - Island Tel TN 494. APPROVED. Removal of the restriction concerning the provision of pay telephone service by interexchange carriers. Eff. Date = 22.10.98.

1998-1045 - MTS TNs 328/A. APPROVED. Introduction of a standard set of Centrex optional features using the same rates across Canada for National Centrex Service (NCS) customers, to eliminate the regional volume requirements for the NCS rates associated with Centrex locals and to offer a new national float option. Eff. Date = 22.11.98.

1998-1046 - MT&T TN 719. APPROVED. Removal of the restriction concerning the provision of pay telephone service by interexchange carriers. Eff. Date = 22.10.98.

1998-1047 - MT&T TN 720. APPROVED. Revision of the daily rate structure for Hospital Patient Telephone Service from two tiers to the following three tiers: days 1 through 15 - $2.00 per day; days 16 through 30 - $1.25 per day; days 31 and beyond - $0.75 per day. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1048 - Sogetel TN 73. APPROVED. Deletion of references to terminal equipment from its General Tariff, correction of one material error and clarification to Item 6.4.5.2.a) that the directory assistance service is offered in conjunction with the company’s interexchange carriers. Eff. Date = 22.10.98.

1998-1049 - Québec-Téléphone TN 226. APPROVED. Two-way Extended-Area Service between the St-Tite exchange and the exchanges of Grand-Mère, Shawinigan and Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac. Eff. Date = 16.11.98.

1998-1050 - Télébec TN 199. APPROVED. Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of St-Roch-de-Mékinac and St-Tite, as well as the introduction of new services made available following these changes.

1998-1051 - Island Tel TN 495. APPROVED. Increase in the maximum period allowable for which customers can suspend their service from seven months to eleven months, increase in the charge associated with suspended service from 25% of the regular monthly recurring charges per month to 50%, as well as a clarification that Exchange Mileage charges do not apply when a service is temporarily suspended. Eff Date = 8.02.99.

1998-1052 - New Tel TN 596. APPROVED. A sales promotion from 1 November to 31 December 1998, waiving the subscription fees for a 30 day trial period for business customers who are new subscribers to one or more of the following features: Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Call Forwarding Busy/No Answer, Three-Way Calling, Distinctive Ringing and Speed Calling - 8 codes. Eff Date = 1.11.98.

1998-1053 - New Tel TN 597. APPROVED. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access Service, and ADSL Access Service for Alternate Service Providers - Providing the company or the service provider with the capability of providing high-speed data transmission on an individual line while end-users will simultaneously be able to have individual line exchange service. Eff Date = 4.11.98.

1998-1054 - Québec-Téléphone TN 224. APPROVED. Tariff revisions to its Datapac Service. Eff Date = 2.11.98.

1998-1055 - Québec-Téléphone TN 227. APPROVED. Removal of the condition prohibiting the bypass of Canadian transmission facilities.

1998-1056 - TCI TN 1091. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Marlboro Central Office. Eff Date = 26.10.98.

1998-1057 - Island Tel TN 502. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application.

1998-1058 - Stentor TN 681. APPROVED WITH CHANGES. Revisions to Advantage 900TM and Article 9.7 of the Advantage 900 Accounts Receivable Management (ARM) Agreement permitting registered charitable organizations to use the Advantage 900 Receipting Option donor information for purposes other than solely for the issuance of tax receipts.

1998-1059 - Tuckersmith TN 13. APPROVED. A seasonal service option which offers both business and residential customers the opportunity to suspend service for up to four consecutive months during the year, while still maintaining their existing telephone number. Eff Date = 26.10.98.

1998-1060 - St-Éphrem TNs 7/A/B. FINAL APPROVAL. 1998 Carrier Access Tariff.

1998-1061 - St-Victor TN 9. FINAL APPROVAL. 1998 Carrier Access Tariff.

1998-1062 - Stentor TN 664. APPROVED. Revision to the Megaplan services regarding rate reductions for specific routes and increases and other revisions to the charges for Megaplan Service Extension Features and Megastream equipment.

1998-1063 - NBTel TN 748. APPROVED. Discontinuance of BRUNSWICK BCS for new customers, however, the service will continue to be available to existing customers. Eff Date = 27.10.98.

1998-1064 - Québec-Téléphone TN 219. APPROVED. Modification of the rates for Megastream connecting equipment (MCE), for loop connections related to MCE/MEFN (multiplex equipment for feeder network) and service extension device, to eliminate basic and enhanced service extension device charges and to withdraw monthly rates (not applicable in Québec-Téléphone territory) payable on loops linking specific rate centres.

1998-1065 - Télébec TN 195. APPROVED. Modification of the rates for the Megaplan Service Extension Features and Megastream Service equipments.

1998-1066 - Novus Telecom Inc. File No.: 8340-N20-0006/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Message Relay Service Agreement with BC TEL.

1998-1067 - Novus Telecom Inc. File No.: 8340-N20-0005/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interconnection Agreement for the Provision of 9-1-1 Service to a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier with BC TEL.

1998-1068 - GT Group Telecom Networks Inc. File No.: 8340-G7-0009/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Message Relay Service Agreement with BC TEL.

1998-1069 - GT Group Telecom Networks Inc. File No.: 8340-G7-0008/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interconnection Agreement for the Provision of 9-1-1 Service to a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier with BC TEL.

1998-1070 - GT Group Telecom Networks Inc. File No.: 8340-G7-0007/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interim Interconnection Agreement for LEC to LEC (Local Exchange Carrier) with BC TEL.

1998-1071 - OTA File No.: 8340-B2-0011/00. APPROVED. OTA/Bell Canada Network Control Center Usage and Services Agreement for the Millennium Public Telephone System.

1998-1072 - TCI File No.: 8340-T10-0021/00. APPROVED. Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between TCI and Touch America Inc.

1998-1073 - TCI TN 1064. INTERIM APPROVAL. Permission to flow-through the Independent Telephone Company (ITC) Carrier Access Tariff to an Alternate Provider of Long Distance Service (APLDS), when an APLDS toll traffic is routed between an APLDS and ITC via the company’s facilities. Eff Date = 11.11.98.

1998-1074 - Bell TN 6283. APPROVED. Reassignment of Special Facilities Tariff Items B-778(a) and B-794(a)(3) from the Utility segment to the Phase III Broad Service Category CT(MD) and removal of Items B-764(a), B-777(a), B-790(a), B-794(a)(1), B-795(a), B-800(a)(1), B-800(a)(2) and B-824(a) as they are no longer in service. Eff. Date = 29.10.98.

1998-1075 - TCI TN 1088. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff, the Competitive Network Services Tariff and the Competitive Terminal Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 29.10.98.

1998-1076 - BC TEL TN 3835. APPROVED subject to changes. Introduction of a new promotional offer called "Complete Choice Promotion" under which customers who use BC TEL as their Local Exchange Carrier will be able to subscribe to any number of SmartTouch services at a fixed monthly rate. Customers who have also chosen BC TEL as their Primary Exchange Carrier can subscribe to those features for the same maximum period at a further reduced rate. Eff. Date = 2.11.98.

1998-1048-1 - Sogetel TN 73. ERRATUM. Correction to 1998-1048 dated 22 October 1998.

1998-1077 - TCEI TN 97. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of two wholesale operator services, namely Directory Information Service and Local Operator Assistance Service, on a contractual basis, for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers and Wireless Service Providers operating in TCEI’s territory. Eff. Date = 16.11.98.

1998-1078 - BC TEL TN 3861. APPROVED. Change to the numerical and alphabetical rate group/band references for the Red Rock and Tachie exchanges. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1079 - Bell TN 6288. APPROVED. Additional Residence Line Promotion from 15 November 1998 to 31 January 1999 inclusive, waiving the First Work Activity Charge of $59.00 for customers who subscribe to additional individual residence lines where sufficient and suitable facilities exist.

1998-1080 - Island Tel TN 496. APPROVED. Change to its practice from billing in advance to billing in arrears. Eff. Date = 1.11.98.

1998-1081 - NewTel TN 594. APPROVED. Removal of the restriction concerning the provision of local pay telephone service by Interexchange Carriers. Eff. Date = 30.10.98.

1998-1082 - Northwestel TN 673. APPROVED. Increase of the monthly charge for local channels. Eff. Date = 2.12.98.

1998-1083 - Northwestel TN 675. APPROVED. Voice Grade Channels Inter-City Mileage - Unbundling of local channel charges from the inter-exchange mileage charges and re-arranging and enhancing some definitions to more clearly state the application of the rates. Eff. Date = 2.12.98.

1998-1084 - Prince Rupert TN 21. APPROVED. Introduction of a Digital Exchange Access service to connect customer premises equipment to the public switched telephone network. Eff. Date = 1.11.98.

1998-1085 - Prince Rupert TN 23. APPROVED. Tariff revisions to the terminal attachment program. Eff. Date = 1.11.98.

1998-1086 - Prince Rupert TN 24. APPROVED. Change in the rate structure for Internet service and provision of the following: 1) creation of CityLink Hourly, to allow occasional users to access the Internet for an hourly fee of $1.25 subject to a minimum monthly charge of $5.00; 2) creation of CityLink Unlimited, to allow users to have unlimited access to the Internet plus web storage space and an E-mail address for a flat monthly fee of $29.95; 3) elimination of rates for 30, 50 and 100 hours per month Internet use and corresponding web home page; and 4) elimination of dedicated 56 KBPS access with and without rotor. Eff. Date = 1.11.98.

1998-1087 - Call-Net File No.: 8626-S2-05/98. APPROVED. Contribution exemption with respect to circuits which are used and provisioned as dedicated Canada-U.S. facilities for five end-customers of Sprint Canada.

1998-1088 - Bell TN 6286. APPROVED. Extended-Area Service between the Ontario exchanges of Muskrat Dam and Weagamow and Wunnummin Lake and Summer Beaver. Eff. Date = 4.12.98.

1998-1089 - Bell TN 6287. APPROVED. Provision of a 9.6 Kbps multipoint asynchronous digital facility and a 9.6 Kbps synchronous point-to-point digital circuit. Eff. Date = 2.11.98.

1998-1090 - NewTel TN 595. APPROVED. Recovery of the Carrier Access Tariff charges associated with an alternate provider of long distance service’s competitive traffic which terminates in or originates from independent telephone company territories. Eff. Date = 2.11.98.

1998-1091 - Québec-Téléphone TN 225. APPROVED. Waiving of the service charges for the "Service Hyperpac" from 2 November 1998 to 1 September 1999 in order to facilitate the migration of Dataroute service customers to Hyperpac service.

1998-1092 . DENIED. Applications by Gregory John Bezusko, In Trust, AIReach Integrated Network Ltd. and Sprint Canada Inc. requesting interconnection with the telecommunications networks of the federally regulated cellular and personal communications services providers and related issues.

1998-1093 - MT&T TN 723. APPROVED. Promotional campaign for Call Minder services, offering residential customers of either Call Display, Call Answer, or Call Waiting, their choice of one of the following additional features: Select Ring, Call Forwarding, or Three-Way Calling, at no charge for a period of six months. Eff. Date = 3.11.98.

1998-1073-1 - TCI TN 1064. ERRATUM. Correction to 1998-1073 dated 27 October 1998.

1998-1094 - BC TEL TN 3862. APPROVED. Introduction of the Free for 30 Days/Try One Get Another Promotion, for residential and business individual line customers. Eff. Date = 6.11.98.

1998-1095 - Bell TN 6290. APPROVED. Provision of one uni-directional Quadrature Amplitude Modulated Intermediate Frequency channel to carry enhanced broadcast services relating to the program and are Microwave Multipoint Distribution System type signals. Eff. Date = 6.11.98.

1998-1096 - NBTel TNs 762/A. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to Special Services Tariff and the introduction of Internet Call Waiting, a promotional campaign offering Internet Call Waiting for one month free of charge to residence or business single-line customers who subscribe to the Internet, regardless of their service provider. Eff. Date = 6.11.98.

1998-1097 - Northwestel TN 679. APPROVED. Revisions to the Private Branch Exchange Service Section of the General Tariff, detariffing older services which are no longer offered by the company as well as grandfathering certain components or vintages of Private Branch Exchange Service while continuing to provide service to current customers and honouring maintenance contracts. Eff. Date = 6.11.98.

1998-1098 - Québec-Téléphone TN 228. APPROVED. Introduction of a two-promotion campaign with respect to the "Services Étoiles de Québec-Téléphone" (SmartTouch Services), from 9 November 1998 to 2 January 1999. Promotion 1 offers customers of two of the following three options or less, to subscribe to the offer of three options including Name and Number Display, Call Waiting and Call Answer at a rate of $12.95 monthly for four months. Promotion 2 offers customers of one of the following two options or less to subscribe to the offer of Name and Number Display and Call Answer for $9.95 monthly for four months. Eff. Date = 9.11.98.

1998-1099 - Sogetel TN 74. APPROVED. Consolidation of Section 1.3 entitled: "Équipement terminal de l’abonné" (Station Apparatus) and Section 6.3 (at pages 1, 2 and 3) entitled: "Équipements divers" (Miscellaneous Equipment) into one single chapter. Eff. Date = 6.11.98.

1998-1100 - Sogetel TN 75. APPROVED. Clarification to the terms of the Semi-Public Telephone Service. Eff. Date = 6.11.98.

1998-1101 - BC TEL TNs 3855/A. APPROVED. Extension of the enrollment period for the BC TEL Residential Package promotional offer from three to eight months.

1998-1102 - Bell TN 6252. FINAL APPROVAL. Extension of the promotional campaign for the installation of additional business primary exchange services to 30 September 1998, for a total promotion period of almost eight months.

1998-1103 - Island Tel TN 498. APPROVED. Revisions to Operator Services, to: (a) remove the Local Operator Assisted Dialing service; (b) discontinue the Busy Line Verification/Interruption service but continue to provide it in emergency situations at no charge; and (c) charge for Long Distance Directory Assistance requests within the 902 NPA only when the number provided appears in one of the telephone company directories serving the 902 NPA. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1104 - NewTel TN 585. FINAL APPROVAL. Short-term sales promotion from 17 August to 30 October 1998, to waive the basic service charge and the line connection charge for customers who switch back to NewTel from an alternate provider of local service.

1998-1105 - Québec-Téléphone TN 222. FINAL APPROVAL. Tariffs for the consolidation of the "Afficheur du nom et numéro" (Name and Number Display) and "Appel en attente" (Call Waiting) of the "Services Étoiles" (SmartTouch Services) options under the name "Qui appelle" (Who’s Calling).

1998-1106 - Canadian Cable Television Association File No.: 8662-C13-03/98. DENIED. Request to review and vary 1998-669, 7 July 1998, on the grounds that there is substantial doubt as to the correctness of the Order.

1998-1107 - BC TEL TN 3806A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to allow the company to flow-through to an Alternate Provider of Long Distance Service the appropriate charges of an Independent Telephone Company (ITC) in situations where an ITC does not have an approved Carrier Access Tariff. Eff. Date = 26.11.98.

1998-1108 - Bell TN 6291. APPROVED. Removal of SFT Item B785(e) which provided an extended product support package for Centrex III Perimeter ACD Management Information System software, as it is no longer in service. Eff. Date = 9.11.98.

1998-1109 - MT&T TNs 717/A. APPROVED. Seasonal Service - Change to the minimum subscription period for business service from five months to six months in any 12 month period and a clarification that residence rates apply to the access portion of the service only. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1110 - TCEI TN 76. FINAL APPROVAL. Six-month market trial of three new call management features: Advanced Call Forwarding, Do Not DisturbTM, and Call GateTM for its residential and single-line business customers, from 11 May to 11 November 1998.

1998-1111 - TCEI TN 100. APPROVED. Extension of the market trial of three new SmartTouch features: Advanced Call Forwarding, Do Not DisturbTM and Call GateTM to 11 February 1999. Eff. Date = 11.11.98.

1998-1112 - TCI TN 1026. FINAL APPROVAL. Six-month market trial of three new call management features: Advanced Call Forwarding, Do Not DistrurbTM and Call GateTM for its residential and single-line business customers, from 11 May to 11 November 1998.

1998-1113 - TCI TN 1093. APPROVED. Extension of the market trial of three new SmartTouch features: Advanced Call Forwarding, Do Not DisturbTM and Call GateTM, to 11 February 1999. Eff. Date = 11.11.98.

1998-1114 - Bruce TN 60. APPROVED. Revisions of various Internet access rates. Eff. Date = 15.11.98.

1998-1115 - Cochrane TN 18. APPROVED. Internet Services - Regular Service package at $17.95 per month for 30 hours access with additional time charged at $1.00 per hour.

1998-1116 - Island Tel TN 502A. APPROVED. Cellular Mobile Services - Discounts and Promotional Plans - Correction to the price to be charged for optional cellular handsets from $39.95 to $49.95 as intended in the original filing.

1998-1117 - Island Tel TN 491; MT&T TN 708; MTS TN 337; NewTel TNs 563/A/B; and NBTel TNs 737/A. Tariffs for Directory File Service. The Commission grants interim approval to the applications and grants final approval to the Licensing Agreements. The Commission establishes a procedure with respect to requests by parties for further information.

1998-1118 - Télébec TN 205. APPROVED. Revisions to its Datapac Service. Eff. Date = 23.11.98.

1998-1119 - Northwestel TN 643. FINAL APPROVAL. Final rates, terms and conditions for the provision of Directory File Service.

1998-1120 - O.N. Tel TN 49. APPROVED. $2.00 rate increases for residence and business primary exchange services. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1121 - Island Tel TN 503. APPROVED. Enhanced Local Services - Discontinuance of Speed Call 8 and Speed Call 30 services which have been rendered obsolete and have very few subscribers and allow existing customers to continue to use the services at no charge until the customer changes his/her telephone number. Eff. Date = 24.11.98.

1998-1122 - MT&T TN 722. APPROVED. Restructuring of the large Centrex rate structure and rates for Bands A and B by removing the Analog/Digital and Single-Wire/Multi-Wire distinctions which will leave the Single-Wire Analog rate, with the Multi-Wire Digital service. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1123 - MT&T TN 726. APPROVED. Enhanced Local Services - Discontinuance of Speed Call 8 and Speed Call 30 services which have been rendered obsolete and have very few subscribers, and allow existing residential customers to continue to use the service at no charge until the customer changes his/her telephone number. Existing business customers will be migrated either to Centrex Service or appropriate terminal equipment, both of which offer the same functionality enjoyed today. Eff. Date = 24.11.98.

1998-1124 - Northwestel TN 681. APPROVED. Service charge of $2.50 for local collect and third party calls placed from public telephones. Eff. Date = 12.11.98.

1998-1125 - Québec-Téléphone TN 229. APPROVED. Provision of two-way Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Donnacona/Saint-Raymond, Sainte-Claire/Saint-Henri, Sainte-Croix/Saint-Apollinaire and Saint-Jean-Port-Joli/Saint-Pamphile. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1126 - TCI TN 1094. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. McMurray Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1127 - TCI TN 1096. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Swan Hills Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1128 - TCI TN 1097. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Leslieville Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1129 - TCI TN 1098. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Morely Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1130 - TCI TN 1099. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Langdon Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1131 - TCI TN 1100. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. McMurray Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1132 - TCI TN 1102. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Cochrane Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1133 - TCI TN 1103. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Torrington Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1134 - TCI TN 1104. APPROVED. Provision for an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. McMurray Central Office. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1135 - BC TEL TNs 3831/A. FINAL APPROVAL. BC TEL PRIME Loyalty Promotion for loyal single-line residential customers which offers a choice of up to two free SmartTouch services or Integrated Voice Messaging Services features or the option to instead select a choice of non-tariffed alternative long distance calling benefits, per month, for a period of up to 12 months, from 5 October 1998 to 30 September 1999.

1998-1136 - Cochrane TN 16. APPROVED. $2.00 per month rate increase for residence and business primary exchange services, and a rural rate for centrex and key-line service. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1137 - La Baie TN 10. APPROVED. Extended-Area Service between the exchange of Baie-du-Febvre and the Bell Canada exchange of Saint-Zéphirin. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1138 - NewTel TN 592. APPROVED. Change to the Late Payment Charge from billing monthly recurring rates in advance to billing monthly recurring rates in arrears, and change to the reference to when the late payment charge applies from 30 days after the mailing date to 30 days after the billing date. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1139 - NewTel TN 593. APPROVED. Changes to the wording of the Rates and Charges section to indicate that non-tariffed toll rates and charges will apply with an appropriate discount for long distance calls routed through Message Relay Service. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1140 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 69. INTERIM APPROVAL. Enhanced 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service for all residence and business customers as well as a 9-1-1 Emergency Reporting Services Agreement. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1141 - Bell TN 6292. APPROVED. Reduction of rates for the Access Ports component of Managed Internet Protocol Service. Eff. Date = 13.11.98.

1998-1142 - iXnet File No.: 8626-J5-01/98. APPROVED. Request for an exemption from contribution charges with respect to services in the 416-498 exchange which are resold solely for the provision of data services.

1998-1143 - Call-Net File No.: 8626-S2-02/97. Contribution exemption control procedures for Call-Net on behalf of Sprint Canada Inc. Call-Net is invited to file the control procedures set out within 30 days of this Order.

1998-1144 - Island Tel TN 504. APPROVED. Reduction of the rate for Telephone Answering Access Trunks from the existing rate of $72.85 per month to $69.25 per month, the current multi-line rate. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1145 - TCI TN 1095. APPROVED. DS-1 access channel between a customer’s two sites, both of which are located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. McMurray Central Office. Eff. Date = 16.11.98.

1998-1146 - TCI TN 1101. APPROVED. DS-1 access channel between a customer’s two sites, both of which are located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ft. McMurray Central Office. Eff. Date = 16.11.98.

1998-1147 - NewTel TN 597A. APPROVED. Combination of the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access Service and ADSL Access Service for Alternate Service Providers into a single General Tariff Item.

1998-1148 - BC TEL TNs 3849/A. APPROVED. Introduction of Network Messaging for Integrated Voice Messaging Service and removal of the Community Voice Messaging Mailbox and Community Voice Messaging Plus Mailbox components and replacement of these with an Unlimited Local Network Messaging option.

1998-1149 - BC TEL TNs 3853/A. APPROVED. Introduction of two "Call Answer Network Messaging Launch" promotional offers to individual-line residence and business customers and removal of the Community Voice Messaging Mailbox and Community Voice Messaging Plus Mailbox components and replacement of these with an Unlimited Local Network Messaging option.

1998-1150 - Northwestel TN 680. APPROVED. Increase of the monthly rates for residential customers for all Custom Calling Features and Custom Calling Feature Packages as well as an increase to the monthly rate of one of the Call Management Services, Call Return. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1151 - Teleglobe TN 549. APPROVED. Addition of Algeria to the list of destinations for the Globesat service. Eff. Date = 18.11.98.

1998-1152 - BC TEL TN 3864. APPROVED. Introduction of a Combined Voice Mail option providing IVMS customers with the capability to have voice messages from two telephone numbers associated with BC Telecom access services combined into a single IVMS BC TEL voice mailbox, including access services offered by BC TEL and BC TEL Mobility. Eff. Date = 19.11.98.

1998-1153 - MT&T TN 724. APPROVED. Revisions reflecting the methodology for determining charitable rates. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1154 - MT&T TN 725. APPROVED. Reduction of the minimum service period required for Short Term Service from two months to one month. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1155 - MTS TN 342. APPROVED. Wording changes to Label Service. Eff. Date = 19.11.98.

1998-1156 - 1304008 Ontario Inc. File No.: 8626-015-01/98. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to facilities provided by Bell in the 519-376 exchange.

1998-1157 - Northern File Nos.: TN 85 and8630-N3-02/98. APPROVED. 1998 Carrier Access Tariff (CAT) and depreciation life characteristics to be implemented in 1998.

1998-1158 - Northern TN 87. APPROVED. Introduction of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Access Service. Eff. Date = 20.11.98

1998-1159 - File No.:  8340-S1-AG0049. APPROVED WITH AMENDMENTS. Unanimous Shareholders Agreement for the Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium Inc. dated 15 June 1998.

1998-1160 - NBTel TN 758. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 23.11.98.

1998-1161 - NBTel TN 764. APPROVED. Reduction of the service charge for customers who request to relocate their Digital Broadband Service - End to End Frame Relay Service within the same exchange. Eff. Date = 23.11.98.

1998-1162 - NBTel TN 765. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 23.11.98.

1998-1163 - NBTel TN 766. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 23.11.98.

1998-1164 - Télébec TNs 202/A. APPROVED. Removal of the General Tariff pages related to the Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology trial which ended on 30 October 1998.

1998-1165 - TCI TN 1108. APPROVED. High Speed Digital Service from the customer’s location to the customer’s subscriber’s location, both located in the City of Calgary. Eff. Date = 23.11.98.

1998-1166 - Bell TNs 6293/A. APPROVED WITH CHANGES. Introduction of a new promotion called Consumer Solutions.

1998-1167 - Hurontario TN 17. APPROVED IN PART with changes. Proposed revisions pertaining to Digital Network Access, Digital Exchange Access, Integrated Service Digital Network and Internet Service Provider Link services. Eff. Date = 24.11.98.

1998-1168 - Westport TNs 13/A. APPROVED WITH CHANGES. Introduction of Basic Access Service improvements and restructuring of its local rates in two stages.

1998-1169 - Bell TN 6295. APPROVED. Introduction of an Integrated Message Centre option for the Call Answer and MessageManagerTM voice mailbox arrangements which provides convenience and ease of use for customers who use mailbox arrangements for both landline and Bell Mobility cellular communications requirements by integrating the functionalities of the two previous mailbox arrangements into one common mailbox. Eff. Date = 30.11.98.

1998-1170 - Island Tel TN 505. APPROVED. Seasonal Rates - Revisions clarifying that residence rates apply to the access portion of the service only. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1171 - MT&T TNs 718/A. APPROVED. Removal of Joint User Service, as there are no subscribers. Eff. Date = 24.11.98.

1998-1172 - MTS File No.: 8340-M3-0022/00. APPROVAL of the Interconnection Agreement and Schedule A to the Agreement between MTS and Minnesota Equal Access Network Services Inc.

1998-1173 - Télébec TN 207. APPROVED. Continuation, in 1999, of the "la Course aux Étoiles", "Introduction des services Étoiles" and "Offre de Bienvenue" promotional programs, both permanent and flexible. Eff. Date = 3.12.98.

1998-1174 - TCEI TN 101. INTERIM APPROVAL. Corrections to the Virtual and Physical Co-location agreements. Eff. Date = 24.11.98.

1998-1175 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 70. APPROVED. Revisions to the Semi-Public Telephone Service - Restructuring the amount to be guaranteed by a customer who subscribes to semi-public telephone service and increasing the rate from $0.77 a day to a monthly rate corresponding to the rate charged for single-line business access (including Touch-Tone and Relay Service), currently $27.53 a month, in order to better reflect the costs associated with providing semi-public telephone service. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1176 - Island Tel TN 501. APPROVED. Introduction of one and two-year minimum service period rates for Centrex Business Service customers and a single set of rates for customers subscribing to the Small Centrex Business Service. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1177 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel and NewTel) TN 668A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Correction to the co-location link charges to be consistent with Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-15. Eff. Date = 4.12.98.

1998-1178 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 685. APPROVED. Videoroute Full-time Inter-exchange Broadcast-quality Video Transmission Channel Service - Introduction of lower rates for specific routes in Alberta. Eff. Date = 26.11.98.

1998-1179 - Télébec TN 204. APPROVED. Revisions to uniform its Megalink services rates with those of Bell Canada. Eff. Date = 30.11.98.

1998-1180 - TCEI TN 90A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Correction to the co-location link charges to be consistent with Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-15. Eff. Date = 30.11.98.

1998-1181 - TCI TN 1061A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Correction to the co-location link charges to be consistent with Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-15. Eff. Date = 30.11.98.

1998-1182 - TCEI TN 102. APPROVED. Introduction of Call Routing - Location Routing Number (LRN) Absent which provides call processing for calls from an Interconnecting Carrier (IC) in locations where Local Number Portability has been implemented and when the IC does not transmit the LRN of the serving switch to which the call must be routed for termination. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1183 - TCI TN 1109. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Mundare Central Office. Eff. Date = 26.11.98.

1998-1184 - BC TEL TN 3868. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Bouchie, Chase, Hazelton, Hixon, Houston, Merritt, 108 Mile House, Sayward, Smithers, Taylor, Telkwa and Vallican exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 26.11.98.

1998-1185 - BC TEL TN 3866. APPROVED. Extension of the Additional Line promotion to 30 April 1999. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1186 - File No.: 8638-C12-19/98 - Interested persons were invited to submit comments on the requirement in paragraph 22(a) of 1998-626, 26 June 1998, and paragraph 101 (l) of Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-8, 30 June 1998. In the Commission’s view, the ambiguity of paragraph 22 a) could lead to the deployment of keypads that may not necessarily best serve the needs of persons with disabilities. The Commission orders that paragraph 22(a) be deleted from Order 1998-626.

1998-1187 - O.N. Tel TN 50. APPROVED. Extension of the promotion offering rates of 9.9¢/minute within Canada and 19.9¢/minute to the United States on Tuesday evenings and all day Saturday and Sunday, to 4 March 1999, as well as a limited Holiday Promotion for the three weekends from 19 December 1998 to 3 January 1999, inclusive. Eff. Date = 5.12.98.

1998-1188 - Télébec TN 201. APPROVED. Charge of $7.50 for the return of a customer’s cheque, at the customer’s request. Eff. Date = 26.11.98.

1998-1189 - TCI TN 1111. APPROVED. TELUS Payphone Card Promotion, providing residential and business customers with an opportunity to use the TELUS Payphone Card at no charge as part of certain campaigns and special events, for a period of one year. Eff. Date = 26.11.98.

1998-1190 - Stentor TNs 487/A and TCI TNs 931/A. FINAL APPROVAL. Tariffs pertaining to the termination of calls from competitive local exchange carriers: (1) within the exchange when traffic is not balanced; and (2) outside the exchange but still within the local calling area.

1998-1191 - Bell TN 6296. APPROVED. Changes to custom-designed arrangements which provide for various components associated with a hybrid packet network. Eff. Date = 30.11.98.

1998-1192 - TCI TN 1000. APPROVED. Local Network Interconnection and Component Unbundling - Provision of Competitive Local Exchange Carriers access to additional information in order to interconnect to TCI’s Provincial Emergency 9-1-1 Service.

1998-1193 - BC TEL TNs3869/A. APPROVED. Microlink Services - Extension of the existing promotional offer which provides either a reduction or a complete waiver of the service charge in the Alternate Voice & Data Plus Optional Packet Service component to 30 June 1999. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1194 - Bell TN 6301. APPROVED. Revisions to Toll Restriction. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1195 - Northwestel TN 683. APPROVED. Introduction of Prepaid Card Promotion, to foster customer loyalty and to increase customer awareness of the Prepaid Card Service. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1196 - Télébec TN 203. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions and establishment of one-way Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Mistissini and Chibougamau.

1998-1197 - Télébec TN 206. APPROVED. Phasing out of the Dataroute service as of 1 December 1998, change to the rate schedule for loops slower than 19.2 kbps in order to align it with the rate schedule for 19.2 kbps speed loops, effective 1 December 1998, as well as completion of the elimination of the Dataroute Service by 1 September 1999.

1998-1198 - Teleglobe TN 550. APPROVED. Introduction of Russia to the list of destinations of the Globeaccess800 service. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1199 - TCI TN 1110. APPROVED. Introduction of Call Screen Service which enables the customer to have unwanted telephone calls which originate from selected telephone numbers (up to a maximum of 12) to be routed to a standard recorded announcement that says that the called party is not accepting these calls. Eff. Date = 1.12.98.

1998-1200 - Bell TN 6293/B. APPROVED. Delay of the implementation of the six-month Consumer Solutions Promotion, previously approved by the Commission in 1998-1166, to 3 December 1998.

1998-1201 - Dryden TNs 16/A. DENIED. Proposed revisions to introduce Extended Area Service (EAS) to three exchanges served by Bell Canada along with a monthly local rate increase of $1.40 to recover the costs of the expanded EAS.

1998-1202 - Durham TNs 17/A/B. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Introduction of Basic Access Service improvements and restructuring of its local rates.

1998-1203 - Hurontario TNs 14/A. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Introduction of Basic Access Service improvements and restructuring of its local rates.

1998-1204 - Otonabee TNs 15/A/B/C. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS. Introduction of Basic Access Service improvements and restructuring of its local rates.

1998-1205 - BC TEL TNs 3860/A. APPROVED. Extension of the Call Answer/Call Director Promotion by one year.

1998-1206 - BC TEL TN 3867. APPROVED. Introduction of Directory Assistance Block, an optional service which will allow BC TEL retail local and long distance customers to subscribe to a service which blocks direct access to BC TEL’s Directory Assistance and will prevent the ability to direct dial either "411" or "1+604/250+555-1212" and to bill directory assistance charges to the subscriber’s line. Eff. Date = 11.01.99.

1998-1207 - BC TEL TN 3870. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Reserved Telephone Number Service which allows business customers to pay a monthly charge of $1.00 per number and officially reserve telephone numbers for future use. Eff. Date = 1.02.99.

1998-1208 - BC TEL TN 3871. APPROVED. "Call Answer Service Charge Waiver" promotion which allows individual business and residence line customers to try Call Answer or Call Answer Plus without having to incur the service charge, from 7 December 1998 to 28 February 1999.

1998-1209 - Island Tel TN 507. APPROVED. Introduction of two new optional features for Centrex subscribers, namely, Music on Hold, which provides music on hold to customers when the customer is waiting for his/her call to be answered while on hold, and Select Ring, which enables a customer to have one primary telephone number and up to three secondary telephone numbers by applying a distinctive or coded ringing when a call is received to allow the customer to identify which number is being called. Eff. Date = 8.02.99.

1998-1210 - MT&T TN 730. APPROVED. Revisions to recognize Inmate Telephone Service as a tariffed item. Eff. Date = 2.12.98.

1998-1211 - Télébec TN 200. APPROVED. $3.00 monthly rate increase for local residence primary exchange service as well as a monthly rate increase for business primary exchange service in certain exchanges. Eff. Date = 1.01.99.

1998-1212 - Northern TNs 88/A. APPROVED. Internet High Speed Market Trial for residential and business customers of the Timmins and New Liskeard exchanges. Eff. Date = 2.12.98.

1998-1213 - Island Tel TNs 487/A. APPROVED. Introduction of, in conjunction with other Stentor members, a standard set of Centrex optional features using the same rates across Canada for National Centrex Service (NCS) customers, to eliminate the regional volume requirements for the NCS rates associated with Centrex locals and to offer a new national float option. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1214 - MT&T TNs 700/A. APPROVED. Introduction of, in conjunction with other Stentor members, a standard set of Centrex optional features using the same rates across Canada for National Centrex Service (NCS) customers to eliminate the regional volume requirements for the NCS rates associated with Centrex locals and to offer a new national float option. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1215 - SATAT (on behalf of Guèvremont) File No.: 8340-S10-0025/00. APPROVED. Toll revenue settlement agreement between Guèvremont and Bell for the period between 1 January 1985 and 31 December 1994.

1998-1216 - Westport File No.: 8630-W3-01/98. Approval of 1998 depreciation life characteristics.

1998-1217 - MetroNet TN 5. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of charges for: (1) terminating traffic from within the local calling area; and (2) processing calls from an interconnecting carrier, when that carrier does not transmit the location routing number of the switch to which the call must be routed for termination.

1998-1218 - Bell TN 6299. APPROVED. Withdrawal of the pay-per-use Name That Number Service. Eff. Date = 31.12.98.

1998-1219 - Island Tel TN 509. APPROVED. Elimination of the price distinction by rate group for Microlink Service and offering the service for one combined rate. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1220 - Island Tel TN 510. APPROVED. Publication of the Table of Contents, Index and Check Pages as supplements to the General Tariff, without having them approved by the Commission. Eff. Date = 9.12.98.

1998-1221 - Teleglobe TN 551. APPROVED. New access option for Globeinternet service which provides Internet service providers a dedicated OC-3 (155 Mbps) access to the Internet network on a contractual basis, and inclusion of a new point of presence located in Ottawa to access the Globeinternet services. Eff. Date = 4.12.98.

1998-1222 - TCI TN 1116. APPROVED. Withdrawal of Local Number Portability - Updates to the Stentor Service Control Point from the Carrier Access Tariff. Eff. Date = 7.12.98.

1998-1223 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0027/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Agreement between Stentor Canadian Network Management, as agent for each of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel, Sask Tel and TCI, and British Telecommunications plc.

1998-1224 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0028/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Agreement between Stentor Canadian Network Management, as agent for each of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel, Sask Tel and TCI, and Cable and Wireless Communications Services Limited.

1998-1225 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0029/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Agreement for the Supply of International Telecommunications Services between Stentor Canadian Network Management, as agent for each of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel, Sask Tel and TCI, and France Telecom.

1998-1226 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0030/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Agreement between Stentor Canadian Network Management, as agent for each of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel, Sask Tel and TCI, and Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd.

1998-1227 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0031/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Agreement between Stentor Canadian Network Management, as agent for each of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel, Sask Tel and TCI, and Telstra Corporation Limited.

1998-1228 - BC TEL TN 3877. APPROVED. Expansion of the NewsRoute Service network to include Williams Lake as a new serving location. Eff. Date = 14.12.98.

1998-1229 - Island Tel TN 506. APPROVED. Reduction of rates for both the Basic Message Manager Mailbox and the Telephone Answering/Voice Mail Mailbox. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1230 - Island Tel TN 511. APPROVED. Revisions to Enhanced Local Services, to: a) limit the availability of the Call Screen and Call Answer services to residential customers; b) remove Outcall Notification, Family Extension and Extended Call Answer services from the General Tariff; c) discontinue Speed Call 8 and Speed Call 30 services; and d) restructure the manner in which multiple feature discounts are offered. Existing business customers for these features can continue to use the services as they will be migrated to Message Manager Service. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1231 - MT&T TN 727. APPROVED. Temporary Discontinuance of Service - Increase of maximum period allowable for which customers can suspend their service from seven months to eleven months and increase of the charge associated with suspended service from 25% of the regular monthly Network Exchange Service to 50%, as well as clarifying that Exchange Mileage charges do not apply when a service is temporarily suspended. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1232 - MT&T TN 732. APPROVED. Enhanced Local Services, increasing the rate of Call Answer service for business customers to $9.95, bringing the rate in line with the existing base rate for Message Manager service. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1233 - Prince Rupert TN 25. APPROVED. Increase of its Base Rate Area exchange rates by $2.00. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1234 - Québec-Téléphone TN 230. APPROVED. $3.00 rate increase for local residence primary exchange service. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1235 - BC TEL TN 3872. APPROVED. Introduction of a combined Voice Mail option which provides Centrex MESSAGEMANAGER customers with the capability to have voice messages from two telephone numbers which are associated with BC TEL Centrex and BC TEL Mobility access services, combined into a single voice mailbox, as well as waiver of the service charges associated with the Combined Voice Mail option for a six-month promotional period.

1998-1236 - Cochrane TN 19. APPROVED. Christmas promotion waiving the multi-element service charges and monthly charges for January, February and March 1999 for Call Management Services, Custom Calling Features and Voice Mail Service to new customers.

1998-1237 - Island Tel TN 508. APPROVED. Replacement of the existing Call Management Services on Centrex variable rate structure with a simplified single rate. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1238 - Québec-Téléphone TN 231. APPROVED. Tariff revisions reflecting the 1999 interim contribution charges. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1239 - Stentor TN 686. APPROVED. Withdrawal of VideoRoute for Occasional Use - Business Broadcast. Eff. Date = 9.12.98.

1998-1240 - Vidéotron File No.:8340-V2-0024/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interim Transiting Agreement with Pronto Long Distance Inc.

1998-1241 - Cochrane TN 17. FINAL APPROVAL. 1998 Carrier Access Tariff.

1998-1242 - Bell TN 6298. APPROVED. A 56 Kbps digital facility between St-Albert and Wotton, Quebec. Eff. Date = 10.12.98.

1998-1243 - Island Tel TN 512. APPROVED. Introduction of a new service that packages three discrete services into a single package. The service will include Call Answer Service, Sympatico Internet service and Internet Call Manager. Eff. Date = 10.12.98.

1998-1244 - TCI TN 1112. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Tomahawk Central Office. Eff. Date = 10.12.98.

1998-1245 - Teleglobe TN 553. APPROVED. Correction to a reference in the cancellation charges table on page 21A of the International Television Service Tariff. Eff. Date = 19.12.98.

1998-1246 - MT&T TN 721. DENIED. Revisions to the company’s Centrex Business Service tariff that would restructure the rates for large Centrex service in Rate Band C.

1998-1247 - BC TEL TN 3843. APPROVED. Introduction of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access to Business Line Service at rates that are the same as the current ADSL Access to Residence Line Service rates.

1998-1248 - Stentor File No.: 8340-S1-0026/00. INTERIM APPROVAL. International Telecommunications Services Agreement between Stentor Canadian Network Management, as agent for each of BC TEL, Bell Canada, Island Telecom Inc., Maritime Tel & Tel Limited, MTS Communications Inc., NBTel Inc., NewTel Communications Inc., Saskatchewan Telecommunications and TELUS Communications Inc., and Iridium U.S. L.P.

1998-1249 - Island Tel TN 515. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 10.1.99.

1998-1250 - NBTel TN 767. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 14.12.98.

1998-1251 - Island Tel TN 514. APPROVED. Promotional Plan Discounts - Extension of two promotional plans for cellular mobile telephone services, to 20 August 1999.

1998-1252 - TCEI TN 103. APPROVED. Introduction of Centrex/PHONEFLEXTM Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) Management Information System Service Bureau and Centrex/PHONEFLEXTM ACD Management Information System Service Bureau - Remote Terminal Access as standard tariff items. Eff. Date = 15.12.98.

1998-1253 - BC TEL TN 3875. APPROVED. Extension of the "Welcome Home" promotional offer to 31 December 1999 as well as addition of Combined Voice Mail to the list of Call Answer service options eligible for the free trial. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1254 - MT&T TNs 733/A. APPROVED. Revisions to Enhanced Local Services, to: a) limit the availability of Call Screen service to residential customers; b) remove Outcall Notification, Family Extension and Extended Call Answer services from the General Tariff as stand-alone services; c) restructure the way in which multiple feature discounts are offered; and d) revise the method of capping pay-per-use services by introducing a $6.00 per month cap applicable to each feature. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1255 - Télébec TN 209. APPROVED. Introduction of a "Services Étoiles en fête" (SmartTouch Services - Holidays) promotional campaign offered to residential customers subscribing for the first time to the « TarifUniQ » long distance service. These subscribers will choose, for a one-month free trial, one service from a range of SmartTouch Services available.

1998-1190-1 - Stentor TN 487 and TCI TN 931. ERRATUM. Corrections to the Appendix in 1998-1190, 30 November 1998.

1998-1256 - Telephone Savings Network Ltd. File No.: 8626-T35-01/98. APPROVED. Request for exemption from contribution charges with respect to Megalink services provided by Bell Canada in the 519-254 exchange.

1998-1257 - TELUS Advanced Communications Inc. (TAC) File No.: 8626-T34-01/98. APPROVED. Re: Application for a contribution exemption dated 20 August 1998 and TCI and TCEI letter dated 7 May 1998. TAC’s application with respect to administrative circuits (configurations 4, 5, 6 and 7) is approved effective the date of installation and the application with respect to the remainder of the circuits (configurations 1, 2 and 3) is approved effective 7 May 1998. TAC is directed to remit forthwith any unpaid balance of the contribution payments (including late payment charges) to TCI and TCEI for the years 1995 to 1998.

1998-1258 - BC TEL TNs 3809/A/B/C. FINAL APPROVAL. Tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 275, Business Access Plus Promotion.

1998-1259 - Island Tel TN 474. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of Community Unlimited, a new toll service plan which provides residential and single line business customers, who select Island Tel as their Primary Interexchange Carrier for message toll services, with unlimited calling on a per line basis to any exchange within a 30 mile radius of their home exchange for a flat rate of $7.95 per month.

1998-1260 - Island Tel TN 485. FINAL APPROVAL. Addition of two new cellular rate packages, Mobility Talk and Mobility Manager, to the Mobility line of cellular packages for those customers who prefer packages that can be used at any time of day - not dictated by the peak/off-peak criteria.

1998-1261 - MT&T TN 686. FINAL APPROVAL. Establishment of an automated local collect calling rate of $1.25 per message.

1998-1262 - NBTel TN 736. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of a nine month market trial - High Speed Digital Broadband Service 45 Mbps Virtual Circuit.

1998-1263 - Northwestel TN 644. FINAL APPROVAL. Message Toll Service - Elimination of the distinction between Toll-free and Toll-free Entry Service.

1998-1264 - Stentor TN 441 and Northwestel TN 615 and proposed EDDA Service Agreements. APPROVED with modifications. Electronic Directory Database Access (EDDA) service providing for real-time electronic access to a company’s non-confidential directory assistance listings database.

1998-1265 - Bell TN 6303. APPROVED. Destandardization of Extension Call Answer service. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1266 - NewTel TN 560. FINAL APPROVAL. Elimination of the current requirement that customers have a monthly minimum of $15.00 in billed message toll charges in order to receive discounts under the Real Plus Extra Savings Plan.

1998-1267 - Local Number Portability Roll-Out Sub-Group. File No.: 1996-2376. The Commission orders that the roll-out schedule for priority 2 exchanges determined in Order 1998-60 be revised according to the criteria specified in the consensus report of the Local Number Portability Sub-Group of the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee.

1998-1268 - BC TEL TN 3873. APPROVED. Increase to the Direct-In-Dial Service seven-digit number monthly rate by $0.30, from $2.55 to $2.85. Eff. Date = 4.1.99.

1998-1269 - BC TEL TN 3874. APPROVED. Introduction of a Customer Specific Business Local Access Service, which provides a business local exchange service tailored to meet the specific requirements of a customer in the education sector, and subject to the condition that the customer select BC TEL as the Primary Interexchange Carrier of long distance services for the access lines provided over the duration of the contract period. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1270 - BC TEL TN 3878. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Bridge Lake, Decker Lake, Enderby, Fruitvale, Puntzi, Quesnel, Red Rock, South Kamloops and Williams Lake exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1271 - BC TEL TN 3879. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of a promotion to waive the service charge applicable to the provision of multi-line or individual business lines when: (1) a customer who has an existing residential line subscribes to a new business line at the same address; or (2) a customer upgrades from a residence to business line.

1998-1272 - BC TEL TN 3883. APPROVED. Provision of one point-to-point DS-0 interexchange digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 29.12.98.

1998-1273 - BC TEL TN 3881. APPROVED. Revisions to SmartTouch Services - Increase of the Pay-Per-Use activation charge for the Call Return, Call Again, and Three Way Calling features, from $0.50 to $0.75 with a reduction in the maximum charge per billing period from $7.00 (Residence) and $11.00 (Business) to $6.00 for both Residence and Business and to make the monthly subscription rates for these features no longer available. Customers who currently have monthly subscriptions will be permitted to retain their monthly rates for these features while their lines remain in place at the existing service address. Eff. Date = 23.2.99.

1998-1274 - Bell TN 6300. APPROVED. Extension of the availability of the Hybrid Packet Network arrangement into the years 1999, 2000 and 2001. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1275 - Bell TN 6302. APPROVED. Withdrawal of pay-per-use Message Monitor (*95) service and Call Messenger service.

1998-1276 - Bell TN 6304. APPROVED. Destandardization of the Repertory Dialer Service. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1277 - Bell TN 6306. APPROVED. Provision for the overflow of calls from a Megalink access to an analogue Direct-Inward-Dialing trunk group. Eff. Date = 23.12.98.

1998-1278 - Bell TN 6311. INTERIM APPROVAL. Terms and conditions and rates of a private communications network service with service features that meet the specific requirements of a single customer application. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1279 - Island Tel TN 513. APPROVED. A change in the wording for the Cellular Access Service tariff to Wireless Access Service. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1280 - MT&T TN 731. APPROVED. Alignment of the access rates for Digital Exchange Access with the DS-1 access rates for Digital Network Exchange Access Service. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1281 - MTS TN 343. APPROVED. Common rates for the calling features for individual line business, individual line residence, and multiline service in order to simplify the rate structure for this tariff, as well as discontinuance of the Transfer, Hold, Intercom Service and Speed Calling (8 and 30 codes) since modern terminal equipment can provide these functions. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1282 - MTS TN 344. APPROVED. Revisions to Voice Messaging Integration and Voice Messaging Service, to set common rates for the voice messaging components for individual line business and individual line residence in order to simplify the rate structure for these tariffs. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1283 - NewTel TN 598. APPROVED. Introduction of Internet Call Waiting (ICW) enabling customers who are using their telephone line for an Internet session to see an incoming telephone call’s originating name and number on their computer screen for a monthly rate of $5.95 for Basic ICW (name and number delivery) and $6.95 for Enhanced ICW (all disposition options). Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1284 - NewTel TN 599. APPROVED. Amendment to the Rates and Charges section of the Voice Information Access Service to include a separate Call Forward Busy feature at a monthly rate of $1.50, in addition to the existing Call Forward Busy/No Answer feature, that may be required by third party providers of certain answering services. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1285 - NewTel TN 600. APPROVED. Sales promotion from 31 December 1998 to 31 January 1999, waiving the charges for activations of pay-per-use Three-Way Calling.

1998-1286 - Northwestel TN 684. APPROVED. Voice Grade Channels for Yukon Territorial Government. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1287 - Northwestel TN 685. APPROVED. High speed dedicated 56 kbps and 32 kbps ADPCM channels on a point-to-point basis between the company’s operating area locations and Edmonton and North Bay, for a specific customer under month to month contract. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1288 - Northwestel TNs 686/A. APPROVED. Increase of all residential non-recurring service charges to bring rates closer to cost. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1289 - Sogetel TN 76. APPROVED. Deletion of references to terminal equipment from its General Tariff. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1290 - TCI TN 1113. APPROVED. Two DS-1 access channels from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Lethbridge Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1291 - TCI TN 1114. APPROVED. Introduction of the Unlimited YAK PAK Promotion providing residential customers with the opportunity to subscribe, at a single monthly rate, to a package of services consisting of residential basic exchange service, including Message Relay Service, and a choice of the following SmartTouchTM Services: Call Display, Name Display, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, 3 Way Calling, Call Answer, Call Return, Call Again and Call Screen, from 4 January to 4 May 1999.

1998-1292 - TCI TN 1115. APPROVED. Introduction of the Unlimited YAK PAK PLAnet Promotion providing residential customers with the opportunity to subscribe, at a single monthly rate, to a package of services consisting of: (1) residential basic exchange service, including Message Relay Service; (2) a choice of the following SmartTouchTM Services: Call Display, Name Display, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, 3 Way Calling, Call Answer, Call Return, Call Again, and Call Screen; and (3) 100 hours of TELUS PLAnet Internet Service, from 4 January to 4 May 1999.

1998-1293 - TCI TN 1117. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Peace River Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1294 - TCI TN 1118. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Gleichen Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1295 - TCI TN 1119. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Red Deer Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.12.98.

1998-1296 - TCEI TN 104. APPROVED. Introduction of the Unlimited YAK PAK Promotion providing residential customers with the opportunity to subscribe, at a single monthly rate, to a package of services consisting of: 1) residential basic exchange service, including Message Relay Service; and 2) a choice of any or all of the following services: Call Display, Call Return, Call Screen, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, 3 Way Calling, Message Waiting Indication and Call Answer, from 4 January to 4 May 1999.

1998-1297 - TCEI TN 105. APPROVED. Introduction of the Unlimited YAK PAK PLAnet Promotion providing residential customers with the opportunity to subscribe, at a single monthly rate, to a package of services consisting of : 1) residential basic exchange service, including Message Relay Service; 2) a choice of any or all of the following services: Call Display, Call Return, Call Screen, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, 3 Way Calling, Message Waiting Indication, Call Answer; and 3) 100 hours of TELUS PLAnet Internet Service, from 4 January to 4 May 1999.

1998-1298 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 71. APPROVED. Withdrawal of the Name That Number Service from the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 31.12.98.

1998-1299 - BC TEL TN 3882. APPROVED. Introduction of an Upgrade to Business Promotion, from 21 January to 21 April 1999, waiving the monthly telephone directory advertising charge for a nine-month period for customers who upgrade their residential access line to a business access line, or add a business access line at the location of their residential service during the promotional period.

1998-1300 - Shaw FiberLink Limited File No.: 8626-S14-04/98. APPROVED. Request for an exemption from contribution charges for services used for administrative purposes and to provide Internet services.

1998-1190-2 - Stentor TN 487 et TCI TN 931. ERRATUM. Corrections to Page 3 of the Appendix to 1998-1190, 30 November 1998.

1998-1301 - BC TEL TN 3876. APPROVED. Introduction of a "Service Charge Waiver" promotion for Centrex service, from 4 January to 30 June 1999, waiving the service charges for new Centrex customers who subscribe to Centrex Station Lines under a one, three, or five year contract for installations of less than 100 Centrex Station Lines.

1998-1302 - BC TEL TN 3884. APPROVED. One point-to-point DS-0 interexchange digital data transmission facility. Eff. Date = 30.12.98.

1998-1303 - Bell TN 6307. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of the Advantage Business Offer Service. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1304 - Bell TN 6308. APPROVED. Revision to tariff items to include the wording "No longer available for new installations", as the equipment is discontinued by the manufacturer. Eff. Date = 31.12.98.

1998-1305 - Bell TN 6309. APPROVED. Provision of private line digital access services at speeds of 112/128 or 56/64 Kbps for inter-exchange or intra-exchange applications and 112/128 or 56/64 Kbps loop extensions. Eff. Date = 30.12.98.

1998-1306 - Bell TN 6310. APPROVED. Provision of 56 Kbps digital facilities between the exchanges of Warwick and Sherbrooke, Quebec; Shawinigan and Charette, Quebec; Sherbrooke and Valcourt, Quebec; and Otterville and Woodstock, Ontario, respectively, and Item D-47(m) providing for a local 56 Kbps facility in Warwick, Quebec. Eff. Date = 31.12.98.

1998-1307 - BC TEL TN 3888. APPROVED. Addition of the Combined Voice Mail feature to the options available in the Free for 30 Days/Try One Get Another (Free for 30) Promotion. Eff. Date = 4.1.99.

1998-1308 - Stentor TN 688. APPROVED. Three additional service options for Full-Time Local Broadcast-Quality Video Transmission Channel Service: 1) an analogue NTSC/low speed Data Telemetry; 2) an analogue NTSC/10 Mbps Data Telemetry; and 3) an analogue NTSC/100 Mbps Data Telemetry. Eff. Date = 23.12.98.

1998-1309 - Télébec TN 208. APPROVED. Merging of the exchanges of Beaudry, Bellecombe, Évain and Rollet into one exchange (Rouyn-Noranda). Eff. Date = 1.3.99.

1998-1310 - TCEI TN 108. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Answer Supervision Service. Eff. Date = 22.12.98.

1998-1311 - TCI TN 1106/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of the terms, conditions and the rates of an arrangement for National Operator Services with service features that meet the specific requirements of a single large customer application. Eff. Date = 22.12.98.

1998-1312 - TCI TN 1107/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of the terms, conditions and the rates of an arrangement for National Directory Assistance Service with service features that meet the specific requirements of a single large customer application. Eff. Date = 22.12.98.

1998-1313 - TCI TN 1120. APPROVED. Provision of a Two-way local exchange television (audio/video) transmission channel from the Television Operating Centre at the Main Central Office in Calgary to the customer’s Television Studio located in Calgary. Eff. Date = 23.12.98.

1998-1314 - TCI TN 1121. APPROVED. Provision of one Two-way local exchange television (audio/video) transmission channel from the Central Office in Lethbridge to the customer’s Television studio in Lethbridge and one One-way local exchange television (audio/video) transmission channel from the customer’s Television studio in Lethbridge to its Television Transmitter site also in Lethbridge. Eff. Date = 23.12.98.

1998-1315 - TCI TN 1122. APPROVED. Provision of a One-way local exchange television (audio/video) transmission channel from the Main Central Office in Redcliff to the customer’s Television Studio located in Redcliff. Eff. Date = 23.12.98.

1998-1316 - Stentor TN 690. APPROVED. VideoRoute for Occasional Use - Domestic and Cross-border - Modification of the application of the cancellation charges with additional financial penalties in order to reduce the level of inappropriate and costly cancelled bookings for occasional service. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1317 - Bell TNs 6264/A. Bell filed an application proposing to destandardize and withdraw PrimeLine Executive service completely by the end of 1999. On 8 December 1998, Bell applied to withdraw its proposal. The Commission approves the company’s request to withdraw its tariff filing.

1998-1318 - BC TEL TN 3891. APPROVED. Introduction of a promotional offer to waive service charges for the provision of Centrex MESSAGEMANAGER to subscribers of Centrex Service who sign up for Centrex MESSAGEMANAGER under a one, three or five-year contract between 15 January and 30 June 1999.

1998-1319 - BC TEL TN 3887. APPROVED. Extension of the "Call Answer Service Charge Waiver" promotional offer to 30 April 1999. Eff. Date = 4.1.99.

1998-1320 - Bell TN 6305. APPROVED. Addition of a foreign exchange configuration for the Centrex Microlink service extension feature and transfer of the existing wording applicable to Centrex Microlink configurations from Item 5210 to Item 670. Eff. Date = 23.12.98.

1998-1321 - Bell TN 6312. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to Enhanced Exchange-Wide Dial Service to: a) reduce the rates for voice locals as well as a reduction in the number of rate thresholds from 5 to 3; b) reduce the rate for MessageManager mailboxes for quantities of 10,000 or more; c) eliminate the monthly rate for speed call short list to be consistent with the regular Centrex III offering; and d) reduce the rates for Multiple Appearance Directory Numbers and other Direct Access Features which are provided using the Inward Dialing arrangement. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1322 - Island Tel TN 516. APPROVED. Reduction in the number of mileage bands for both Inter-Exchange Private Line Service and Foreign Exchange Service to simplify the banding structure and to be consistent with other telephone companies. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1323 - MT&T TN 734. APPROVED. Elimination of the price distinction by rate group and offer of the Microlink service at the current Rate Group 6 rates. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1324 - MTS TN 345. APPROVED. Removal of the recovery of regulatory proceeding costs as these costs have been fully recovered. Eff. Date = 4.1.99.

1998-1325 - NBTel TN 768. APPROVED. Addition of a paragraph under its Answer Supervision Service tariff to reference that Answer Supervision Service is available with Payphone Access Line Service. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1326 - NBTel TN 772. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to Special Services Tariff Item 3875, Digital Broadband Service - End to End Frame Relay. Eff. Date = 7.1.99.

1998-1327- NBTel TN 775. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 7.1.99.

1998-1328 - NewTel TN 601. APPROVED. Introduction of a short term sales promotion for 10/100 Megabit per second Access Service, from 4 January to 3 April 1999, waiving the service charges for each new Access Service ordered or installed during the promotional period, as well as waiving the service charges for each Access Service upgrade from 10 Mbps Access Service to 100 Mbps which is ordered or installed during the same promotional period.

1998-1329 - BC TEL TNs 3885/A. APPROVED SUBJECT TO CHANGES. Promotional offer called "Individual Business Line Bundle Promotion" for business customers. Eff. Date = 8.1.99.

1998-1330 - Northwestel TNs 678/A/B. APPROVED. Introduction of Charge-A-Call Telephone Service which enables owners of small businesses in the service industry, particularly those in the hospitality sector (hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts) to provide in-room telephones to their customers. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1331 - Northwestel TN 688. APPROVED. Revision to the charges for Megaplan Service Extension Features and Megastream Equipment. Eff. Date = 2.1.99.

1998-1332 - Northwestel TN 689. APPROVED. Revisions relating to the billing of Installation, Maintenance, Move, Rearrangement and Repair Services and Inside Wire and Jacks. Eff. Date = 1.2.99.

1998-1333 - Northwestel TN 690. APPROVED. Provide Indian and Northern Affairs Canada with high speed connectivity between four local offices in Whitehorse, YT. Eff. Date = 15.1.99.

1998-1334 - Québec-Téléphone TN 233. APPROVED. Introduction of a promotional campaign with respect to "Services Étoiles" (SmartTouch Services) for residence and business single line customers, allowing the new subscriber the benefit, for the first two months, of a rate of $2.50 when subscribing to Call Waiting and a rate of $1.50 when subscribing to Ident-A-Call, Call Forwarding, Call Return, Intercom Service, Three-Way Calling and Call Screen, from 11 January to 6 February 1999.

1998-1335 - Stentor (on behalf of Island Tel, MT&T, NBTel, NewTel) TNs 687/A. APPROVED. Terms, conditions and rates of an arrangement which provides data transmission via a point-of-sale multi-point network and via the access services terminating on a large customer’s premises. Eff. Date = 24.12.98.

1998-1336 - Télébec TN 210. APPROVED. Discount on the monthly connection charge to customers signing up for a 1, 3, or 5-year Multipac contract. Eff. Date = 11.1.99.

1998-1337 - Télébec TN 211. APPROVED. Tariff revisions reflecting the 1999 interim contribution charges. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1338 - Teleglobe TN 554. APPROVED. Administrative revisions to the International Leased Services Tariff and the introduction of a promotion for the Globestream service by which every order placed to Bermuda between 8 January and 22 January 1999 for a 512 kbit/s circuit will be priced at $4,500 per month for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 2.1.99.

1998-1339 - Teleglobe TN 555. APPROVED. Expansion of the International Country Direct Service to Lithuania. Eff. Date = 9.1.99.

1998-1340 - Telesat TN 1141. APPROVED. Substitution of tariff pages which incorporate changes to the service(s). Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

1998-1341 - TCI TN 1123. APPROVED. Extension of the Market Power Call Accounting - Market Trial to 30 June 1999.

1998-1342 - Stentor TN 684. APPROVED. Rate reductions for DS-3 access service.

1998-1343 - CI File No.: 8640-T10-01/98. Part VII application dated 2 December 1998 in contemplation of a legal amalgamation of TCI, TCEI, TELUS Edmonton Holdings Inc., TELUS Mobility Inc. (TMI), Canadian Mobility Products and TELUS Cable Holdings Inc., effective 1 January 1999 seeking a declaration that the forbearance order which currently applies to TMI’s mobile wireless operations in Alberta will continue to apply to the amalgamated entity. Alternatively, the application sought an order, pursuant to section 34 of the Act, forbearing from regulating the amalgamated entity’s mobile wireless services. The Commission directs that pursuant to subsection 34(4) of the Act, effective 1 January 1999, sections 24 (in part), 25, 29 and 31 as well as subsections 27(1), 27(3) (in part), 27(5) and 27(6) of the Act do not apply to the amalgamated entity’s mobile wireless services, to the extent that they are inconsistent with the Commission’s determinations in this Order.

1998-1344 - PacificTel Communications Inc. File No.: 8626-P14-01/98. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to certain business lines used for administrative purposes.

1998-1345 - Call-Net on behalf of Sprint Canada File No.: 8626-S2-09/98. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution with respect to circuits which are used and provisioned as dedicated Canada-U.S. facilities for eight end-customers of Sprint Canada.

1998-1346 - TCEI TN 94. APPROVED (Dissent). Increase of its local calling rate for public pay telephones from the current $0.25 to $0.35 for the cash payment option, which includes the use of the company’s Quickchange Prepaid Cash Card.

1998-1347 - NBTel TNs 770/A. DENIED. Market trial providing residential customers with a "Basic User Package" including local services, long distance services, and a combination of calling features and/or Call Answer.

1998-1348 - McCarthy Tétrault on behalf of HongKong Telecom File No.: 8626-H7-02/98. APPROVED. Contribution exemption with respect to circuits used for administrative purposes and circuits used to provide access to the Internet.

1998-1349 - BC TEL TNs 3886/A. APPROVED SUBJECT TO CHANGES. Promotional offer called "Multi-line Plus Bundle Promotion" for business customers. Eff. Date = 8.1.99.

1998-1350 - Island Tel TN 517. APPROVED. Operator Services - Amendment to the provisions for Busy Line Verification/Interruption Service. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1351 - MT&T TN 735. APPROVED. Operator Services - Amendment to the provisions for Busy Line Verification/Interruption Service. Eff. Date = 8.2.99.

1998-1352 - MetroNet TN 5. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of charges for: (1) terminating traffic from within the local calling area; and (2) processing calls from an interconnecting carrier, when that carrier does not transmit the location routing number of the switch to which the call must be routed for termination. Eff. Date = 1.1.99.

Telecom Costs Orders

1998-20 - In Re: Northern Telephone Limited - Local Rate Restructuring and Switching Equipment Modernization Proposal, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1998-2. Application for costs by the Consumers’ Association of Canada/National Anti-Poverty Organization. File number: 8740-N3-0078/97

1998-19 - In Re: Form of Regulation for TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1998-3. Application for costs by the Alberta Council on Aging. File number: 8085-RP-0007/98

1998-18 - In re: Telesat Canada - Application to Review and Vary Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-17. Application for Costs by Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (Cancom). File number: 8662-T3-01/98

1998-17 - In re: Competition in the Provision of International Telecommunications Services - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-34. Application for costs by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC). File number: 8622-C12-01/97

1998-16 - In re: Service to High-Cost Serving Areas - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-42. Application for costs by Mr. Michael Jennings. File number: 8665-C12-04/97

1998-15 - In re: Service to High-Cost Serving Areas - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-42. Application for costs by l’Association coopérative d’économie familiale (ACEF) des Bois-Francs. File number: 8665-C12-04/97

1998-14 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-26 . File number: 8650-C12-01/97

1998-13 - In re: Rates for Unlisted Number Service and Related Issues - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-31 . File number: 8650-C12-01/97

1998-12 - In re: Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-39, BC TEL - Introduction of Provincial 9-1-1 Service. File number: 8740-B1-3710/97

1998-11 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-26. File number: 8650-C12-01/97

1998-10 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-26 . File number: 8650-C12-01/97

1998-09 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-26. File number: 8650-C12-01/97

1998-08 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-26. File number: 8650-C12-01/97

1998-07 - In re: Implementation of Price Cap Regulation, 1997 Contribution Charges and Related Issues, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-11. File number: 8085-RP003/97

1998-06 - In re: Implementation of Price Cap Regulation, 1997 Contribution Charges and Related Issues, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-11. File number: 8085-RP003/97

1998-05 - In re: Implementation of Price Cap Regulation, 1997 Contribution Charges and Related Issues, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-11. File number: 8085-RP003/97

1998-04 - In re: Implementation of Price Cap Regulation, 1997 Contribution Charges and Related Issues, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-11. File number: 8085-RP003/97

1998-03 - In re: Participation in the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC). File number: 1996-2376

1998-02 - In re: Review of Joint Marketing and Bundling Restrictions - Telecom Public Notices CRTC 1997-14 and 1997-21. File number: 8620-C12-01/97

1998-01 - In re: Regulation of Certain Telecommunications Services Offered by Broadcast Carriers - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1996-36. File number: 1996-2508

Taxation Orders

1998-11 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-8 and Telecom Costs Order CRTC 1998-8 - TAXATION OF COSTS OF BCOAPO et al.

1998-12 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-8 and Telecom Costs Order CRTC 1998-11 - TAXATION OF COSTS OF CAC

1998-13 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-8 and Telecom Costs Order CRTC 1998-10 - TAXATION OF COSTS OF CACAlta

1998-14 - In re: Local Pay Telephone Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-8 and Telecom Costs Order CRTC 1998-9 - TAXATION OF COSTS OF PIAC

1998-15 - In re: Rates for Unlisted Number Service and Related Issues - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1997-31 - TAXATION OF COSTS OF CAC et al.

1998-16 - In Re: Regulatory Regime for the Provision of International Telecommunications Services - Telecom Decision CRTC 1998-17. File No.: 8622-C12-01/97. Taxation of Costs of PIAC.

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