Orders 1997

Telecommunications

1997-1 - Stentor Resources Centre Inc., under Tariff Notice 388 dated 5 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of The New Brunswick Telephone Company.

1997-2 - Stentor Resources Centre Inc., under Tariff Notice 387 dated 5 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Telus Communications Inc., Bell Canada and Maritime Tel and Tel Limited.

1997-3 - Stentor Resources Centre Inc., under Tariff Notice 390 dated 6 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of TELUS Communications Inc.

1997-4 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 604 dated 23 December 1996.

1997-5 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 373A dated 20 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada.

1997-6 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3560 dated 2 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions replacing the Alternate Number Display offering with Automatic Blocking, extending the availability of Per-Line Blocking and reflecting the universal availability of Call Trace.

1997-7 - NewTel Communications Inc. (NewTel) under Tariff Notice 499 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 430, providing a "One Free Month" Promotion to residential customers who return to NewTel as their Primary Interexchange Carrier during the period 13 January to 28 March 1997.

1997-8 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3554 dated 25 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Chemainus exchange from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 7.

1997-9 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3569 dated 18 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to an extension of the SmartTouch/Call Answer - Now Available market trial.

1997-10 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3569 dated 18 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to an extension of the SmartTouch/Call Answer - Now Available market trial.

1997-11 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 866 dated 9 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Grande Prairie Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-12 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5889 dated 6 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions: (1) pertaining to its Megalink Service; (2) introducing Advantage SmartRoute service, a consolidation of the market trials for ServiceFinder, Switch ReDirect, Local Information Service and SecurCom services; and (3) renaming its SecurCom service to SecurAccess.

1997-13 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3563 dated 5 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions withdrawing Voicecom Service.

1997-14 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3564 dated 10 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item 181 F-60, Light Guide Transmission Facility, for an Ethernet system for a ten-month period.

1997-15 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5884 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Port Robinson, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 9 to Rate Group 10.

1997-16 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5885 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the St. Clements, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 9 to Rate Group 10.

1997-17 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5886 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the St. Jacobs, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 9 to Rate Group 10.

1997-18 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5887 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Trois-Rivières, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 9 to Rate Group 10.

1997-19 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5891 dated 9 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Albanel and St-Félicien, Quebec exchanges.

1997-20 - Huron Telecommunications Co-Operative Limited under Tariff Notice 11 dated 26 November 1996, providing for a revised Internet rate structure.

1997-21 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 238 dated 6 December 1996, providing a promotion to waive the service charge for establishing MessageManager mailboxes during the period 6 January to 31 March 1997.

1997-22 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 500 dated 10 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to its Ethernet systems.

1997-23 - Ontario Telephone Association under Tariff Notice 24 dated 6 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to make Item 407, Suspension of Service - Residential Primary Service, consistent with Bell Canada's.

1997-24 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 28 dated 11 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions reflecting Internet Access Service rates and charges.

1997-25 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 30 dated 9 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the Norstar Plus-Modular ICS System.

1997-26 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 395 dated 11 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, providing revisions Item 402, Videoroute for Occasional Use - Domestic and Cross-Border, Item 403, Videoroute Full-Time Inter-Exchange Broadcast-Quality Video Transmission Channel Service, Item 404, Full-Time Local Broadcast-Quality Video Transmission Channel Service, Item 405, Videoroute for Occasional Use - Canada to U.K. Service and Item 406, Videoroute for Occasional Use - International Television Service, of its National Services Tariff.

1997-27 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 26 dated 6 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to reflect the wording in its General Tariff concerning the standardization of Touch-Tone Service.

1997-28 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 867 dated 10 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing an alarm monitoring cable arrangements for a three-year initial service period.

1997-29 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 868 dated 12 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Youngstown Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-30 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 869 dated 12 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for DS-1 access channel outside the Banff Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-31 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 870 dated 12 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Fort Mackay Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-32 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 871 dated 17 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Chauvin Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-33 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 872 dated 17 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Medicine Hat Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-34 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 144 dated 13 December 1996, proposing a one free month promotion to single-line residential customers subscribing to Call Forward or Call Return during 13 January to 31 January 1997.

1997-35 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3567 dated 13 December 1996, proposing revisions to General Tariff Item 143, SmartTouch Services, providing for the Call Forwarding Mailbox feature to multiline customers.

1997-36 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5873 dated 20 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 2185 for the introduction of Bell Express Service - Health Care to provide hospital patients with temporary individual line service.

1997-37 - Mornington Communications Co-operative Limited under Tariff Notice 9 dated 1 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regarding the provision of Internet Access Service.

1997-38 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited under Tariff Notice 643 dated 19 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing a market trial to offer combinations of Call Minder Services at a greater price discount when a customer obtains more than one Call Minder Service option.

1997-39 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 501 dated 13 December 1996, proposing revisions to General Tariff Item 370.17, Custom Calling Features, providing a promotion to waive the first month's rental rate for initial activations between 13 January 1997 and 11 April 1997.

1997-40 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 396 dated 13 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, proposing revisions to the National Services Tariff Item 502, for a "30 Minutes Free" promotion applicable to new customers of Advantage Teleconferencing service during the period 13 January 1997 to 31 March 1997.

1997-41 - La Compagnie de Téléphone de Warwick under Tariff Notice 18 dated 26 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing a $.75 local directory assistance charge.

1997-42 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel) under Tariff Notice 590 dated 22 November 1996, providing for power and space required for the location of specific customer-provided equipment in the company's central-office for an initial five-year period.

1997-43 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 865 dated 10 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Dixonville Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-44 - AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company (AT&T Canada), dated 1 November 1996, for approval of a revised Schedule H, Home Country Direct Service, to the Canada-United States

1997-45 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 595 dated 9 December 1996, providing for power and space required for the location of specific customer-provided equipment in the company's central-office.

1997-46 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 596 dated 9 December 1996, providing for space and power for the location of customer-provided equipment in the company's central-office.

1997-47 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 398 dated 18 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, proposing revisions to the National Services Tariff Item 309, International Private Line Service, for a promotion for international circuits to European countries during the period 15 January 1997 to 15 July 1997 to waive the monthly cable charges for a period of two months for each year of the contract. In addition, the associated service charges will be waived.

1997-48 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 470 dated, 16 December 1996, proposing revisions to the International Leased Services Tariff, for the promotion of Globestream circuits on CANTAT-3 routed to European countries during the period 15 January 1997 to 15 July 1997.

1997-49 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 31 dated 9 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to the Long Distance Directory Assistance Charges.

1997-50 - La Compagnie de Téléphone de Warwick under Tariff Notice 19 dated 22 November 1996, for approval of tariffs and draft Agreements for the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service.

1997-51 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3566 dated 10 December 1996, providing for a "Free For 30 Days - Winter '97" promotion of its SmartTouch Services and Integrated Voice Messaging Service during the period 27 January 1997 to 9 March 1997.

1997-52 - BC TEL under Tariff Notices 3568 dated 16 December 1996 and 3568A dated 23 December 1996, proposing revisions to General Tariff Item 161 - Call Guardian and Item 110 - Multi-Element Plan Service Charges, providing toll restriction at no monthly charge to residence customers, a $10.00 service charge for deactivation of the service and a provision that no service charge will apply for restoral of service previously subject to partial temporary disconnection.

1997-53 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5899 dated 18 December 1996, for approval to modify Special Facilities Tariff Item B-4515(a), regarding the cut off on disconnect feature service charge.

1997-54 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5900 dated 18 December 1996, proposing revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item F-512(b), providing for the lease of a portable microwave transmitter.

1997-55 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5901 dated 19 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Blyth and Goderich, Ontario exchanges.

1997-56 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5902 dated 19 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Bell exchange of Sherbrooke, Quebec and the Laurenceville, Quebec exchange of the Co-op de téléphone de Valcourt.

1997-57 - Hay Communications Co-operative Limited under Tariff Notice 10 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regarding the provision of Internet Access service.

1997-58 - Lansdowne Rural Telephone Co. Ltd. under Tariff Notice 7 dated 16 December 1996, for approval to lower the rate for Internet Service.

1997-59 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 594 dated 11 December 1996, proposing revisions to Item 800.11 - 800 Carrier Access Multi-Carrier Selection Capability, renaming the option Date Route to Specific Date and removing the time-of-day restriction.

1997-60 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 599 dated 16 December 1996, introducing Item 56, Inmate Service, a public telephone service for the use of inmates in correctional institutions.

1997-61 - Northern Telephone Limited under Tariff Notice 66 dated 17 December 1996, proposing revisions to its General Tariff providing for the elimination of its existing Residential Smart Package and the introduction of a new Smart Package, a fixed package of network features including Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Three-Way Calling, Speed Call, Revertive Ringing, Call Return and Call Display.

1997-62 - Northwestel Inc. under Tariff Notice 598 dated 16 December 1996, providing for an installment payment plan, Toll Denial without monthly charge and a $10.00 service charge to reactivate toll service.

1997-63 - IN THE MATTER OF applications by Go Inc. dated 28 November 1996 and Groupe Léonart Inc. dated 12 December 1996, requesting exemptions from the contribution charges specified in Competition in the Provision of Public Long Distance Voice Telephone Services and Related Resale and Sharing Issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 1992-12, 12 June 1992 (Decision 1992-12).

1997-64 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notice 120 dated 5 December 1996, for approval of several modifications to its Advantage Toll Free and Advantage Preferred services and a rate increase to Operator-Assisted Calling Card calls.

1997-65 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notice 121 dated 11 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing Line Verification/Interruption Services and international long distance directory assistance charges.

1997-66 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notice 122 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing modifications to the Terms of Service.

1997-67 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 471 dated 20 December 1996, introducing Universal International Freephone Number as a service option of the Globeaccess and Globe800 services.

1997-68 - Coldwater Communications Inc. dated 22 July 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-71 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3552 dated 25 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Richmond exchange from Rate Group H to Rate Group I, and from Rate Group 16 to Rate Group 17.

1997-72 - Coldwater Communications Inc. dated 22 July 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-73 - Coldwater Communications Inc. dated 22 July 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-74 - Coldwater Communications Inc. dated 22 July 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-75 - Coldwater Communications Inc. dated 22 July 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-76 - AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company, dated 10 December 1996, for approval of a new Schedule K, Third Country Calling Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company and AT&T Corp.

1997-77 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3504 (TN 3504) dated 1 August 1996, proposing revisions to the company's Cellular Access tariff for the provision of trunk-side access and Common Channel Signalling #7 (CCS7) to Cellular Service Operators and extending the tariff to Personal Communications Service (PCS) carriers and Specialized Mobile Radio/ Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR/ESMR) Service Operators.

1997-78 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited under Tariff Notice 644 dated 19 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing new charges and extending the existing Call Originator Billing Market Trial to 15 October 1997, and including an Accounts Receivable Management Agreement between the company and the Wireless Service Operator participating in the trial.

1997-79 - TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) under Tariff Notice 820 (TN 820) dated 30 August 1996, proposing revisions to the company's Cellular Access tariff for the provision of trunk-side access and Common Channel Signalling #7 (CCS7) to Cellular Service Operators and extending the tariff to Personal Communications Service (PCS) providers.

1997-80 - fONOROLA Inc., dated 21 November 1996, for approval of an agreement relating to transborder traffic with fONOROLA Corporation.

1997-82 - Télébec ltée (Télébec) under Tariff Notice 116 dated 4 November 1996 (TN 116), for approval of tariff revisions to reintroduce and modify the text of the Terms of Service relating to push-button dialing, to remove certain equipment and terminals, to make revisions to its digital network services and minor corrections to its services name "Étoiles".

1997-83 - Bell Canada (Bell) filed under Tariff Notice 5903 (TN 5903) dated 19 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions related to wireless access service based on 1997 estimated costs.

1997-84 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 387A dated 10 January 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, for approval of revisions to the Overseas Savings Promotion.

1997-85 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 399 dated 20 December 1996, as amended by Tariff Notice 399A dated 10 January 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada and The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited.

1997-86 - IN THE MATTER OF the application of consumer safeguards governing the provision of operator services to Télébec ltée, Québec-Téléphone, Westel Telecommunications Ltd. (Westel), TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. (TCEI) and fONOROLA Telecommunic-ations, Limited Partnership (fONOROLA).

1997-87 - Télébec ltée (Télébec) dated 6 September 1996, for approval of revised 1995 and 1996 Carrier Access Tariffs (CATs).

1997-88 - IN THE MATTER OF Customer Account Queries, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1995-55, 19 December 1995, wherein the Commission directed BC TEL, Bell Canada (Bell), The Island Telephone Company Limited (Island Tel), MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS), Maritime Tel & Tel Limited (MT&T), The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel), NewTel Communications Inc. (NewTel) and TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) (collectively, the telephone companies) to submit, by 19 February 1996, detailed descriptions of their procedures in place or pending approval, that are used to assign the expenses related to Customer Account Queries to the Utility and Competitive segments of the split rate base of the telephone companies.

1997-88-1 - ERRATUM. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-88 dated 23 January 1997.

1997-92 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5897 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Rockwood, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 8 to Rate Group 9.

1997-93 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited (MT&T) under Tariff Notice 583 dated 30 January 1996, proposing to require customers with Two-Party service to upgrade to Single Party service in those exchanges which have been declared Single Party under the Single Party Development Program.

1997-94 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel) under Tariff Notice 581 (TN 581) dated 16 October 1996, proposing revisions to the company's Cellular Access Service tariff for the provision of trunk-side access and Common Channel Signalling #7 (CCS7) to Cellular Service Operators (CSOs).

1997-95 - Northern Telephone Limited (Northern) under Tariff Notice 64 dated 26 November 1996, for approval of revisions to its General Tariff providing for a change to the wording of the returned cheque charge and to increase the monthly rates for toll restriction service.

1997-96 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 140 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for reduced rates on its Advantage Toll-free service.

1997-97 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 143 (TN 143) dated 13 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for both a new name and a new rate structure for its Between Friends service.

1997-98 - TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) under Tariff Notice 850 dated 22 November 1996, as amended by Tariff Notice 850A dated 10 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 201 related to unsolicited live voice and facsimile (fax) calls for the purpose of solicitation.

1997-99 - MTS filed its Phase III Manual Update Report as an unscheduled submission that related to 1995 procedures and results;

1997-101 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5905 dated 23 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Pembroke and Killaloe, Ontario exchanges.

1997-102 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5906 dated 23 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing the Ident-A-Call calling feature for use with its Centrex III Service, General Tariff Item 675.

1997-103 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5907 dated 24 December 1996, providing for central office building space and power and associated charges to co-locate a Competitive Access Provider's fibre facilities and transmission equipment into the company's central-offices.

1997-104 - Bruce Municipal Telephone System under Tariff Notice 40 dated 20 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to the Check Pages, Table of Contents and the Index.

1997-105 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 243 dated 23 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing Digital Network Services Access as a point-to-point service providing digital transmission of information within the same exchange.

1997-106 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 603 dated 20 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 80, National Centrex Services, revising the terms and conditions and the addition of rate tapers.

1997-107 - Northwestel Inc. under Tariff Notice 600 dated 18 December 1996, for approval to revise General Tariff Item 1310.2, providing for an increase in network access rates for Radio Common Carrier service.

1997-108 - the Ontario Telephone Association under Tariff Notice 21 dated 3 October 1996, as amended by Tariff Notices 21A and 21B dated 20 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing modifications to the Terms of Service, filed further to Telecom Decision CRTC 1996-6.

1997-109 - the Ontario Telephone Association under Tariff Notice 25 dated 20 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to modify the Terms of Service regarding customer cash deposits interest to become consistent with Bell Canada.

1997-110 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 400 dated 20 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, MTS NetCom Inc. and Maritime Tel & Tel Limited.

1997-111 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 401 dated 20 December 1996, filed on behalf and with the concurrence of BC TEL.

1997-112 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 402 dated 23 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL.

1997-113 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 404 dated 24 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, for approval of tariff revisions to Item 200, clarifying and reflecting the manner in which the Advantage Vnet card applies when used to complete local calls.

1997-114 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 874 dated 19 December 1996, for approval of proposed tariff revisions to change the conditions of service to permit Centrex Network Access service on a single line basis, thereby introducing Single Line Centrex.

1997-115 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 876 dated 23 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing a new Call Management Service feature called SMART Ring.

1997-116 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 877 dated 24 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Niton Junction Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-117 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 878 dated 24 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Cardston Base Rate Area for a one-year period.

1997-118 - TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. under Tariff Notice 43 dated 20 December 1996, for approval of revisions to General Tariff Item 2470 White Pages Directory Services, for a 5% rate increase to most business white pages advertising listings and minor changes to the special listings.

1997-119 - Co-op de téléphone de Valcourt under Tariff Notice 10 dated 23 December 1996, for approval of revised monthly rates and service charges for the Internet Access Service.

1997-120 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 405 dated 6 January 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of the federally regulated Stentor owner companies, for approval of tariff revisions to Item 408, National Services Tariff, Videoroute for Occasional Use - Business Broadcast.

1997-121 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 605 dated 13 January 1997.

1997-122 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 146 dated 8 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its Voice Messaging Service, offering a free month when subscribing to Call Answer Service during the period 3 February 1997 to 7 March 1997.

1997-123 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 386 dated 3 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, for approval of amendments to the National Rebiller Agreement.

1997-124 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notice 124 dated 18 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to eliminate the Fire Lake exchange as there are no longer any customers in this area.

1997-125 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5909 dated 7 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item D-71(a)(7), providing Megaplan Service Extension between South River and Huntsville, Ontario.

1997-126 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5910 dated 7 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item D-72(o), providing for a local DS-1 facility in Barwick, Ontario for a two-year initial service period.

1997-127 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5911 dated 7 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item F-1100(ss), providing for two optical fibers in Markham, Ontario for a two-year initial service period.

1997-128 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5912 dated 7 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item F-1100(qq)(1), providing for one additional optical fiber in Quebec City for a five-year initial service period.

1997-129 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5913 dated 10 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item F-1102(a), providing for a water surveillance feature.

1997-130 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 241 dated 31 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing under General Tariff Item 2148, Voice Messaging Service, Call Answer Plus and Call Monitor and discontinuing Enhanced Call Answer service.

1997-131 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 242 dated 31 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing Visual Message Waiting Indication under General Tariff Item 2143, Voice Messaging Integration.

1997-132 - Sogetel Inc. under Tariff Notice 55 dated 9 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions modifying wording to various sections of its General Tariff.

1997-133 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 472 dated 7 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to International Globedat Service Tariff (CRTC 9060), reflecting the expansion of the service to Algeria.

1997-134 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 473 dated 9 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to the International Leased Services Tariff (CRTC 9100), proposing the addition of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Uganda to the Globesat service and adding Vancouver as a service access point for Globesat service to Rwanda.

1997-135 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 474 dated 9 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to International Globedirect Service Tariff (CRTC 9012) and International Globeaccess Service Tariff (CRTC 9015), expanding the Globe800 and Globeaccess800 services to Saudi Arabia, Grenada and the Netherlands Antilles.

1997-136 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 29 dated 10 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions establishing five new locality rate areas in the townships of Ware, Oliver, Strange and Scoble.

1997-137 - Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Limited under Tariff Notice 9 dated 12 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing reduced rates for Internet Access Service.

1997-138 - Bell Canada considers that these applications are acceptable; the application meets the Commission's evidentiary requirements as set out in Decision 1992-12 and Applications for Contribution Exemptions, Telecom Decision CRTC 1993-2, 1 April 1993; and

1997-139 - Optel stated that it wished to revise its original application for contribution exemption dated 30 March 1995, by adding local business line service to the services already provided by Bell Canada (Bell);

1997-140 - Bruce Municipal Telephone System under Tariff Notice 41 dated 23 December 1996, as amended by Tariff Notice 41A dated 22 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to the company's application of construction charges.

1997-141 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 389 dated 6 December 1996, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, for approval of tariff revisions providing modifications to allow 900-type access arrangements to be used for Local Information Service applications.

1997-142 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5898 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) provide for the removal of all charges related to the provision of Toll Restriction service in the residence market, and (3) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to reactivate toll service.

1997-143 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel) under Tariff Notice 600 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) provide Toll Restriction service at no monthly charge in the residence market, and (3) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to reactivate toll service.

1997-144 - In Decision 1995-21, the Commission established cost assignment and reporting requirements for the treatment of new broadband investment and related expenses to ensure that, during the period of transition to price cap regulation, Utility segment subscribers would be protected from the risk associated with the telephone companies' new broadband initiatives.

1997-145 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 607 dated 22 January 1997.

1997-146 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 403 dated 23 December 1996, as amended by Tariff Notice 403A dated 24 January 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, for approval of tariff revisions introducing Advantage Toll- free Global, a new numbering option, to National Services Tariff Item 205.

1997-147 - City Access stated that the Centrex systems have two groups of Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connections controlled by its own computer, one with dial 9 access, and one with dial 8 access;

1997-148 - Durham Telephones Limited dated 29 October 1996, as amended on 1 November 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-149 - Otonabee Telephones Ltd. dated 14 November 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-150 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3577 dated 17 January 1997, to provide a promotional campaign to waive all service charges for current Wide Area Customer Owned Paging Service (WACOPS) paging customers migrating to Terminal Network Access from 7 February 1997 to 16 June 1997.

1997-151 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3576 dated 16 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions introducing General Tariff Item 320, Terminal Network Access Wide Area Service, which provides a wide area toll-free calling capability.

1997-152 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5915 dated 10 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 675, Centrex Service, introducing Per Agent Service for Centrex Automatic Call Distribution.

1997-153 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5917 dated 14 January 1997, establishing Extended Area Service between the Spanish and the Elliot Lake, Ontario exchanges. The Spanish exchange will change from Rate Group 4 to Rate Group 7.

1997-154 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5916 dated 14 January 1997, establishing Extended Area Service between the Bracebridge and the Port Carling, Ontario exchanges. The Port Carling exchange will change from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 7.

1997-155 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 406 dated 10 January 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, providing revisions to National Services Tariff Item 515, Advantage 900, to permit Calling Card Access to Advantage 900 programs assigned to a Business/Government Exchange.

1997-156 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 407 dated 13 January 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of NewTel Communications Inc.

1997-157 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3570 dated 15 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for the upgrade of facilities in the Salmon Arm exchange under the Rural Upgrade Program.

1997-158 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5918 dated 15 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item D-26(a)(1) providing a Megaplan Service Extension between Red Rock and Schreiber, Ontario.

1997-159 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5921 dated 22 January 1997, providing Extended Area Service between the Quebec City and the Ste-Hénédine (Québec-Téléphone) exchanges.

1997-160 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5923 dated 22 January 1997, providing for a revision to Special Facilities Tariff Item B-810(c) for the establishment and administration of a Centrex virtual facilities group overflow.

1997-161 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 606 dated 22 January 1997, reinstating a clause under General Tariff Item 40.7 limiting customers from having both flat rate and measured service on the same premises.

1997-162 - Northwestel Inc. under Tariff Notice 601 dated 16 January 1997, for approval to introduce a Short Term Rental Plan for Cellular 800 Service.

1997-163 - Northwestel Inc. under Tariff Notice 602 dated 22 January 1997, for approval to introduce the Power Rate Plan for large users of Cellular 800 Service.

1997-164 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 408 dated 14 January 1997, on behalf of all federally regulated Stentor owners, making a correction to the French version of National Services Tariff (Item 306.4, Customer Volume Pricing Plan) Discount Schedule.

1997-165 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 410 dated 20 January 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor operating companies, providing for tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 222, Advantage Outbound Service and Item 220, International Service for rates and services for calling to Slovakia.

1997-166 - Telesat Canada under Tariff Notice 1119 dated 17 January 1997, revising the number of Restoral RF Channels to one, including changes to the conditions of service and increasing the rates for reservation fee and other changes.

1997-167 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 875 dated 14 January 1997, providing for tariff revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E-431, for a local DS-1 access facility in the Calgary exchange area for a one-year period.

1997-168 - Metro Access Ltd. (Metro Access) dated 12 November 1996, for an exemption from contribution charges for Centrex services in Toronto, Oakville, Brampton, Schomberg, Oak Ridges and Ajax.

1997-169 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5914 dated 10 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions establishing Extended Area Service between Minaki, Whitedog and Kenora, Ontario (Kenora Municipal Telephone System).

1997-170 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 611 dated 3 February 1997, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-171 - AT&T Canada claimed that BC TEL's Megaplan network architecture is unique compared to the other telephone companies and, as a result, it has to pay higher charges than it would need to in the territories of other telephone companies;

1997-172 - Direct Dial Inc. (Direct Dial) dated 3 January 1996 (enclosing two affidavits dated 22 December 1995), for contribution exemption for Centrex systems used for both single-hop and double-hop services, and for circuits used for administrative traffic.

1997-173 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3535 dated 23 October 1996, pertaining to the company's Long Distance Message Toll Service, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) change the name of Teleplus Service to TelePlus Extra Service, and (2) provide changes to the discount rates and structure.

1997-174 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3545 dated 14 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to General Tariff Item 266, Holiday Savings Promotion.

1997-175 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3555 dated 25 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing General Tariff Item 268, New Customer Acquisition Promotion, a short-term promotional campaign for new residential customers.

1997-176 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3556 dated 25 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the introduction of Thank-You Card Promotion in General Tariff Item 288, Real Plus Extra Savings Plan.

1997-177 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5639 dated 1 December 1995, for approval of tariff revisions to provide various central office located equipment for a Primary Access Aperture II system which will be used for point-of-sale type transactions.

1997-178 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5641 dated 4 December 1995, filed on behalf of the Stentor owner companies, with the exception of AGT Limited (now called TELUS Communications Inc.), to provide for central-office located equipment as additions to the customer's private packet network.

1997-179 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3536A dated 21 January 1997, proposing a wording change to the limitation of liability condition in relation to the provision of Directory File Service; and

1997-180 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3573 dated 16 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions establishing one way Extended Area Service between the Gold River and the Campbell River exchanges. The Gold River exchange will regroup from Rate Group 3 to Rate Group 9, but there will be no rate group change for Campbell River.

1997-181 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5871 dated 19 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing a one-time award of Real Plus Extra Rewards based on calls billed to customer's account.

1997-182 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5890 dated 6 December 1996, proposing tariff revisions providing the underlying unbundled components for access to the Public Switched Telephone Network by Alternate Enhanced Service Providers for the purpose of providing Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) service features.

1997-183 - Télébec Ltée under Tariff Notice 125 dated 20 December 1996, providing revisions to modify the service charges in its General Tariff.

1997-184 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited en vertu de l'avis de modification tarifaire 641 du 27 novembre 1996, en vue de faire approuver une promotion visant à regagner des clients du service résidentiel appelé " 50/50 Offer ".

1997-185 - TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) under Tariff Notice 873 dated 17 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) provide Toll Restriction service at no monthly charge in the residence market, and (3) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to deactivate Toll Restriction service.

1997-186 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 234 dated 14 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing "Double Points Promotion" for Real Plus Extra rewards program members.

1997-187 - MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS) under Tariff Notice 239 dated 13 December 1996, for approval of proposed tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 1700, Public Telephone Service and to Item 1710, Semi-Public Telephone Service, permitting customers to pay for calls using MTS issued or authorized prepaid cash cards.

1997-188 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 589 dated 19 November 1996, as amended by Tariff Notice 589A dated 26 November 1996, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-189 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 597 dated 11 December 1996, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-190 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 598 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-191 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 602 dated 18 December 1996, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-192 - People's Telephone Company of Forest Limited under Tariff Notice 24 dated 6 January 1997, providing for a service charge waiver promotion during May and June 1997 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.

1997-193 - This agreement supersedes the 16 July 1989 agreement between the companies.

1997-194 - The Island Telephone Company Limited (Island Tel) under Tariff Notice 450 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) extend the installment plan provisions to business customers with less than 3 lines, (3) provide Toll Restriction service at no monthly charge in the residence market, and (4) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to reactivate toll service.

1997-195 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited (MT&T) under Tariff Notice 642 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) extend the installment plan provisions to business customers with less than 3 lines, (3) provide for the removal of all charges related to the provision of Toll Restriction service in the residence market, and (4) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to reactivate toll service.

1997-196 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 485 dated 24 July 1996, proposing to advance the start time of the 35% discount rate period on Saturdays from 6 PM to 8 AM for National Services Tariff Item 212, Intraprovincial Message Toll Rate Schedules, Item 213, Canada-Canada Message Toll Rate Schedules, Item 214, Canada-Northwest Message Toll Rate Schedules, and Item 215, Canada-United States Message Toll Rate Schedules.

1997-197 - Dryden Municipal Telephone System under Tariff Notice 12 dated 13 January 1997, for approval of cellular service rates and a request for forbearance.

1997-198 - Téléphone Guèvremont Inc. (Guèvremont) under Tariff Notice 132 dated 24 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions relating to custom calling features (CCF) and call management service (CMS) features.

1997-199 - The Island Telephone Company Limited under Tariff Notice 449 dated 28 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to increase by $2.00 the monthly rates for residential one party and two party service.

1997-200 - The Island Telephone Company Limited under Tariff Notice 451 dated 6 February 1997, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Mobile Telephone Services.

1997-201 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 237 dated 29 November 1996, for approval of revisions to its General Tariff, providing for $2.00 per month rate increases for primary exchange services.

1997-202 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 591 dated 28 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to increase by $2.00 the monthly rates per access for: (1) Residence and Business Single Line Access services; (2) Residence and Business Multi-Line Access services; (3) Key Telephone Service - Flat Rate; (4) PABX Service Trunk Lines - Measured Rate; and (5) Connection of Customer-Owned Circuits with Company-Owned P(A)BX switchboards.

1997-203 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 608 dated 27 January 1997, proposing a paging promotion to the company's One-Way Paging Services.

1997-204 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 609 dated 27 January 1997, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-205 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 612 dated 7 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Paging Services.

1997-206 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 496 dated 28 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to its General Tariff, providing for $2.00 per month rate increases for all primary exchange services.

1997-207 - IN THE MATTER OF various applications by Advanced Network, a reseller of Centrex III Service (Centrex), requesting exemptions from the contribution charges specified in Competition in the Provision of Public Long Distance Voice Telephone Services and Related Resale and Sharing Issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 1992-12, 12 June 1992 (Decision 1992-12).

1997-208 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3544 dated 13 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions introducing General Tariff Item 265, Calling Card Activation Promotion.

1997-209 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3571 dated 15 January 1997, for approval of a service charge waiver promotion from 15 March 1997 to 15 September 1997 applicable for the provision of an additional individual business line.

1997-210 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3572 dated 16 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Yarrow, B.C. exchange from Rate Group D to Rate Group E, and from Rate Group 9 to Rate Group 10.

1997-211 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3574 dated 16 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Lake Cowichan, B.C. exchange from Rate Group 8 to Rate Group 9.

1997-212 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3575 dated 16 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions regrouping the Vernon, B.C. exchange from Rate Group B to Rate Group C, and from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6.

1997-213 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5919 dated 16 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions upgrouping the Dutton, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 11 to Rate Group 12.

1997-214 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5920 dated 21 January 1997, proposing revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item B-4517(a) for a custom-designed bridging arrangement on a point-to-point analogue or digital data circuit.

1997-215 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 571 dated 12 September 1996, for the introduction of a one-year market trial of internet service over a broadband network for NBNet and Sympatico services.

1997-216 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notices 587 dated 1 November 1996 and 587A dated 6 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Services Tariff Item 2013, Loyalty Plan, reflecting the new "Welcome Back to NBTel Promotion" and removing the "NBTel Real Plus Welcome Back Promotion" which has expired.

1997-217 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 588 dated 18 November 1996, reflecting an update to the company's ongoing Bonus Points program in the Rewards option of its Loyalty Plan.

1997-218 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 326B dated 1 October 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, proposing an extension to its Hong Kong Calling Promotion.

1997-219 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 331A dated 6 November 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada (Bell) and MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS), for approval of revisions to the "Advantage Business Long Distance Term Plan Promotion" to address unique billing requirements for Bell and include a minimum rebate amount for MTS.

1997-220 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 336 dated 26 July 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, for approval of tariff revisions to Advantage Toll-free International, proposing to reduce the rates to some existing countries and to add Mexico to the list of countries to the service.

1997-221 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 361 dated 15 October 1996, as amended by Tariff Notice 361A dated 29 October 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, for approval of revisions to its Autumn Savings Promotion.

1997-222 - 3095959 Canada Inc., operating as BV Communications, dated 20 December 1996, requesting an exemption from contribution charges for services in the (514) 272 and 990 exchanges.

1997-223 - Groupe Lurricomm International (Groupe Lurricomm) dated 18 December 1996, requesting an exemption from contribution charges for a business line service in Montréal.

1997-224 - MFS Communications of Canada Inc. (MFS) dated 23 December 1996, requesting an exemption from contribution charges for certain Canada-U.S. services provided by AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company.

1997-225 - Toronto Telecom Co. (Toronto Telecom) dated 27 November 1996, requesting an exemption from contribution charges for certain Centrex and business line services used for administrative purposes.

1997-226 - Bruce Municipal Telephone System (Bruce) under Tariff Notice 42 dated 23 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for the migration of all customers to single-line touch-tone service.

1997-227 - MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS) under Tariff Notice 240 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) provide for the removal of all charges related to the provision of Toll Restriction service in the residence market, and (3) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to reactivate toll service.

1997-228 - NewTel Communications Inc. (NewTel) under Tariff Notice 502 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly instalments over a period of up to six months, (2) provide Toll Restriction service at no monthly charge in the residence market, (3) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to deactivate Toll Restriction service, and (4) lower the threshold below which no Late Payment Charge applies to $22.

1997-229 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 145 dated 13 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) provide for the removal of all charges related to the provision of Toll Restriction service in the residence market, and (3) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to reactivate toll service.

1997-230 - IN THE MATTER OF applications filed by BC TEL under Tariff Notices 3541 dated 6 November 1996 and 3541A dated 15 November 1996, for proposed revisions to the company's General Tariff which reflect the local rate plan portion of the company's rate rebalancing plans for 1997, filed pursuant to Implementation of Regulatory Framework - Splitting of the Rate Base and Related Issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 1995-21, 31 October 1995 (Decision 1995-21).

1997-231 - Bell Canada (Bell) dated 23 December 1996, for approval of Appendix 7 (9-1-1 Service) of the Interconnection Agreement with Québec-Téléphone.

1997-232 - Bell Canada (Bell) filed under Tariff Notice 5863 dated 8 November 1996, for tariff revisions to allow the application of a Late Payment Charge (LPC) to any balance owing on a customer's bill that remains unpaid more than 30 days from the billing date.

1997-233 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 286 dated 4 April 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, Bell Canada, Maritime Tel & Tel Limited, MTS NetCom Inc., The Island Telephone Company Limited, The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited and NewTel Communications Inc., as amended by Tariff Notice 286A dated 24 May 1996 on behalf of and with the concurrence of TELUS Communications Inc., (collectively the telephone companies), proposing the introduction of Dialed Number Transport Capability (DNTC).

1997-234 - TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. (TCEI) under Tariff Notice 41 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to: (1) allow the payment of service charges related to the provision of one residence primary exchange service in monthly installments over a period of up to six months, (2) provide Toll Restriction service at no monthly charge in the residence market, and (3) provide for the introduction of a $10 service charge to deactivate Toll Restriction service.

1997-235 - TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. (TCEI) under Tariff Notice 42 dated 16 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to modify the interest rate applicable to late payment charges pursuant to Local Service Pricing Options, Telecom Decision CRTC 1996-10, 15 November 1996 (Decision 1996-10).

1997-236 - TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) under Tariff Notice 862 (TN 862) dated 2 December 1996, for proposed revisions to the company's General Tariff which reflect the local rate plan portion of the company's rate rebalancing plans for 1997, filed pursuant to Telecom Decision CRTC 1995-21 dated 31 October 1995 (Decision 1995-21).

1997-237 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5925 dated

1997-238 - The Island Telephone Company Limited under Tariff

1997-239 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited under Tariff Notice 646

1997-240 - MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS) under Tariff Notice 246 dated 24

1997-241 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff

1997-242 - North Norwich Telephones Ltd. under Tariff Notice

1997-243 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 151 dated 31 January 1997, for approval of a promotion pertaining to Three-way Calling, Ring Again and Busy Call Return for residence and business single line

1997-244 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 411 dated 23

1997-245 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 416 dated 3 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited.

1997-246 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 417 dated

1997-247 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 879 dated 22

1997-248 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5922 dated 22 January 1997,

1997-249 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3578 dated 27 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide, on a Special Assembly basis, a 56 Kbps intra-office access facility for one customer for a one-year contract.

1997-250 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3579 dated 27 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide an intra-office DS-1 access facility, on a Special Assembly basis, for one customer for a one-year contract.

1997-251 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5924 dated 28 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to waive the Work Function Service Connection charge for non-contracted Microlink Centrex III Alternate Voice & Data service on orders received between 27 February 1997 and 26 June 1997.

1997-252 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5927 dated 29 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide software packages and translations to establish an automatic call distribution networking capability on a Centrex system.

1997-253 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5930 dated 3 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for an equipment cabinet, space, power and installation of customer-provided equipment in its central office for a 60 month contract.

1997-254 - La Cie de Téléphone de Courcelles Inc. under Tariff Notice 4 dated 29 November 1996, for approval of tariffs and agreements for the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service.

1997-255 - People's Telephone Company of Forest Limited under Tariff Notice 23 dated 6 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to a promotional campaign waiving the usual service charges applied to the installation of additional lines.

1997-256 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 150 dated 30 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to reinstate a $1,300 service charge associated with Megaplan service extension.

1997-257 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 153 dated 5 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for two-way Extended Area Service between the St-Jean-Port-Joli/Montmagny and Ste-Hénédine/Quebec City exchanges.

1997-258 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 413 dated 27 January 1997, on behalf of all federally regulated Stentor owners, for approval of tariff revisions to expand Canada Direct calls to French Guyana.

1997-259 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 418 dated 31 January 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, for approval of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 203, Advantage Toll-free, to introduce a Term Plan program consisting of a 5% rebate on six months Advantage Toll-Free service usage.

1997-260 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 419 dated 3 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, Bell Canada, The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited and TELUS Communications Inc.

1997-261 - IN THE MATTER OF applications filed by Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 375 dated 12 November 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of the Stentor companies, and TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. (TCEI), (formerly ED TEL Communications Inc.) under Tariff Notice 38 dated 12 November 1996, respecting eligibility criteria with respect to tariffs for educational and health service entities.

1997-262 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3581 dated 30 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for the withdrawal of Intratel Service (reverse-charge station-to-station calling within B.C.).

1997-263 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3582 dated 3 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide One Way Extended Area Service between the Hedley and the Penticton exchange. The Hedley exchange will change from Rate Group 2 to Rate Group 9.

1997-264 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3583 dated 3 February 1997, for approval of the introduction of four digital point-to-point data transmission facilities on a Special Assembly basis for a one year period.

1997-265 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3584 dated 3 February 1997, for the introduction of one way Video Channels between two locations on a Special Assembly basis for a five year period.

1997-266 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5929 dated 31 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to introduce a promotional campaign for its QuickChange and LaPuce pre-paid cash cards to run until 31 December 1997.

1997-267 - IN THE MATTER OF applications from resellers of Centrex III Service, namely, Hamilton Telecom and New Wave Tele-Communications Ltd., requesting exemptions from the contribution charges specified in Competition in the Provision of Public Long Distance Voice Telephone Services and Related Resale and Sharing Issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 1992-12, 12 June 1992 (Decision 1992-12).

1997-268 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 505 dated 31 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide Extended Area Service between the Glenwood and Gander exchanges, clarify the Rate Distance Bands and make other minor changes. The Glenwood exchange will change from Rate Group 1 to Rate Group 2.

1997-269 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 506 dated 4 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to its Ethernet system.

1997-270 - Northwestel Inc. under Tariff Notice 604 dated 31 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 401, Directory Listings, to provide for an expanded primary listing definition.

1997-271 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 155 dated 10 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for a free month service promotion for its Call Waiting Service during the period 10 March to 28 March 1997.

1997-272 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 414 dated 30 January 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, for approval of tariff revisions providing for revisions to discontinue the Advantage 800 and Advantage 900 service option called Bell Call Centre Service.

1997-273 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 415 dated 31 January 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited, for approval of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 502, for a promotion applicable to Advantage Teleconferencing service during the period from 3 March 1997 to 3 September 1997.

1997-274 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 420 dated 5 February 1997, on behalf of all federally regulated Stentor Operating companies, for approval of tariff revisions to its International Service Item 220.3, to expand Canada Direct service from Senegal.

1997-275 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 475 dated 31 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its Globeacess service providing promotional rates on international traffic to China, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan and nine other countries during the period of 1 March 1997 to 31 May 1997 and rate reductions in the Globeaccess - Discount Plan 1 and to two destinations in Discount Plan 2.

1997-276 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 883 dated 7 February 1997, for approval of a Special Assembly providing for the provisioning of an initial DS-1 access channel outside the High Level Base Rate Area.

1997-277 - Deferral accounts for excess earnings were established for the Quebec independents while under the jurisdiction of the Régie des télécommunications du Québec;

1997-278 - La Compagnie de Téléphone de St-Victor (St-Victor) dated 4 October 1996, for approval of the use of its deferral account balance at 31 December 1994 and excess earnings deferred in 1995.

1997-279 - Co-op de téléphone de Valcourt under Tariff Notice 11 dated 20 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions establishing Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Lawrenceville and Sherbrooke.

1997-280 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 614 dated 17 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1997-281 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 249 dated 7 February 1997.

1997-282 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 610 dated 31 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions renaming Item 805 to Wireless Access Service and the inclusion of wording to make Item 805 applicable to Wireless Service Operators including Cellular Service Operators, Personal Communications Service Carriers and Specialized Mobile Radio/Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio Service Operators.

1997-282-1 - ERRATUM - Correction to 1997-282 dated 3 March 1997.

1997-283 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 888 dated 18 February 1997.

1997-284 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 889 dated 18 February 1997.

1997-285 - Ad-Tel Communications, on behalf of Peoples Telecom Corp. (Peoples Telecom) on 3 January 1997, requesting an exemption from contribution charges for Centrex services used to provide single-hop service, and for administrative lines.

1997-286 - Future Link Tele-communications (Future Link) received by fax on 15 January 1997, for exemption from contribution charges for Centrex services in Ajax, Ontario.

1997-287 - Simcoe County Long Distance Corporation (Simcoe) received by fax on 8 January 1997, requesting an exemption from contribution charges for services used exclusively by one customer for the making of voice and data calls.

1997-288 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 141 dated 4 December 1996, for approval of tariff revisions removing the restriction on sharing groups from its General Tariff and for approval of a standard sharing group agreement.

1997-289 - Bell Canada (Bell) under tariff Notice 5878 (TN 5878) dated 22 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to its General Tariff providing for $2.00 per month rate increases to all residence primary exchange services while temporarily exempting business primary exchange and residence trunk line service rates from the $2.00 per month increase.

1997-290 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 615 dated 18 February 1997.

1997-291 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3565 dated 10 December 1996, for approval to introduce Voice Dialing Service which will allow customers to place calls by speaking the name of the party to be called which has been programmed into a directory.

1997-292 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3596 dated 20 February 1997, proposing to extend the "Free For 30 Days - Winter '97" promotion of its SmartTouch Services and Integrated Voice Messaging until 23 March 1997.

1997-293 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3580 dated 27 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide CO Code Transfer for Wireless Access Service in Item 197-A of its General Tariff.

1997-294 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3597 dated 26 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to minor formatting changes as a result of an upgrade to the company's tariff administration software program.

1997-295 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5867 dated 12 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to General Tariff Item 3295, Real Plus Extra Savings Plan New Enrollment Promotion, for residence customers during the period 1 February 1997 to 15 April 1997.

1997-296 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5926 dated 27 January 1997, for approval of a proposed revision to its Special Facilities Tariff Item F-1100(ss), to provide for twelve local optical fibres connecting three locations in Ottawa, Ontario.

1997-297 - Durham Telephones Limited under Tariff Notice 15 dated 23 January 1997, providing to delete a reference to the number of hours which is incorrect and add a restriction to the unlimited access account to indicate a limit of one mailbox.

1997-298 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 35 dated 5 February 1997, as amended by Tariff Notice 35A dated 25 February 1997, for approval of proposed tariff pages reflecting revisions to cellular radio service packages.

1997-299 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited under Tariff Notice 639 dated 22 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions introducing Province Wide Dial Access Service to meet the needs of the Internet Service Providers.

1997-300 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited under Tariff Notice 645 dated 29 January 1997, for approval to delete a reference to a service that is no longer required.

1997-301 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 247 dated 29 January 1997, providing for a Calling Card/Call-Me Service promotion whereby subscribers of Real Plus Extra may earn a one-time award of points during the period 1 June 1997 to 30 June 1997.

1997-302 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 248 dated 5 February 1997, for approval to withdraw its Supplementary Tariff Cellular Services (CRTC 24004) in accordance with Telecom Decision CRTC 1994-15.

1997-303 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 616 dated 24 February 1997, for approval of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-304 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 617 dated 28 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-305 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 508 dated 19 February 1997.

1997-306 - Ontario Northland Telecommunications under Tariff Notice 22 dated 5 February 1997, for approval of proposed revisions to General Tariff Item 2350, Private Branch Exchange Service, to offer additional features and configurations.

1997-307 - Ontario Northland Telecommunications under Tariff Notice 23 dated 5 February 1997, for approval of revisions to General Tariff Item 2355, Norstar, to offer complementary apparatus.

1997-308 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 148 dated 23 January 1997, providing to change the name of the service from "Avantage Vision" to "Avantage Privilège".

1997-309 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 149 dated 24 January 1997, for approval to make corrections and other minor changes to different sections of the Tariff.

1997-310 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 154 dated 6 February 1997, for approval to discontinue Centrex I and II services.

1997-311 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 373C dated 27 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL.

1997-312 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notice 127 dated 17 January 1997, to provide digital C.O. equipment in the Lorrainville and the Parent exchanges.

1997-313 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notices 129 dated 5 February 1997 and 129A dated 13 February 1997, for approval its Access Services Tariff for Interconnection with Interexchange Carriers, of the company's General Tariff.

1997-313-1 Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-313 dated 6 March 1997. Télébec TN 129/A . 1997-314 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 476 dated 18 February 1997, for approval to add Nigeria to the list of destinations of the Globesat service.

1997-315 - Telesat Canada under Tariff Notice 1120 dated 27 January 1997, for approval to furnish Restoral RF Channel Services as a Special Assembly Tariff.

1997-315-1 - Telesat Canada under Tariff Notice 1120 dated 27 January 1997, for approval to furnish Restoral RF Channel Services as a Special Assembly Tariff.

1997-315-2 - Telesat Canada under Tariff Notice 1120 dated 27 January 1997, for approval to furnish Restoral RF Channel Services as a Special Assembly Tariff.

1997-316 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 880 dated 7 February 1997.

1997-317 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 34 dated 29 January 1997, introducing Videoconferencing service.

1997-318 - Vidéotron ltée under Tariff Notice 3 dated 27 January 1997, providing for tariff revisions to its coaxial cable Internet Access Service.

1997-319 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3534 dated 21 October 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to introduce rates for the maintenance of single-line inside wire and to apply rates for diagnostic service involving inside wire troubles.

1997-320 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5940 dated 14 February 1997.

1997-321 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 33 dated 7 February 1997, for approval to include a standard Message Waiting Indication option.

1997-322 - Lansdowne Rural Telephone Co. Ltd. under Tariff Notice 8 dated 7 February 1997, for approval to revise references to the old Terms of Service.

1997-323 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 400A dated 18 February 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, MTS NetCom Inc. and Maritime Tel & Tel Limited.

1997-324 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 424 dated 14 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada.

1997-325 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 425 dated 14 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada.

1997-326 - Canada Payphone Corporation (CPC) dated 1 November 1996, to be permitted to conduct a technical trial of its pay telephone equipment in the Vancouver area.

1997-327 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3586 dated 7 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff, to withdraw Item 181(F-4), Digital Network Access Arrangement - High Speed.

1997-328 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5932 dated 6 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff to provide for a DPN-3 access module and related cards to be used with a hybrid packet network.

1997-329 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5933 dated 6 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for the destandardization of the Centrex Dynamic Change service option.

1997-330 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5935 dated 6 February 1997, for approval of proposed revisions to General Tariff Item 2165.4, Calling Features, to provide for a Voice Dialing promotional campaign whereby the monthly rates would be waived for 31 days during the period 21 April 1997 to 30 June 1997.

1997-331 - Northwestel Inc. under Tariff Notice 605 dated 6 February 1997, for approval of proposed revisions to its Mobile Telephone Service Tariff introducing the Corporate Rate Plan for large users of the Cellular 800 Service.

1997-332 - Prince Rupert City Telephones under Tariff Notice 13 dated 11 February 1997, for approval to reduce the rates for City Link Internet existing plans.

1997-333 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notices 427 dated 20 February 1997 and 427A dated 28 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Maritime Tel & Tel Limited.

1997-334 - Pronto Long Distance Inc. (Pronto) dated 8 January 1997, requesting an exemption from contribution charges for business services in the Montréal (Quebec) area.

1997-335 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3585 dated 4 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its Directory Assistance-Address service to offer the option of obtaining address information from a coin telephone and to allow customers to bill the charges to a Calling Card or to a third number.

1997-336 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5934 dated 6 February 1997, for approval of an ongoing price incentive for Fax Overflow service.

1997-337 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 37 dated 13 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing a cellular service promotion.

1997-338 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3587 dated 10 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to destandardize Item 381, Facsimile Service (FaxCom).

1997-339 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3589 dated 11 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for Video Channels for a six year period, on a Special Assembly basis.

1997-340 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3590 dated 11 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide revised rates and conditions for Video Channels for a six year period, on a Special Assembly basis.

1997-341 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3591 dated 14 February 1997, for approval to amalgamate the Highland Valley exchange into the Logan Lake exchange.

1997-342 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3594 dated 18 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide upgraded facilities in the Pender Harbour exchange.

1997-343 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc., under Tariff Notice 363 dated 18 October 1996, on behalf of The Island Telephone Company Limited and Maritime Tel & Tel Limited, for approval of a short term promotion under National Services Tariff Item 1007, Autumn Savings Promotion.

1997-344 - filed Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 369 dated 5 November 1996 on behalf of and with the concurrence of TELUS Communications Inc., proposing to increase the rate levels of the per call transaction charges for non-customer dialed calls to international destinations with the exception of automated calling card and credit card calls.

1997-345 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 370 dated 5 November 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of TELUS Communications Inc., for approval to increase the rate level of the per call transaction charge for Operator-Assisted Calling Card calls to international destinations.

1997-346 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 381 dated 26 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an Advantage Toll-free and Outbound Winter Winback Service promotion during the period 1 January to 31 March 1997 whereby business customers may earn a rebate based on their billed toll revenue after returning to BC TEL.

1997-347 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 383 dated 26 November 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, for approval of a promotional campaign for residential customers under National Services Tariff Item 1023, Double Real Plus Extra Savings Promotion.

1997-348 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 384 dated 29 November 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS), for approval of revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1002, Welcome Back to Advantage Toll-free and Outbound Campaign, available to customers who are returning to MTS as their primary provider of long distance service.

1997-349 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 393 dated 6 December 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL and Bell Canada, for approval of tariff revisions to Advantage Toll-free Service Messaging Option Promotion.

1997-350 - The Island Telephone Company Limited under Tariff Notice 444 dated 8 October 1996, for approval of tariff revisions proposing to increase the rate charge for the message Waiting Visual feature in three incremental increases over a one-year period.

1997-351 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited under Tariff Notice 632 dated 8 October 1996, for approval of tariff revisions increasing the rate charge for the Message Waiting Visual feature in three incremental increases.

1997-352 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 421 dated 10 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor operating companies, for approval of proposed revisions to the National Services Tariff, Item 381, Enhanced International Private Line Service, to combine the monthly network connection charges with the monthly overseas channel rates and increase these rates to be the same as the rates for International Private Lines Service for the same locations.

1997-353 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc., under Tariff Notice 423 dated 10 February 1997 on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor operating companies.

1997-354 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 469 dated 29 November 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to the International Globeaccess Service Tariff and the International Globedirect Service Tariff, providing rate reductions to 31 locations, expanding the Discount Plans to seven locations and increasing the rates to five locations.

1997-355 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 841 dated 24 October 1996, for approval of tariff revisions to its Competitive Network Services Tariff Item 1302.5, TELUS PLAnet Service - 10 Hours Free Promotion.

1997-356 - TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) under Tariff Notice 860 dated 28 November 1996, introducing "Welcome Back 20% Rebate Offer", a promotional campaign for residential customers who return from an Alternate Provider of Long Distance Services to TCI as their Primary Interexchange Carrier.

1997-357 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 884 dated 13 February 1997, for approval to provide an initial DS-1 access channel in the Wandering River exchange area for an initial one-year period, on a Special Assembly basis.

1997-358 - The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Division under Tariff Notice 36 dated 12 February 1997, for approval of rates for Meridian 9000 telephones sets.

1997-359 - La Compagnie de Téléphone de Warwick under Tariff Notice 19 dated 22 November 1996, for approval of tariffs and draft Agreements for the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service.

1997-360 - Mountain Cablevision Limited (Mountain) under Tariff Notice 1 dated 28 January 1997, for approval of a tariff regarding the introduction of its WAVE high-speed Internet Access Service.

1997-361 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5931 dated 6 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions upgrouping the Ottawa-Hull exchange from Rate Group 11 to Rate Group 12.

1997-362 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 412 dated 24 January 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor operating companies, for approval of tariff revisions reflecting the addition of four cross sections to National Services Tariff Item 310, High Capacity 45 Service, namely: Vancouver to Victoria; Vancouver to Kamloops; Quebec City to Halifax; and Hespeler to Toronto.

1997-363 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5937 dated 14 February 1997, for approval of Special Facilities Tariff Item F-510(k), providing for a unidirectional video-audio facility from Toronto to Windsor, Ontario as an extension to the existing CBC french network.

1997-364 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5938 dated 14 February 1997, for approval to establish Extended Area Service between the Howick/Montréal and Howick/Châteauguay exchanges.

1997-365 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5939 dated 14 February 1997, for approval to establish Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Port Lambton/Sarnia and Port Lambton/Chatham.

1997-366 - Amtelecom Inc. dated 7 October 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-367 - Northwestel Inc. under Tariff Notice 606 dated 12 February 1997, for approval of proposed revisions to its Mobile Telephone Service, Item 306, to provide a market trial of a Prepaid Plan in the Whitehorse area from 17 March 1997 to 23 June 1997.

1997-368 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 882 dated 31 January 1997, for approval to further consolidate the Megalink Service rate groups into one rate group.

1997-369 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 886 dated 18 February 1997, as amended by Tariff Notice 886A dated 21 February 1997.

1997-370 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 891 dated 3 March 1997, for approval to provide an initial DS-1 access channel in the Slave Lake exchange area for an initial one-year period, on a Special Assembly basis.

1997-371 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5936 dated 13 February 1997, for approval of a "Bargain Days" promotion for its Integrated Voice Messaging Service and Calling Features during the period 1 May to 31 May 1997.

1997-372 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 507 dated 17 February 1997.

1997-373 - Bell Canada (Bell) dated 6 December 1996, for approval of a new facilities exchange agreement with Télébec ltée.

1997-374 - Northwestel Inc. (Northwestel) dated 10 December 1996, for approval of an Interconnection Service and Transit Agreement between Alascom, Inc. and Northwestel and an amendment to Schedule D of the Transit Traffic via Northwestel.

1997-375 - Bruce Municipal Telephone System (Bruce) dated 24 December 1996, for approval of an agreement between Bruce and Bell Mobility relating to the provision of cellular service.

1997-376 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel) dated 21 January 1997, for approval of an Interconnection Agreement between NBTel and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.

1997-377 - AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company dated 10 December 1996, for approval of the One Stop Shopping (OSS) agreement with Sprint Company LP.

1997-378 - BC TEL dated 24 January 1997, for approval to modify its Billing Agreement with Resellers, adding an indemnity clause and revising the wording relating to 0+ Calling Cards.

1997-379 - Maritime Tel & Tel Limited under Tariff Notice 647 dated 20 February 1997, as amended by Tariff Notice 647A dated 24 February 1997.

1997-380 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 620 dated 7 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Paging Services.

1997-381 - IN THE MATTER OF applications filed by NewTel Communications Inc. (NewTel) under Tariff Notice 483 (TN 483) dated 24 July 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for the compression of the existing primary exchange service rate groups from four to one for residence customers and from three to two for business customers, and under Tariff Notice 486 (TN 486) dated 24 July 1996, proposing to grandfather Extended Area Service (EAS) by no longer providing new EAS routes and to introduce a new service - Community Calling Plan (CCP) to provide for expanded local calling areas.

1997-382 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 152 dated 31 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for the extension of a current promotional campaign on its Advantage Toll-free service until 31 May 1997.

1997-383 - Télébec ltée (Télébec) under Tariff Notice 128 dated 21 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for a market trial to study the impact of future Extended Area Service (EAS) links.

1997-384 - NBTel proposed that Saint John, Moncton and Fredericton would be included in a new Rate Code 6 with a monthly rate of $16.00, Miramichi, Bathurst, Campbellton and Edmunston would be in a new Rate Code 5 with a monthly rate of $18.00 and all non cities would be in a new Rate Code 4 with a monthly rate of $20.00;

1997-385 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3595 dated 19 February 1997.

1997-386 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5943 dated 18 February 1997, for approval of a Special Facilities Tariff (Item F-1025(e)) to provide for two strands of local optical fibre in Québec City.

1997-387 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 400B dated 7 March 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada and The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited.

1997-388 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 426 dated 19 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of MTS NetCom Inc.

1997-389 - The London Free Press, a reseller of Centrex III Service, dated 21 January 1997, requesting an exemption from the contribution charges specified in Competition in the Provision of Public Long Distance Voice Telephone Services and Related Resale and Sharing Issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 1992-12, 12 June 1992 (Decision 1992-12).

1997-390 - RELATIVEMENT à une requête présentée par Bell Canada (Bell) en vertu de l'avis de modification tarifaire 5960 du 6 mars 1997, en vue de faire approuver des révisions tarifaires prévoyant une voie numérique entre Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, circonscription située dans le territoire d'exploitation de Téléphone Guèvremont Inc., et le central de Bell à St-Hyacinthe (Québec), pour une période d'un an.

1997-391 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 484 dated 24 July 1996, as amended by Tariff Notices 484A and 484B dated 15 November 1996, for approval of revisions reflecting a change in the start time of the night rate period for Message Toll Services.

1997-392 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 507A dated 14 March 1997.

1997-393 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 411A dated 11 March 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, for approval of tariff revisions to clarify that Time and Charges are not available on Canada Direct Service.

1997-394 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 428 dated 21 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, Bell Canada, MTS NetCom Inc. and TELUS Communications Inc.

1997-395 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 429 dated 24 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners.

1997-396 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 430 dated 24 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of NewTel Communications Inc.

1997-397 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 400C dated 17 March 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada, MTS NetCom Inc., Maritime Tel & Tel Limited and The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited.

1997-398 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 477 dated 25 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to the International Globeaccess Service Tariff and the International Globedirect Service Tariff, providing for a Universal International Freephone Number service promotion during the period 24 March 1997 to 23 June 1997.

1997-399 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5825 dated 16 September 1996, providing for the introduction of Call Messenger Service (CMS).

1997-399-1 - On 28 October 1995, the Commission received an application from Global Voice Corporation (Global), for exemption from contribution for access circuits.

1997-400 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 622 dated 12 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1997-401 - Excell Solution Partners Inc. (ESPI) dated 10 February 1997, for exemption from contribution charges for services provided by Bell Canada (Bell).

1997-402 - Hong Kong Telecommunications (Pacific) Ltd. (HKTel) dated 23 January 1997, for an exemption from contribution charges for services provided by Bell Canada (Bell).

1997-403 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3599 dated 7 March 1997.

1997-404 - Bell Canada (Bell) under Tariff Notice 5956 dated 28 February 1997, as amended by Tariff Notice 5956A dated 11 March 1997.

1997-404-1 - ERRATUM

1997-405 - IN THE MATTER OF the Phase III/Split Rate Base (SRB) Manual Update Reports filed by BC TEL and TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) on 13 and 15 January 1997 respectively.

1997-406 - IN THE MATTER OF applications from Maritime Tel & Tel Limited (MT&T) filed under Tariff Notices 622 and 623 (TNs 622 and 623) dated 17 July 1996, for approval of tariff revisions providing for a restructuring of residence and business single line and business multiline Network Exchange Service (NAS) rates.

1997-406-1 - Correction to 1997-406 dated 27 March 1997.

1997-407 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5942 dated 17 February 1997, providing for equipment cabinets, power, space and installation required for the location of specific customer-provided equipment in the company's central-office.

1997-408 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5944 dated 19 February 1997, providing for equipment cabinets, power and space required for the location of specific customer-provided equipment in the company's central-office.

1997-409 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5945 dated 19 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions indicating that a Centrex III service option is destandardized and removing a power supply option which is no longer required.

1997-410 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5947 dated 20 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for a 56 Kbps digital facility between the Madoc and Belleville, Ontario exchanges.

1997-411 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5948 dated 20 February 1997, for approval to establish Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Cargill and Hanover, Ontario.

1997-412 - Bell Canada under Tariff 5949 dated 20 February 1997, for approval to establish Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Sunderland and Lindsay.

1997-413 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5950 dated 21 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions introducing Ident-A-Call and Per Agent Service in association with the Enhanced Exchange-Wide Dial service.

1997-414 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5951 dated 24 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item D-65, providing for the installation of equipment cabinets and terminal equipments at various customer locations.

1997-415 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5952 dated 26 February 1997, for approval to establish Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Nakina and Geraldton, Ontario.

1997-416 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5953 dated 27 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for a digital facility between the South River and the Huntsville exchanges for a 36-month period.

1997-417 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5954 dated 27 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for a mini cell site for Wireless Service Operators including associated equipment.

1997-418 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5955 dated 27 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for an announcement arrangement permitting the queing of calls on Centrex III for a five-year period.

1997-419 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5967 dated 7 March 1997, as amended by Tariff Notice 5967A dated 12 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide a wide area toll-free calling capability for service providers subscribing to the Telephone Number Access service.

1997-420 - Hurontario Telephones Limited under Tariff Notice 11 dated 25 February 1997, for approval to move the Terms of Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff.

1997-421 - MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS) under Tariff Notice 245 dated 24 January 1997, for approval of tariff revisions withdrawing Northern AM Radio Service and renaming Tariff Item 2700, Marine Radiotelephone Service.

1997-422 - MTS NetCom Inc. under Tariff Notice 250 dated 28 February 1997.

1997-423 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 618 dated 11 March 1997, requesting a further extension to the market trial of the Caller Originated Billing service, under General Tariff Item 810.1.

1997-424 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited under Tariff Notice 619 dated 11 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-425 - The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel) under Tariff Notice 625 (TN 625) dated 24 March 1997, for approval of amendments to the General Tariff.

1997-426 - NewTel Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 509 dated 14 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing to extend the existing promotion "Custom Calling Features for residence customers" from 11 April 1997 to 29 June 1997.

1997-427 - North Frontenac Telephone Co. under Tariff Notice 12 dated 17 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions for the deletion of references to Digipulse Service rates.

1997-428 - Northern Telephone Limited under Tariff Notice 67 dated 20 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide an indication that "Suspension of service" will be used by business customers only and to increase the reference of call charge from $2.45 to $2.80 for residential subscribers.

1997-429 - Northern Telephone Limited under Tariff Notice 68 dated 7 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for a DS-1 digital service access using customer-provided equipment at the customer location.

1997-430 - Ontario Telephone Association under Tariff Notice 26 dated 21 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide updated check pages, table of contents and indexes in the Ontario Independent Services Tariff.

1997-431 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 158 dated 26 February 1997, to provide for one free month when subscribing to the Call Display service.

1997-432 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 159 dated 26 February 1997, for approval of a promotion providing for the first 100 long distance minutes free on new Advantage Toll-free accounts.

1997-433 - Sogetel inc. under Tariff Notice 56 dated 18 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the blocking of the Call Display telephone number.

1997-434 - Sogetel inc. under Tariff Notice 57 dated 14 March 1997, for approval of a promotion pertaining to Call Forwarding, Three-Way Calling and Call Waiting services.

1997-435 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 396A dated 26 February 1997, filed on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL, proposing to extend the promotion under National Services Tariff Item 502, Advantage Teleconferencing, until 31 May 1997.

1997-436 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 431 dated 28 February 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners.

1997-436-1 - ERRATUM - Correction to 1997-436 dated 27 March 1997.

1997-437 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notice 130 dated 10 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Lorrainville and St-Bruno-de-Guigues, to make minor corrections such as a name change of the Lac Mistassini exchange, and to correct an omission to its Digital Network Services pertaining to the Megaplan service.

1997-438 - Télébec ltée under Tariff Notice 131 dated 28 February 1997, introducing a service called "VidéoForum" and a 56 kbps access service.

1997-439 - La Corporation de Téléphone de la Baie (1993) under Tariff Notice 5 dated 11 February 1997, for approval to provide Extended Area Service between the Baie-du-Febvre and Trois-Rivières, Quebec exchanges.

1997-440 - Le Téléphone de St-Liboire de Bagot Inc. under Tariff Notice 8 dated 19 February 1997, as amended by Tariff Notice 8A dated 28 February 1997, proposing rates for the Centrex PME service.

1997-441 - Le Téléphone de St-Liboire de Bagot Inc. under Tariff Notice 9 dated 19 February 1997, for approval of the rates for two new telephone sets associated with Centrex PME service.

1997-442 - Telesat Canada under Tariff Notice 1121 dated 21 February 1997, for approval of terms and rates, pertaining to the furnishing of Crossborder Earth Station Services under Special Assembly Tariff CRTC 8408.

1997-443 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 885 dated 28 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for an initial DS-1 access channel and inter-exchange facilities in the Longview exchange area for a one-year period.

1997-444 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 887 dated 18 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide for an initial DS-1 access channel in the St. Albert exchange area for a one-year period.

1997-445 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 890 dated 27 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide an initial DS-1 access channel and inter-exchange facilities in the Chauvin exchange area for a one-year period.

1997-446 - TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. under Tariff Notice 45 dated 25 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to provide Consumer Safeguards for Operator Services filed further to 1997-86 dated 21 January 1997, and an associated agreement for alternate providers of operator services. -

1997-447 - Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Limited under Tariff Notice 10 dated 20 February 1997, for approval to move the Terms of Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff.

1997-448 - Co-op de téléphone de Valcourt under Tariff Notice 11A dated 25 February 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to correct the rates for PBX service in the Lawrenceville exchange.

1997-449 - TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) [formerly AGT Limited] under Tariff Notice 809 (TN 809) dated 12 July 1996, proposing revisions to the Company's Radio Paging - Network Access Service tariff to expand the service definition to include voice messaging and telephone answering applications, and to propose unified and revised rates for telephone numbers and network access for these services.

1997-450 - BC TEL under Tariff Notice 3598 dated 26 February 1997.

1997-451 - AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company (AT&T Canada LDS), dated 5 February 1997, for approval of a new Schedule L to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between AT&T Canada LDS and AT&T Corp.

1997-452 - TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. under Tariff Notice 46 dated 7 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Item 6530, providing for a DS-3 access channel in Edmonton.

1997-453 - Tempest Global Communications Inc. (Tempest) dated 16 December 1996, for an exemption from contribution charges for services described as reorigination services, also known as callback.

1997-454 - Wise Advantage Inc. (Wise) attached to a letter of registration dated 31 January 1997, for exemption from contribution charges for Centrex services used to provide local or single-hop services.

1997-455 - Bell Canda under Tariff Notice 5957 dated 4 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Items D-71(a)(8) and (a)(9), providing for 56 Kbps Megaplan Service Extensions between the exchanges of St-Liboire and St-Hyacinthe, Quebec and between St-Liboire and Actonvale, Quebec.

1997-456 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 435 dated 5 March 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of BC TEL.

1997-457 - Telesat Canada under Tariff Notice 1122 dated 4 March 1997, for approval of revisions to Special Assembly Tariff CRTC 8211, covering modifications to the rates and conditions to Item 4.0, Special Assembly Earth Station Service.

1997-458 - Amtelecom Inc. under Tariff Notice 22 dated 7 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to add the Newbridge 2603 Data Termination Unit to its portfolio of data equipment.

1997-459 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5958 dated 5 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item F-1200(h), providing for two optical fibres in Toronto.

1997-460 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5959 dated 6 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions providing for a 56 Kbps channel between Alfred and Ottawa, Ontario for a 36-month period.

1997-461 - Bell Canada under Tariff Notice 5966 dated 7 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to Advantage SmartRoute ServiceFinder service, reflecting wording changes that provide additional flexibility with respect to charges for extra listings.

1997-462 - Québec-Téléphone under Tariff Notice 160 dated 7 March 1997, for approval of a promotional campaign to its Message Toll Service, providing discounts every Tuesdays from 20:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., during the period 15 April 1997 to 27 May 1997.

1997-463 - IN THE MATTER OF a proposal filed by Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 379 (TN 379) dated 22 November 1996, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor owners, to modify National Services Tariff Item 515, Advantage 900, by revising the Program and Service Provider definitions to permit Business/Government Exchange service providers to offer programs that provide value other than that which may be associated with information transferred by the service provider during a call to the program's Advantage 900 number.

1997-464 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 433 dated 3 March 1997, on behalf of all federally regulated Stentor operating companies, for approval of tariff revisions to the National Services Tariff Item 220, International Service and, Item 222, Advantage Outbound TM Service, providing distinct message toll rates and associated available services for calling to the Republic of Kyrgygstan.

1997-465 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 434 dated 3 March 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor operating companies, for approval of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 216, Rebiller Elite Service, adding the 0+ Calling card option.

1997-466 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (Stentor) under Tariff Notice 434 dated 3 March 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor operating companies, for approval of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 216, Rebiller Elite Service, adding the 0+ Calling card option.

1997-467 - Teleglobe Canada Inc. under Tariff Notice 478 dated 7 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to International Globedat Service Tariff (CRTC 9060), reflecting the expansion of the service to Tanzania.

1997-468 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 425 dated 14 February 1997, as amended by Tariff Notice 425A dated 20 March 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada.

1997-469 - TELUS Communications Inc. under Tariff Notice 886B dated 17 March 1997, for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to the "Spring Savings Event" promotion under Tariff CRTC 18001, Item 611.

1997-470 - Stentor Resource Centre Inc. under Tariff Notice 438 dated 12 March 1997, on behalf of and with the concurrence of TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI), for approval of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1034, Advantage Toll-free & Outbound 2nd Quarter 1997 Winback, a promotional campaign available to eligible business customers who are returning to TCI as their primary provider of long distance services.

1997-471 - IN THE MATTER OF an application dated 12 April 1996 filed by Telus Communications Inc. (TCI), formerly AGT Limited, pursuant to section 34 of the Telecommunications Act (the Act), requesting that the Commission forbear from the regulation of TCI's Internet access service (Planet Service); and

1997-472 - On 14 February 1997, BC TEL filed an application for approval of tariff revisions to its General Tarif Item 110, proposing to increase the Multi-Element Plan service charges.

1997-473 - On 27 March 1997, The Island Telephone Company Limited filed an ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Mobile Telephone Services.

1997-474 - On 20 February 1997, The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited filed an application for approval of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 102.3, proposing rate changes for PSTN Connectivity Flat Rate Option for Digital Switched Service.

1997-475 - On 30 January 1997, Amtelecom Inc. filed an application for approval of tariff revisions to standardize Individual line service in areas where it is technically and operationally feasible and to grandfather Two and Four-party line services.

1997-476 - On 12 March 1997, BC TEL filed an application for approval of executed copies of an Agreement specifying the Procedures of the Interexchange Carrier Group and a Non-Disclosure Agreement with S.N.S. Shared Network Services Inc.

1997-477 - On 6 March 1997, Bell Canada (Bell) filed an application for approval of tariff revisions upgrouping the Baden, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 9 to Rate Group 10.

1997-478 - On 6 March 1997, Bell Canada (Bell) filed an application for approval of tariff revisions upgrouping the Chomedey, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 12 to Rate Group 13.

1997-479 - On 6 March 1997, Bell Canada (Bell) filed an application for approval of tariff revisions upgrouping the Laval-Ouest, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 13 to Rate Group 14.

1997-480 - On 6 March 1997, Bell Canada (Bell) filed an application for approval of tariff revisions upgrouping the St-Félix-de-Kingsey, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 8 to Rate Group 9.

1997-481 - On 6 March 1997, Bell Canada (Bell) filed an application for approval of tariff revisions upgrouping the St-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 12 to Rate Group 13.

1997-482 - The Commisison received an application by Bell Canada on 7 March 1997, as amended on 3 April 1997, for approval of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 85, Operator Services, providing for the introduction of Alternate Billing for Directory Assistance charges.

1997-483 - On 21 March 1997, MTS NetCom Inc. filed an ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-484 - The Commission received an ex parte application by Maritime Tel & Tel Limited on 6 March 1997, as amended on 25 March 1997.

1997-484-1 - Correction to 1997-484 dated 10 April 1997.

1997-485 - On 25 March 1997, Northwestel Inc. filed an application for approval of tariff revisions to establish a new exchange and base rate area at Koala and to provide for a comprehensive communications package of services for a specific customer at this location.

1997-486 - On 4 March 1997, the Ontario Telephone Association filed an application for the inclusion of wording to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff Item 30.7.07, Deposits and Alternatives.

1997-487 - On 21 March 1997, Québec-Téléphone filed an application for approval of tariff revisions to provide for a 1% interest charge on the unpaid balance of the installment payment plan and to provide, at no additional charge, the option of blocking collect and third number calls.

1997-488 - On 14 March 1997, TELUS Communications Inc. filed an application for approval of tariff revisions to provide customers with the option of blocking collect call and third number calls at no additional charge.

1997-489 - On 18 July 1996, Microcell Connexions Inc. (Microcell) filed an application requesting that the Commission review and vary 1996-687 (Order 1996-687) - Interim Trunk-Side Interconnection Regime for Wireless Service Operators.

1997-490 - Bell TN 5969 . APPROVED - Revisions providing for an echo canceller module arrangement to work in association with Megaroute DS-1 service. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

1997-491 - Bell TN 5970 . APPROVED - Revisions to upgrade the wiring associated with a custom multiplexer. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

1997-492 - Huron Tel TN 12. APPROVED - Introduction of Frame Relay Service. Eff. Date = 15-5-97.

1997-493 - MTS TN 251 . APPROVED - Tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 800, Suspension of Service, to offer individual line residence customers and individual line business customers seasonal service at a price of $27.65. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-494 - MTS TN 252 . APPROVED - Introduction of two new services: Visual Call Waiting and SmartView. Eff. Date = 15-97.

1997-495 - Application by TCEI dated 10 January 1997. The company is directed to implement the de-averaged per-minute line-side contribution mechanism approved in Telecom Decision CRTC 1996-12.

1997-496 - NBTel TN 623/A . Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-497 - NBTel TN 627. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

1997-498 - NBTel TN 629. Ex parte application. Revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 16-4-97.

1997-499 - Northwestel TN 607 . APPROVED - Tariff revisions providing for a rate discount structure for certified hearing and speech impaired users. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

1997-500 - People's TN 25. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to the Norstar Key System units and associated software. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

1997-501 - Stentor TN 437. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 220.3, International Service, reflecting the expansion of Canada Direct service from Vietnam. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

1997-502 - Télébec TN 132 . APPROVED - Introduction of two services: Microlink Télébec and Megalink Télébec services. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-503 - Télébec TN 133. APPROVED - Revisions to upgrade the switching equipment in the Malartic, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Parc de la Vérendrye, St-Cyrille, Palmarolle and Contrecoeur exchanges and to provide for an extended area service link between the St-Nazaire and Acton Vale exchanges.

1997-504 - TCI TN 893 . APPROVED - Revisions to modify the requirement regarding contracts in General Tariff - Basic Services Item 1005, Alternate Providers of Operator Services. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

1997-505 - TCI TN 901/A . INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of QuickChange Payphone Pass promotion. Eff. Date = 144-97.

1997-506 - Guèvremont TN 14. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to Call Return. Eff. Date = 16-5-97.

1997-507 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 38. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to ISDN loop extension units. Eff. Date= 14497.

1997-508 - Rebel Communications' application dated 25 September 1996. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for Centrex services in Drummondville, Quebec.

1997-509 - Rebel Communications' application dated 25 September 1996. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for (1) Centrex services in Valleyfield, Quebec for single-hop services and (2) administrative services in Belleville, Smiths Falls and Williamsburg, Ontario and in Drummondville and Valleyfield, Quebec.

1997-510 - BC TEL TN 3600. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the upgrade of the North Nelson exchange by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-4-97.

1997-511 - BC TEL TN 3602. INTERIM APPROVAL - Addition of Megalink Access as an optional digital access arrangement for local Terminal Network Access. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-512 - North Norwich TN 14. APPROVED - Move the Terms of Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 18-4-97.

1997-513 - BC TEL TN's 3542/A, 3558, 3559, 3561 and 3562. APPROVED - Revisions providing for rate group consolidation and the elimination of exchange line and locality rate area mileage.

1997-516 - Kenora TN 7/A. APPROVED - Establishment of Extended Area Service (EAS) between the Minaki, Whitedog, Redditt, Grassy Narrows, Sioux Narrows and Kenora exchanges.

1997-517 - MT&T TN 648. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to the description of General Tariff Item 790 (o), Centrex Virtual Circuits. Eff. Date = 17-4-97.

1997-514 - Denial of NBTel's application dated 15 September 1995 to review and vary the Commission's 16 August 1995 Decision with respect to the use of the PIC Restrict feature.

1997-515 - TCI TN 897/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 16-04-97.

1997-399-1 - Bell TN 5825. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-399 dated 25 March 1997.

1997-406-1- Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-406 dated 27 March 1997. MT&T TNs 622 & 623.

1997-484-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-484 dated 10 April 1997. MT&T TN 649/A.

1997-518 - BC TEL TN 3603. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 146 C, Provision of Operator Services using BC TEL Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-519 - BC TEL TN 3605. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 143, SmartTouch Services, providing for the removal of limitation of Call Forwarding-Mailbox to local call forwarding. Eff. Date = 24-4-97.

1997-520 - Bell TN 5762. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a Special Facilities Tariff providing for a customer Specific Toll-free Service.

1997-521 - Bell TN 5971. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an analogue 1.2 Ghz service in the Ottawa-Hull exchange for a five-year period. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-522 - Bell TN 5973. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 85.8(a), Provision of Operator Services Using Bell Canada Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 22-4-97.

1997-523 - Bell TN 5974. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item B-4525(b), providing for the forwarding of calls from 1,000 telephone numbers to a single telephone number within the same NXX for a period of four months. Eff. Date = 23-4-97.

1997-524 - MTS TN 253. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 2-5-97.

1997-525 - MTS TN 255. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 310, Surcharge, reflecting the adoption of the interest rate formula. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-526 - MTS TN 258. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 1610(3), Provision of Operator Services Using MTS Services and Facilities. Eff. Date = 24-4-97.

1997-527 - NBTel TN 624. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 140.4, Provision of Operator Services Using NBTel Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-528 - Northern TN 69. APPROVED - Revisions to exempt two and four-party line customers in non-urban areas from the requirement to return hardwired telephone sets. Eff. Date = 25-4-97.

1997-529 - Northwestel TN 608. APPROVED - Introduction of a 10 MBPS LAN Interconnection Service for customers within the metropolitan areas of Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-530 - Northwestel TN 609. APPROVED - Increase the Non Sufficient Fund (NSF) cheque charge to $15.00. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-531 - Northwestel TN 610. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the restriction of collect calling and third number billing to a Cellular 400, 800 or Autotel service. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-532 - Québec-Téléphone TN 161. APPROVED - Revisions to its Section 2.26.06, Provision of Operator Services using Québec-Téléphone's Facilities or Services. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-533 - Bell TN 5914A. APPROVED - Revisions proposing the establishment of two-way Extended Area Service between the Minaki, Whitedog and Kenora, Ontario exchanges.

1997-534 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 444. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 18-4-97.

1997-535 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 440. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 220.3, International Service, indicating that the time and/or charges transaction charge applies on requests made to BC TEL only. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-536 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 442. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-537 - Télébec TN 134. APPROVED - Revisions to provide Consumer Safeguards for Operator Services. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

1997-538 - Keewatin TN 5. APPROVED - Introduction of Centrex and Voice Messaging services.

1997-539 - Okanagan Skeena Group Limited TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions regarding the introduction of its high-speed Internet access service and for the Commission to forbear from regulating the telecommunication services of secondary market service providers such as itself.

1997-540 - Global Voice Corporation. DENIAL of an application dated 28 October 1995, for exemption from contribution for access circuits.

1997-541 - Application from Hong Kong Telecommunications (Pacific) Ltd dated 3 September 1996, for an exemption from contribution for Canada-Australia international private line circuits provided by BC TEL which are used exclusively for the transmission of enhanced services.lobal Voice Corporation. APPROVED.

1997-542 - Lambton TN 4. INTERIM APPROVAL - Tariffs and agreements for the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service.

1997-543 - MTS TN 254/A. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a market trial of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)1 Line Enhancement for a period of four months. Eff. Date = 23-4-97.

1997-544 - Northern TN 73. APPROVAL of two Special Assemblies under Section N1000, providing for Schedule 4 Type 4 circuit and Digital Service Access arrangements. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

1997-545 - Stentor TN 374/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to the rating structure of HELLO! Phone Pass Service.

1997-546 - Télébec TN 137. APPROVED - Introduction of a oneyear market trial of its Internet service. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-547 - Bell TN 5975. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item D1013(a)(1)x, providing for a DS-1C 4-port channelized access card for use with three specific access modules. Eff. Date = 24-4-97.

1997-548 - Bell TN 5978. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the introduction of a promotional campaign for the ServiceFinder feature during the period 1 May to 31 July 1997.

1997-549 - TCEI TN 49. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2406, Toll Restriction Services, providing customers with the option of blocking collect calls and third number calls at no additional charge when this becomes technically feasible.

1997-550 - TCI TN 899. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Item D-312, providing for a Central Office based Digital Echo Canceller module.

1997-551 - MTS' application dated 18 December 1996. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-552 - BC TEL TN 3606. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to the addition of a point-to-point digital data transmission facility between Kimberly and Cranbrook. Eff. date = 25-4-97.

1997-553 - BC TEL TN 3612. APPROVED - Extend the Microlink Home Service charge waiver period by three months. Eff. Date = 25-4-97.

1997-554 - Bell TN 5976. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Bell exchange of Redditt, Ontario and the Kenora, Ontario exchange of the Kenora Municipal Telephone System. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

1997-555 - Bell TN 5977. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Bell exchange of Actonvale, Quebec and the St-Nazaire, Quebec exchange of Télébec ltée. Eff. Date = 22-5-97.

1997-556 - MT&T TN 654/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-557 - MTS TN 260/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions for a one-year market trial to its General Tariff Item 2600, Call Originator Billing. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

1997-558 - NBTel TN 626. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 6-5-97.

1997-559 - NBTel TN 630. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-560 - NewTel TN 513. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 19-5-97.

1997-561 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS and NewTel) TN 443. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15-97.

1997-562 - TELUS TN 896. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a DS-1 access channel outside the Bonnyville Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

1997-563 - Télébec TN 135. APPROVED - Corrections to different chapters of its General Tariff.

1997-564 - Stentor TN 436. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Provision of a Customer Specific Business Long Distance Service.

1997-565 - NewTel TN 510. APPROVED - Revisions providing for two 100 Mbps Ethernet Extensions to its Custom-Built Equipment and Arrangements Non-Basic Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

1997-566 - NewTel TN 511. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 50.16, Community Calling Plan, providing clarification to certain terms and conditions of the service. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

1997-567 - AT&T Canada LDS. INTERIM APPROVAL - Application dated 1996/11/13, for contribution exemption for transit facilities configured exclusively for the transport of transit traffic from the U.S. to international destinations via Teleglobe.

1997-568 - Bell TNs 5893 and 5894. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to its Access Services Tariff for Interconnection with IXCs and to Item 24, Resale and Sharing, to flow through to APLDS the CAT charges applicable to traffic originating or terminating in the territories of the Independent Telephone Companies.

1997-569 - Bell TN 5983/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions pertaining to an arrangement for two optical fibres between a customer's two premises in Montréal, Quebec. Eff. Date = 30-4-97.

1997-570 - MT&T TN 651. APPROVED - Revisions to increase by $2.00 the monthly rates for residential one party and two party service, pursuant to Telecom Decision CRTC 1995-21 dated 31 October 1995. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-571 - Northern TN 60. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS - 1995 Carrier Access Tariff.

1997-572 - Northwestel's application dated 1 May 1996. Forbearance from regulation of its Datapac, future X.25, packet data and frame relay services.

1997-573 - Québec-Téléphone TN 157/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to amend the rules relative to resale and sharing, to introduce tariffs for the interconnection of interexchange carriers and to revise interim 1997 contribution charges.

1997-574 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 368. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Special Facilities Tariff providing for a Customer Specific Business Long Distance Service.

1997-575 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 397. Ex parte application FINAL APPROVAL - Welcome Back Rebate Promotion market trial promotional campaign.

1997-576 - Stentor TN 445. APPROVED - Modify National Services Tariff Item 515, Advantage 900, introducing the Receipting Option for the 900 programs of registered non-profit organizations. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-577 - Sun Country Cablevision Ltd. TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of its Wave high-speed Internet access service.

1997-578 - Télébec TN 123/A. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to Internet access services.

1997-579 - TCI TN 898. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel in the Ralston exchange area. Eff. Date = 7-5-97.

1997-580 - Amtelecom TN 23. APPROVED - Revisions to its Digital Exchange Access Service. Eff. Date = 2-5-97.

1997-581 - BC TEL TN 3609. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 416-A, Occasional Use Broadcast Quality Video Service - NewsRoute, expanding the existing NewsRoute network to include Cranbrook, Nelson & Terrace. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

1997-582 - Bell TN 5979. APPROVED - Provide ExtendedArea Service between the Sherbrooke and Stratford, Quebec exchanges. The Stratford exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 10. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

1997-583 - Bruce TN 43. APPROVED - Revisions to its Digital Network Services, providing clarification on mileage charges applicable for DS-1 service. Eff. Date = 4-5-97.

1997-584 - Island Tel TN 455. APPROVED - Revisions by declaring O'Leary as a single party exchange. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-585 - MTS TN 262. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2148.3, Voice Messaging Service, proposing a rate increase for residential voice mail box from $3.15 to $4.15 per month. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-586 - Northwestel TN 613. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1602, Sympatico Dial-up Internet Access Service to Whitehorse and Yellowknife, changing the number of hours in the Introductory Kit from 10 to 50 hours. Eff. Date = 2-5-97.

1997-587 - OTA TN 32. APPROVED - Revisions to Item 900.61, Rates for Extra Listings. Eff. Date = 2-5-97.

1997-588 - Teleglobe TN 479. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Globeaccess Service Tariff, expanding the service to Argentina, Brazil and Chile, reducing the rates to Israel and introducing promotional rates to the above locations during the period 1 May 1997 to 31 October 1997. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-589 - Westport TN 10. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Section 900, Item 1.01, to change the name of its Internet Access Service from Westport.Net to Rideau.NET. Eff. Date = 15-5-97.

1997-590 - Determinations on the proceeding initiated by Scope of Contribution Paying Services, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1996-19, 23 May 1996, on whether contribution should be payable with respect to the following uses or services: paging; wireless, APLDS' internal administrative use of line-side connections; data service provided through line-side connections; Internet and Centrex one-hop services and on the appropriate treatment of direct access lines for contribution purposes. A process has been established to allow interested parties an opportunity to comment on material to be filed with respect to the wireless services' contribution charge and the level of originating and terminating contribution rates. REFERENCES: FILE #: 8638-C12-02/97 - Follow-up to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-590 - IX Contribution Paying Services.

1997-591 - Responsibility for carrier specific costs for the provision of local number portability (LNP). The Commission considers it essential that appropriate roll-out criteria are established to ensure that resources are used efficiently. The Commission will request the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee to study the issue of roll-out criteria for LNP and make recommendations to the Commission no later than 18 July 1997. The Commission also recognizes that there is a need to determine the means by which the Stentor-member companies will recover their costs specific to LNP. The Commission will initiate a proceeding to address this issue shortly.

1997-592 - Northwestel TNs 599 and 611. APPROVED - Withdrawal of the Autotel, Cellular 400 and Cellular 800 services (automated services) from its Mobile Telephone Service Tariff CRTC 3006. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

1997-593 - Bell TN 5980. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item D-26(a)(2), providing a 56 Kbps Megaplan Service Extension between Little Current and Sudbury, Ontario. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

1997-594 - NBTel TN 628. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 24-5-97.

1997-595 - NBTel TN 634. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

1997-596 - Stentor TN 349. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 222, Advantage Outbound Service, proposing to reduce the monthly minimum charge to $200.00.

1997-597 - Stentor TN 432. APPROVED. Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 310, to include channelized DS-3 access to its High Capacity 45 Service.

1997-598 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 447. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-599 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 448. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-600 - Télébec TN 136. APPROVED - Revisions providing (1) for the completion of the access to individual-line service program for the exchange of La Tuque and (2) minor revisions to Item 2.11.3 pertaining to prepaid Calling Card. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

1997-601 - MT&T TN 652/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-602 - Stentor TN 446/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-603 - Application by Wiznet Inc. dated 18 October 1996, requesting exemption for single-hop Centrex services. APPROVED.

1997-604 - Application by Telehop Long Distance Service Ltd. dated 17 July 1996 for contribution exemption with respect to: (1) three Centrex systems (Barrie, Mount Albert and Sutton) used for administrative and data purposes; (2) a Centrex system located in Moonstone used for single-hop and double-hop calling; and (3) a Centrex system located in Alliston used for administrative, data, and double-hop calling. APPROVED.

1997-605 - Stentor TN 449. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-606 - Island Tel TN 456. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 850, Operator Services. Eff. Date = 9-5-97.

1997-607 - MT&T TN 653. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1160, Operator Services. Eff. Date = 9-5-97.

1997-608 - NBTel TN 634A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-609 - MTS TN 253A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

1997-610 - Northern TN 72. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, Section N210, Item 5, Meridian Electronic Business Telephone Sets and Add-on Modules. Eff. Date = 7-5-97.

1997-611 - OTA TN 31. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 900, Directory Assistance and Long Distance Directory Assistance. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

1997-612 - Stentor TN 450. APPROVED - Revisions to Prepaid Service, International Service and Advantage Outbound Service, National Services Tariff Items 201, 220 and 222. Eff. Date = 15597.

1997-613 - TCI TN 900. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 466, which provides for the introduction of a "Double Points" promotion on TELUS Rewards. Eff. Date = 11597.

1997-614 - Québec-Télép hone TN 163. APPROVED - Revisions to the service name "Étoiles" providing for one free month when subscribing to its name and number display options.

1997-615 - (Please note that the file # referenced in this order should be File No.: 1997-8626-S2-01) - Application dated 4 March 1997, by Call-Net Enterprises Inc., on behalf of Sprint Canada Inc., requesting a contribution exemption for a dedicated cross-border circuit, identified as RNS # GIF 00198, leased from Rogers Network Services to the end-user the Department of National Defence. APPROVED.

1997-616 - Application dated 5 March 1997 from Telecom Media International Italy-Canada Inc., requesting a contribution exemption for circuits used for the provision of data services. APPROVED.

1997-617 - BC TEL TN 3620. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 13-5-97.

1997-618 - NBTel TN 636. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15-5-97.

1997-619 - TELUS TN 902. APPROVED - Tariff revisions to correct typographical errors in the rates of its General Tariff Items 325, Public Telephone Service and 345, Semi-Public Telephone Service. Eff. Date = 12-5-97.

1997-620 - Bell TN 5981. APPROVED. Revisions providing Extended Area Service between the Grand'Mère and the TroisRivières, Quebec exchanges. Eff. Date = 31-05-97.

1997-621 - Bell TN 5982. APPROVED. Revisions to amend its Special Facilities Tariff Item B789(a)(2)b, Access to Automatic Route Selection - Each Centrex III system, to read that it is no longer available for new installations or additions to existing installations. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-622 - MTS TN 264. APPROVED. Revisions changing the name of Visual Call Waiting to Call Waiting Plus and from SmartView to Visual Call Waiting. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-623 - NBTel's application dated 5 March 1997. Agreement specifying the Procedures of the Interexchange Carrier Group and a Non-Disclosure Agreement with S.N.S. Shared Network Services Inc. INTERIM APPROVAL, with final approval subject to the company filing the revised Form Agreement pursuant to Telecom Decision CRTC 976.

1997-624 - NBTel TN 632. APPROVED. Introduce Province Wide Switched Suppressed Ringing Service Access Service. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-625 - NewTel TN 514. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff Item 46.3, Provision of Operator Services Using NewTel Communications Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-626 - North Frontenac TN 13. APPROVED. Revisions to move the Terms of Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-627 - Québec-Télép hone TN 165. APPROVED. Revisions to amend the name of "Microlink" service to "Multiflex". Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-628 - Application dated 25 March 1997 by Sogetel. Agreement between QuébecTéléphone and Sogetel inc. pertaining to the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service. APPROVED.

1997-629 - Teleglobe TN 480. APPROVED. Remove the Globecard option from the Globedirect Service as there are no customers subscribing to the service anymore. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-630 - TCI TN 903. APPROVED. Revisions to provide an initial DS-1 access channel in the Peers exchange area for an initial one-year period. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

1997-631 - Application dated 20 February 1997 by The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Department. APPROVED. Agreement between The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay, operating as Thunder Bay Mobility, and Bell Mobility Cellular Inc.

1997-632 - BC TEL TN 3611. APPROVED - Cancellation of Agreement No. 0990 between BC TEL and AGT Limited (now TELUS Communications Inc.) covering transmission services which are no longer required. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

1997-633 - BC TEL TN 3613. APPROVED - Upgrade of the Sechelt exchange by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. date = 15-5-97.

1997-634 - Bell TN 5984. APPROVED - Establish Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Cabano and Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. The Cabano exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 9. Eff. Date = 14 June 1997.

1997-635 - Bell TN 5985. APPROVED - Establish Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Trois-Rivières, Quebec and the Télébec ltée exchange of Aston-Jonction, Quebec. Eff. Date = 14-6-97.

1997-636 - Bell TN 5986. APPROVED - Provide for the activation of a new asynchronous polling interface and for the associated line configuration. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

1997-637 - MTS TN 263 - APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2810, Patient Telephone Service, providing for a market trial during the period of 16 June 1997 to 16 January 1998.

1997-638 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, MT&T, MTS & TCI) TN 463. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1036, Red River Flood Promotion, providing the donation of 7,500 HELLO! Phone Pass cards to Canadian Military Personnel located in Manitoba. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

1997-639 - Bruce TN 45. APPROVED - Modify the Call Management and Custom Calling Features by adding a "Do Not Disturb" feature. Eff. Date = 17-5-97.

1997-640 - NewTel TN 515. APPROVED - Provide for a Low Bit Rate Voice Multiplexing Arrangement. Eff. Date = 18-5-97.

1997-641 - NewTel TN 516. APPROVED - Removal of various party-line telephone sets which are no longer in service and reduction of the Set Loss Charge to $25.00 for several other sets. Eff. Date = 185-97.

1997-642 - NewTel TN 519. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 28-5-97.

1997-643 - Stentor TN 451. APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 703(a)(4), Program Channels - C.B.C. Radio, adding a uni-directional channel (Vancouver/Prince George). Eff. Date = 19-5-97.

1997-644 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 458. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-645 - Québec-Télép hone TN 164. APPROVED - Introduction of "Identifiez Le Numéro", a telephone number identification service which provides the corresponding name and community of a calling number. Eff. Date = 16-6-97.

1997-646 - Québec-Télép hone TN 166. INTERIM APPROVAL - Reduce certain rates of its Advantage Toll-free service. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-647 - TCI TN 904. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in Fort McMurray. Eff. Date = 16-5-97.

1997-648 - Application by NBTI interActive (1994) Inc. dated 4 December 1996. Application for an exemption from contribution charges with respect to facilities used to provide data and dedicated services.

1997-649 - Québec-Télép hone TN 156. APPROVED - Revisions to delete articles from its General Tariff that became irrelevant with the deregulation of terminal equipment.

1997-650 - TCI TN 907. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 355, SmartTouch Services, proposing to: (1) add Local Voice Mail capability within the Local Calling Area for all customers subscribing to Call Answer Service; (2) make the Transfer Mailbox feature available to residence and business customers; and (3) add Calll Answer Elite, Call Answer Reach Me and Call Answer Announcement. Eff. Date = 16-05-97.

1997-651 - TCI TN 911. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-652 - TCI TN 912. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

1997-653 - BC TEL TNs 3601 and 3601A. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to a 10 percent across-the-board increase in the rates for specific analogue private line voice and data channel services and the deletion of a rate change for Intra-Office Metallic Service in Item 441.

1997-654 - BC TEL TN 3607. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to a proposed rate increase of 8 percent for the analogue voice and data interexchange, intraprovincial line mileage rate schedules.

1997-655 - BC TEL TN 3616. APPROVED - Revised rates and conditions for an existing Audio/Video Channel. Eff. Date = 21-05-97.

1997-656 - BC TEL TN 3617. APPROVED - Deletion of certain references to Datapac Service and withdrawal of Item 156 (F2), a bridging arrangement. Eff. Date = 22-05-97.

1997-657 - BC TEL TN 3618. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to provide Direct Trunk Overflow, a wireless access service. Eff. Date = 26-05-97.

1997-658 - BC TEL TN 3619. APPROVED - Revisions providing a service charge waiver for Wide Area Customer Owned Paging Service (WACOPS) customers during the period 26 May 1997 to 31 July 1997.

1997-659 - MTS TN 265. APPROVED - Revisions to increase the mobile monthly access rate from $20.00 to $22.00 and the usage rate from $0.40 to $0.45 per minute. Eff. Date = 01-07-97.

1997-660 - Application by Northwestel Inc. dated 8 January 1997 for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-661 - TCI TN 906. APPROVED - Revisions providing a DS-1 access channel in Calgary. Eff. Date = 20-05-97.

1997-662 - Approval of an application filed by Vancouver Telephone Company Limited dated 22 March 1995 for exemption from contribution for a configuration to facilitate the carriage of international transit traffic.

1997-663 - Approval of an application filed by Bentley International Communications dated 4 February 1997 for an exemption from contribution for single-hop Centrex services.

1997-664 - Bell TN 5987. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Williamsburg, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6. Eff. Date = 19-06-97.

1997-665 - Bell TN 5988. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Sault-au-Mouton, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6. Eff. Date = 16-06-97.

1997-666 - Bell TN 5990. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 0206-97.

1997-667 - Stentor TN 455. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-668 - Application by Niagara Telecomm Inc. dated 3 February 1995 for an exemption from contribution charges on a number of private lines in Hamilton.

1997-669 - Stentor TN 453. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Items 212, 213, 214 and 215, proposing to add the transaction charge for station-to-station automated credit card calls. Eff. Date = 21-05-97.

1997-670 - Bell TN 5989. APPROVED - Revisions providing a service overlap for three customers who are being served from the Garthby, Quebec exchange. Eff. Date = 22-05-97.

1997-671 - NBTel TN 633. APPROVED - Revisions providing space and power for the location of customer-provided equipment in the company's central-office. Eff. Date = 2205-97.

1997-672 - NBTel TN 638. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

1997-673 - Québec-Télép hone TN 167. APPROVED - Revisions to its service name "Étoiles", providing uniform rates for several service options and increasing the usage rate from $0.35 to $0.50. Eff. Date = 02-06-97.

1997-674 - Teleglobe TN 481. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Mobile Service Tariff, introducing Inmarsat Mini-M outbound service for communications originating in Canada and destined for mobile terminals. Eff. Date = 2505-97.

1997-675 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 456. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-676 - Telesat. Application dated 19 February 1997. Approval of an AFC (allowance for funds used during construction) rate of 9.9% for the 1997 fiscal year.

1997-677 - BC TEL TN 3610. APPROVED - Revisions proposing the withdrawal of the Trutch Island and Beavermouth Public Service Radiotelephone locations, and the withdrawal of the radio terminal in Trutch Island. Eff. Date = 01-08-97.

1997-678 - Bell TN 5991. APPROVED - Removal of four-party service exception in the St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec exchange. Eff. Date = 24-0597.

1997-679 - Bell TN 5992. APPROVED - Introduction of a charge for use of the In Session Activation feature. Eff. Date = 23-0597.

1997-680 - MTS TN 267. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1610, Operator Services, removing the exemption from the directory assistance charge for persons calling from public or semi-public telephones for long distance numbers outside Manitoba. Eff. Date = 02-06-97.

1997-681 - Stentor TN 457. APPROVED - Introduce Inmarsat Mini M Outbound Service. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

1997-682 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 459. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduce the Advantage Toll-free Term Plan under National Services Tariff Item 203. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

1997-683 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 460. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions introducing the Advantage Outbound Term Plan to its National Services Tariff Item 222. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

1997-684 - Teleglobe TN 482. APPROVED - Discontinuation of the Cantat-3 service promotion. Eff. Date = 25-05-97.

1997-685 - MT&T TN 655. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 01-07-97.

1997-686 - TCI TN 910/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to introduce enhancements to its General Tariff Item 450, Alberta - Overseas Message Toll Service. Eff. Date = 020697.

1997-687 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 461/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 010697.

1997-688 - Application by the Ontario Northland Telecommunications dated 19 July 1996 requesting forbearance from the regulation of its Datapac, Hyperstream and Pospac and future X.25 and packet data and frame relay services.

1997-689 - Application by Maidens Communications dated 6 March 1997 requesting an exemption from contribution for single-hop Centrex services and two business administrative lines.

1997-690 - NewTel TN 517. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 80, increasing rates for elements of the Multi-Element Service Charge Structure. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

1997-691 - NewTel TN 518. APPROVED - Introduction of General Tariff Item 196, Centrex Per Agent Service. Eff. Date = 27-05-97.

1997-692 - Bell TN 5791 and agreement # 3839.1207. FINAL APPROVAL of an application which provides for a one year market trial of Call Originator Billing.

1997-693 - Application by Metro Access Ltd. dated 12 November 1996, for an exemption from contribution for circuits used for the provision of single-hop and double-hop Centrex services in Toronto, Oakville, Brampton, Schomberg, Oak Ridges and Ajax. FINAL APPROVAL.

1997-694 - Application by Voice-Tel Communications dated 20 March 1997 for contribution exemptions with respect to single-hop Centrex services and administrative circuits in the (519) 651, 654 and 658 exchanges. APPROVED.

1997-695 - Bell TN 5993. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a Sun Terminal associated with a hybrid packet network. Eff. Date = 29-05-97.

1997-696 - Bell TN 5995. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the recording of incoming calls on a Centrex Meridian Business Set. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

1997-697 - Bruce TN 46. APPROVED - Revisions for additions to its Internet Home Page offerings. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

1997-698 - MTS TN 227. Revisions pertaining to the Manitoba Relay Service. The Commission affirms its decision in Order 961502.

1997-699 - Northern TN 74. APPROVED - Revisions to its Internet Access Service, increasing the number of hours provided in the Introductory Kit from 10 hrs to 50 hrs for the first month only. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

1997-700 - NWTel TN 616. APPROVED - Remove the rotary access and references to service charge exemptions. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

1997-701 - People's TN 28. APPROVED - Revisions introducing the Switched 56 Data Service. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

1997-702 - Thunder Bay TN 40. APPROVED - Revisions to Charges for Information Service - Local and Long Distance Directory Assistance. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

1997-703 - Application by Shaw FiberLink Ltd. dated 8 January 1997 for exemption from contribution charges for services used for administrative purposes, testing purposes, and to provide data services. APPROVED.

1997-704 - Application by Bell Advanced Communications 1996 Inc. dated 7 March 1997 for exemption from contribution charges for a cross-border circuit which is currently used for administrative purposes, but will ultimately be used to carry end customers' data traffic. APPROVED.

1997-705 - MTS TN 235. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions for the introduction of a Province-Wide Enhanced 911 service and a related agreement between MTS and municipalities.

1997-706 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 454. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to Advantage Toll-free, Advantage Toll-free Entry and Advantage 900 reflecting the introduction of a monthly rate structure for an analogue dedicated access line. Eff. Date = 29-05-97.

1997-707 - Gosfield TN 4. APPROVED - Revisions increasing rates for alarm and data circuits over a two-year period. Eff. Date = 010697.

1997-708 - MTS TN 266. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduce a six-month Prepaid Phone Card promotional campaign that will run from 1 June 1997 to 30 November 1997.

1997-709 - Northwestel TN 614/A. APPROVED - Revisions providing digital access between a customer's premise and the PSTN. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-710 - People's TN 26. APPROVED - Revisions providing changes to the rates charged for the use of support structures. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-711 - People's TN 27. APPROVED - Revisions to move the tariff pages of the Terms of Service to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff and to include the grandfathering of party line service under Section 180, Individual and party line service. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-712 - Télébec TN 138. APPROVED - Revisions to its Switched Network Access for Radio Paging System Operators service. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-713 - Westport TN 11. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Section 900, Item 3 - Internet Service, reducing the monthly charge for the Business home page to $15 and the additional storage space per megabyte from $10 to $7.50. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-714 - BC TEL TN 3630/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

1997-715 - Island Tel TN 461. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

1997-716 - MT&T TN 659. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-717 - MT&T TN 661. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 2-7-97.

1997-718 - Amtelecom TN 24. APPROVED. Providing for Call Return - Pay Per Use service. Eff. Date = 31-5-97.

1997-719 - BC TEL TN 3621. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff Item 168-A, Integrated Voice Messaging Service (IVMS), proposing a "Call Answer Options 60Day Free Trial". Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-720 - BC TEL TN 3622. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff making various administrative and housekeeping changes including (1) updated List of Contents and Section index pages; (2) consolidation of blank tariff pages; (3) correction of various tariff cross-references; and (4) various name changes. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-721 - Bell TN 5994. APPROVED. Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item B-776(a)(1), providing for the labour and DMS translations necessary to add an additional department to the automatic call distribution (ACD) networking system. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

1997-722 - Bell TN 5996. APPROVED. Revisions providing for a reduced monthly rate for a specific Integrated Megastream Service customer. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-723 - Bell TN 5997. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, proposing the establishment of Extended Area Service (EAS) between the Bell Canada exchange of Grassy Narrows and the exchange of Kenora operated by Kenora Municipal Telephone System resulting in a Rate Group reclassification from 7 to 8 for the Grassy Narrows exchange. Eff. Date = 25-6-97.

1997-724 - Bell TN 5998. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions providing for two optical fibres between a customer's two premises in Toronto. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-725 - Bell TN 5999. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions providing for two optical fibres between a customer's two premises in London. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-726 - Island Tel TN 457. Ex Parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

1997-727 - NewTel TN 520. APPROVED. Revisions proposing an increase to the monthly residence initial feature rate. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

1997-728 - Stentor TN 462/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 200 - Advantage Vnet, modifying the Canada-Mexico usage rates. Eff. Date = 16-97.

1997-729 - Teleglobe TN 483. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions for the implementation of the International Globeinternet Service on a wholesale basis in Canada. Eff. Date = 31597.

1997-730 - Stentor TN 409. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of competitive swipe card access to all the Stentor companies' public telephones equipped with card readers.

1997-730-1 - Stentor TN 409. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 97730 dated 30 May 1997.

1997-731 - BC TEL TN 3615. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-732 - BC TEL TN 3623. APPROVED. Addition of conditions to the Call Guardian Service. Eff. Date = 4-6-97.

1997-733 - Bell TN 6000. APPROVED. Revisions providing Extended Area Service between the Bell exchange of TroisRivières and the exchange of Baie du Febvre which is operated by La Corporation de Téléphone de La Baie (1993). Eff. Date = 5-7-97.

1997-734 - ON Tel TN 24. APPROVED. Revised rates for various features pertaining to its Startalk-FLASH service. Eff. Date = 7-6-97.

1997-735 - Teleglobe TN 484. APPROVED. Extend Globestream Service to Columbia and Venezuela. Eff. Date = 7-6-97.

1997-736 - TCI TN 908. APPROVED. Revisions providing for the provision of an initial DS-1 access channel in the Sangudo Central Office area. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

1997-737 - TCI TN 909. APPROVED. Revisions providing for the provision of an initial DS-1 access channel in the Daysland Central Office area. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

1997-738 - Bell TN 6002. DENIED. Promotion applicable to Bell's Calling Features for a period of up to 8 weeks.

1997-739 - MTS TN 259. APPROVED - Withdrawal of the FAST alarm service from the Supplementary Tariff - Special Services and Facilities. Eff. Date = 31-12-97.

1997-740 - MTS TN 272. APPROVED - Housekeeping revisions to its General Tariff (CRTC 24001). Eff. Date = 13-6-97.

1997-741 - Milot TN 8. APPROVED - Delete references to terminal equipment from its General Tariff.

1997-742 - O.N. Tel TN 16. APPROVED - Withdrawal of the tariff pages associated with its Datapac, Hyperstream and Pospac services.

1997-743 - O.N. Tel TN 25. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the waiver of service charges for new services subscribed to by customers at the Moosonee Home Show on 7 and 8 June 1997.

1997-744 - O.N. Tel TN 26. APPROVED - Addition of the Call Management Service. Eff. Date = 7-6-97.

1997-745 - Prince Rupert City Telephones TN 14. APPROVED - Tariff for the City Tel Mobility Cellular Service. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

1997-746 - Stentor TN 464. APPROVED - Terms and conditions under which 900 Program Numbers may be included in telephone directory listings and classified telephone directory advertising listings. Eff. Date = 25-6-97.

1997-747 - TCI TNs 913/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Tariff revisions to amend the effective date of the "Double Points" promotion on TELUS Rewards. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-748 - BC TEL TN 3614. APPROVED - Introduction of a market trial involving service guarantees and automatic customer rebates.

1997-749 - Bell TN 5908. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of Directory Information Service for Wireless Service Providers.

1997-750 - Approval of an application from E.D.S. of Canada, Ltd. dated 5 December 1996, for exemption from contribution charges for circuits used to provide dedicated and data network configuration.

1997-751 - Fundy TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of its high-speed Internet access service.

1997-752 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T and Island Tel) TN 466. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 9-6-97.

1997-753 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 467. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 9-6-97.

1997-754 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 472. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-755 - Télébec TN 140. APPROVED - Make various modifications and corrections to various items of its General Tariff. Eff. Date = 9-6-97.

1997-756 - Roxborough TN 7. APPROVED - Delete references to the Terms of Service as they are now contained in the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 12-6-97.

1997-757 - Teleglobe TN 485. APPROVED - Revisions to the Special Facilities Tariff to provide for "Television Service from Hong Kong". Eff. Date = 11-6-97.

1997-758 - TCEI TN 51. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its Digital Network Access, to introduce a new DS-3 Access Service, to group DS-3 Access Service into three rate bands and to migrate Existing Special Assemblies. Eff. Date = 9-6-97.

1997-759 - TCEI TN 52. APPROVED - Revisions to its Digital Network Access Service, to group DS-1 Access Services into three rate bands, to modify the discount rate structure, to withdraw Diginet Service and to incorporate specific components. Eff. Date = 9-6-97.

1997-760 - Stentor TN 474. APPROVED - Revisions to modify National Services Tariff Item 515, Advantage 900TM. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

1997-761 - Northwestel. Application dated 13 May 1997 requesting that the withdrawal of its Datapac and Pospac services tariff pages be effective 1 July 1997 rather than 29 April 1997 as specified in Telecom Order CRTC 1997-592 dated 29 April 1997. APPROVED.

1997-762 - BC TEL TN 3608. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of a market trial for Calling Party Pays service.

1997-763 - Bell TNs 6002A and 6002B. APPROVED - Promotional offer applicable to its Calling Features.

1997-764 - NewTel TN 524. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 15-6-97.

1997-765 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 471. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 15-6-97.

1997-766 - TCI TN 925/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

1997-767 - OTA TN 29, Bruce TN 44, Dryden TN 13, Keewatin TN 6, Kenora TN 8, Thunder Bay Telephone TN 39. INTERIM APPROVAL of its 1997 Carrier Access Tariffs effective 1 January 1997.

1997-768 - Bell TN 6009/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 13-6-97.

1997-769 - TCI TN 916. INTERIM APPROVAL of the licensing agreement associated with Directory File Service.

1997-770 - Stentor TN 470. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-771 - BC TEL TN 3595. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a proposed Double Real Plus Extra Savings Promotion.

1997-772 - BC TEL TN 3599. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of BC TEL Flat-Rate Plan, a new optional message toll service for residential customers.

1997-773 - BC TEL TN 3634. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 10-6-97.

1997-774 - Bell TN 6001. APPROVED - Provide revisions to allow customers of Internet Service Provider (ISP) Link Service to subscribe to Megalink Service until the end of 1997. Eff. Date = 10-6-97.

1997-775 - Bell TN 6003. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Toronto, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 15 to Rate Group 16. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-776 - MTS TN 256/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to its General Tariff Item 2430, Between Friends Subscription Service, and for the introduction of Item 2380, Real Minutes, now called "First Rate".

1997-777 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 407. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to provide for the "Advantage Toll-free Outbound Provincial Winback" promotion.

1997-778 - Application from Barrie Telecom dated 15 January 1997 for contribution exemption with respect to single-hop Centrex services in the (705) 835 exchange. APPROVED.

1997-779 - Application from CAM-NET Communications Inc. dated 16 October 1995 to review and vary Telecom Order CRTC 1995-481 (Order 95-481) dated 20 April 1995. Order 1995-481 is varied such that CAM- NET's application is approved effective 13 September 1994.

1997-780 - BC TEL TN 3627. APPROVED - Revisions to introduce rates, terms and conditions with the provisioning of a digital data transmission facility for a two-year period. Eff. Date = 13-6-97.

1997-781 - BC TEL TN 3629. APPROVED - Upgraded facilities in the Cobble Hill, Queen Charlotte, Tappen, Tatla Lake and Trout Lake exchanges. Eff. Date = 16-6-97.

1997-782 - BC TEL TN 3631. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to the Remote Call Forwarding (RCF) Promotion - a short term promotional campaign commencing 28 July 1997 and concluding on 30 September 1997.

1997-783 - Bell TN 5924/A. APPROVED - Extension of the service charge waiver period from 26 June 1997 to 15 September 1997 pertaining to Microlink services.

1997-784 - Bell TN 6007. APPROVED - Revisions to install and lease additional Newbridge terminal equipment. Eff. Date = 13-6-97.

1997-785 - Bell TN 6010. APPROVED - Revisions to provide for an extended product support package for Perimeter Automatic Call Distributing Management Information system software. Eff. Date = 14-6-97.

1997-786 - Bell TN 6012. APPROVED - Revisions to remove an equivalency restriction relating to the MicrolinkTM services. Eff. Date = 20-6-97.

1997-787 - Huron Tel TN 16. APPROVED - Revisions to delete references to the Terms of Service which are now contained in the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 14-6-97.

1997-788 - NBTel TN 605. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to increase the rate for "per 1.544 Mbps synchronous circuit".

1997-789 - NBTel TN 607. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to offer an Internet connection service named "Sympatico" as a full service.

1997-790 - NBTel TNs 608 and 612. Ex parte applications. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Paging Services.

1997-791 - NBTel TNs 609 and 611. Ex parte applications. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-792 - NBTel TN 615. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to extend the Welcome Back To NBTel Promotion.

1997-793 - Stentor TNs 373/A/C. Ex parte applications. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to amend the "Winter Savings Promotion".

1997-794 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell, MT&T and TCI) TN 387/A. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to revise the National Services Tariff Item 1017, Overseas Savings Promotion.

1997-795 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 396/A. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions pertaining to its National Services Tariff Item 502, Advantage Teleconferencing.

1997-796 - Stentor TNs 400/A/B/C. Ex parte applications. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions pertaining to the Spring Savings Promotion, National Services Tariff Item 1010.

1997-797 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 401. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to modify National Services Tariff Item 206, Advantage Toll-free Features.

1997-798 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 402. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions pertaining to the "Chinese New Year Promotion".

1997-799 - Stentor TN 468. APPROVED - Changes to Item 220.3, International Service reflecting revisions to the Available Services for several countries. Eff. Date = 22-6-97.

1997-800 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 469. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15-6-97.

1997-801 - Stentor TN 386. FINAL APPROVAL - Amendments to the National Rebiller Agreement.

1997-802 - NewTel TN 522. DENIED - Proposed revisions to the company's General Tariff providing for a move from five rate bands to one rate band for the additional monthly charges paid by residence and business primary exchange service customers who have Extended Area Service.

1997-803 - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1996-13: Bell Canada - Restructuring of Rates for Business Local Exchange Services - TelecomLink. APPROVED.

1997-804 - TCEI TN 54. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2440, Network Options, Multiple Call Forwarding. Eff. Date = 16-6-97.

1997-805 - BC TEL TN 3549. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of a short-term promotional campaign for existing Real Plus and Real Plus Extra customers called "Volume Calling Promotion".

1997-806 - BC TEL TN 3602. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Addition of Megalink Access as an optional digital access arrangement for local Terminal Network Terminal.

1997-807 - Bell TN 5940. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions pertaining to a promotional campaign under General Tariff Item 3301, "Real Plus Extra Rewards Redemption Campaign", during the month of July 1997.

1997-807-1 - ERRATUM - Bell TN 5940. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-808 - Bell TNs 5956/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of an overseas loyalty discount called Real Plus Extra Savings Plan.

1997-809 - Island Tel TN 451. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Mobile Telephone Services.

1997-810 - Island Tel TNs 452/A/B. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its General Tariff Item 1045, Spring Savings Promotion.

1997-811 - MTS TN 247. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions providing for a Calling Card/Call-Me Service Promotion during the period 1 June 1997 to 30 June 1997.

1997-812 - MTS TN 249. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its General Tariff Item 2575, "March Weekend Savings Promotion".

1997-813 - MTS TNs 253/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its General Tariff Item 2585, "May Small Business Savings Promotion".

1997-814 - MTS TN 250. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions introducing "Welcome Home - One Free Month Campaign" during the period of 1 April 1997 to 31 August 1997.

1997-815 - MT&T TN 644. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions introducing new charges and extending the existing Call Originator Billing Market Trial to 15 October 1997, and including an Accounts Receivable Management Agreement between the company and the Wireless Service Operator participating in the trial.

1997-816 - MT&T TN 646. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its General Tariff Item 2320, "Presidential Winback Offer".

1997-817 - MT&T TNs 647/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Promotion for Real Plus Extra Rewards customers using MT&T calling cards.

1997-818 - MT&T TNs 649/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions proposing to end the MT&T Rewards program under its General Tariff Item 2200.

1997-819 - NewTel TN 504. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of a new General Tariff, Item 567 - Real Plus Extra Savings Plan, a message toll plan for residential customers.

1997-820 - NewTel TNs 507/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Short-term sales promotion for residential customers under General Tariff Item 430, "Double Real Plus Extra" Promotion.

1997-821 - NewTel TN 508. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - "Spring 75% Off Promotion" for residential customers under its General Tariff Item 425 - Message Toll Service - Promotion.

1997-822 - NBTel TN 604. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Extension of the Maritime Internet Service (MIS) "transitional tariff" for the migration of MIS customers to NBNet Services.

1997-823 - NBTel TN 614. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1997-824 - NBTel TN 616. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-825 - NBTel TN 617. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-826 - NBTel TN 618. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL -Request for a further extension to the market trial of the Caller Originated Billing service, under General Tariff Item 810.1.

1997-827 - NBTel TN 619. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-828 - NBTel TN 620. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Paging Services.

1997-829 - NBTel TN 622. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1997-830 - NBTel TNs 623/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to reflect an update to the company's ongoing Bonus Points program under the REWARDS option of the Loyalty Plan.

1997-831 - NBTel TN 627. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its Special Services Tariff Item 3797, proposing to expand its Internet offering called Sympatico.

1997-832 - BC TEL TN 3625. APPROVED - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-833 - Bell TN 6005. APPROVED - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-834 - Island Tel TN 460. APPROVED - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-835 - MT&T TN 660. APPROVED - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-836 - MTS TN 270. APPROVED - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-837 - NBTel TN 639. APPROVED - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-838 - NewTel TN 523. APPROVED IN PART - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, (1) setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services, and (2) reflecting changes to the contribution rates. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-839 - TCI TN 915. APPROVED IN PART - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff as directed in Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-6, (1) setting out connect to conversation minute ratios applicable to the company's Competitive segment and to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services, and (2) reflecting changes to the contribution rates. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-840 - BC TEL TN 3628. APPROVED - Upgrouping of the Gibsons exchange from Rate Group 6C to Rate Group 7C. Eff. Date = 15-7-97.

1997-841 - Bell TN 5946. APPROVED - Proposal to consolidate its Centrex service charges under General Tariff Item 675 and to eliminate the Centrex Connection Charge for customers subscribing to small Centrex systems with 3 and 5 year contracts.

1997-842 - TCEI TN 47. INTERIM APPROVAL - Special assembly service to provide a private dedicated hospitality network to a customer.

1997-843 - Bell TN 6008. APPROVED - Upgrouping of the Tring Jonction, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 13-7-97.

1997-844 - NBTel TN 642. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-845 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI )TN 366. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Rate changes to AdvantageTM Outbound Service, National Services Tariff Item 222.

1997-846 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 416. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - "International Weekends Promotion" under its National Services Tariff Item 1004.

1997-847 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 417. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions adding the Advantage Outbound Term Plan, a program that provides a rebate equivalent to 5% of the customer's cumulative six month gross usage.

1997-848 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 418. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 203, Advantage Toll-free, to introduce a Term Plan program consisting of a 5% rebate on six months Advantage Toll-Free service usage.

1997-849 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, NBTel & TCI) TN 419. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1007, "Advantage Toll-FreeTM Small Business Promotion", a six month promotional campaign.

1997-850 - Stentor TN 423. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 381, Enhanced International Private Line Service, introducing a promotion for certain international circuits from 12 March 1997 to 15 July 1997.

1997-851 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 424. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1029, introducing "Welcome Back Rebate Promotion" from 17 April 1997 to 17 June 1997.

1997-852 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TNs 425/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1030 for the introduction of a "Welcome Back Free Minute" promotion.

1997-853 - Call-Net Enterprises Inc. on behalf of Sprint Canada Inc. APPROVED - Exemption from contribution for two cross-border circuits dedicated solely to its end user Bombardier Inc./Canadair.

1997-854 - Société nationale des télécommunications du Québec. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution for Centrex services in the (514) 494 exchange.

1997-855 - Municipal Telecommunications Inc. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution for local business line services.

1997-856 - Stentor. APPROVAL of an application to revise Schedules D, Message Toll Service, to the Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreements with American Telephone and Telegraph Company, MCI International Inc. and Sprint Communications Company LP.

1997-857 - BC TEL TN 3632. APPROVED - Revisions to its Interexchange Digital (DS-1) Facilities to extend the existing arrangement for one year. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-858 - BC TEL TNs 3635/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 01-07-97.

1997-859 - Bell TN 6013. APPROVED - Revisions providing Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Sioux Narrows and the Kenora exchange of the Kenora Municipal Telephone System resulting in a Rate Group reclassification from 3 to 8 for the Sioux Narrows exchange. Eff. Date = 23-07-97.

1997-860 - Bell TN 6014. APPROVED - Revisions providing Extended-Area Service between the exchange of Jellicoe and Beardmore, Ontario. Eff. Date = 23-07-97.

1997-861 - Bell TN 6015. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a data channel between Montréal and Kuujjuak, Quebec. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-862 - Bruce TN 47. APPROVED - Revisions providing an addition to Centrex systems features. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-863 - Bruce TN 48. APPROVED - Revisions providing BMI Video Conferencing. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-864 - Bruce TN 49. APPROVED - Revisions to its Digital Network Services, to make various amendments and corrections. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-865 - MTS TN 273. APPROVED - Revisions providing a 10month market trial of MTS's Education Video Network. Eff. Date = 02-09-97.

1997-866 - NewTel TN 525. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 02-07-97.

1997-867 - NBTel TN 642. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-867-1 - Please disregard Telecom Order CRTC 1997-867 dated 23 June 1997 regarding NBTel Tariff Notice 642.

1997-868 - Stentor (Bell) TN 479. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-869 - Télébec TNs 141/A. APPROVED - Revisions to modify the volume discounts for its "Étoiles" services. Eff. Date = 16-07-97.

1997-870 - Télébec TN 142. APPROVED - Revisions to apply the conditions of the Late Payment Charges 30 days after the billing date and exempt certain exchanges from these new conditions. Eff. Date = 01-07-97.

1997-871 - Teleglobe TN 486. APPROVED - Revisions to extend the promotion waiving the non-recurring charge applicable per Universal International Freephone Number issued. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-872 - TELUS TN 917. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in the Beiseker Central Office area. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-873 - TELUS TN 918. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in the Rochester Central Office area. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-874 - TELUS TN 919. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in the Ferintosh Central Office area. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-875 - TELUS TN 920. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in the Valleyview Central Office area . Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-876 - TELUS TN 922. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in the Lomond Central Office area. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-877 - TELUS TN 924. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in the Rimby Central Office area. Eff. Date = 23-06-97.

1997-878 - TELUS AG 1997-8340-T11-01. INTERIM APPROVAL - Agreement entered into between TCEI and fONOROLA Inc. specifying the procedures of TCEI's Interexchange Carrier Group.

1997-879 - TELUS TNs 820/A. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS - Provision for tandeming for trunk side access and to remove the requirement to interconnect with the CCS7 network in TCI territory.

1997-880 - City Access 1996-2484. FINAL APPROVAL - Exemption from contribution for circuits used in the provision of single-hop and double-hop Centrex services in Oak Ridges and Newmarket.

1997-881 - Bell TN 6016. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item G-310, revising the effective and termination dates of the Call Originator Billing Market Trial to ensure a one-year trial period ending 31 October 1997. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

1997-882 - MTS TN 274. APPROVED - Revisions to its Supplementary Tariff Special Services and Facilities Item 6690, providing Central Office Access service. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

1997-883 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 426. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1013, Welcome Back to Advantage Campaign, a campaign which is available to customers who are changing from an Alternate Provider of Long Distance Services to MTS as their primary provider of long distance service.

1997-884 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T) TN 427/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a promotion entitled "Advantage Business Long Distance Term Plan Campaign".

1997-885 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 430. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a promotional campaign under its National Services Tariff Item 1033, Advantage Outbound Promotion, which is directed at small and medium business customers of Advantage Outbound Service and Advantage Preferred Entry Service.

1997-886 - Stentor TN 473. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to modify National Services Tariff Item 200, Advantage Vnet Service, to rename and enhance the functionality of the Terminating Overflow feature. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

1997-887 - Teleglobe TN 489. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Globeaccess Service Tariff (CRTC 9015), to provide promotional rates on International Direct Dial outward traffic to China, Hong Kong, India and Taiwan, from June to September 1997 inclusively. Eff. Date = 28-6-97.

1997-888 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 41. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, to provide two additional new locality rate areas and associated rates for Walkinshaw Lake and Onion Lake. Eff. Date = 28-6-97.

1997-889 - BC TEL TN 3557. APPROVED - The proposed rate increase effective the date of this Order - DENIED - The proposed destandardization of the V.H.F. Marine Radiotelephone Service.

1997-890 - BC TEL TN 3636. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 30, to change the Rate Group references for the Boswell and Crawford Bay exchanges. Eff. Date = 16-7-97.

1997-891 - Island Tel TN 462. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 190, designating Cardigan as a single party exchange. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-892 - MTS TN 270A . INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff to apply the blended connect to conversation minute ratio to the Recovery of Regulatory Proceeding Costs, and to change the Recovery of Start-Up Costs conversation minute charge to six decimal places, in order to be consistent with the other conversation minute charges. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-893 - MTS TN 275. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 475 - Rate Schedule for Primary Exchange Service, Item 480 - Community Calling Service (CCS), Item 1980 - Centrex, Item 1995 - Microlink Services, and Item 2250 - Centrex (Discontinued) to reflect the phase-in of CCS charges. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-894 - MTS TN 276. APPROVED - Revisions pursuant to Order 1997-227, General Tariff Item 2180, providing Toll Restriction Service, and renaming the service to Toll Management. Eff. Date = 7-7-97.

1997-895 - NBTel TN 641. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff, to remove a number of items which are no longer required. Eff. Date = 2-7-97.

1997-896 - NBTel TN 644. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 810, Caller Originated Billing, for an extension to the market trial to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-897 - NBTel TN 645. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Services Tariff Item 4030.4, Cellular Telephone Service, providing for a further extension of the Calling Party Pays market trial to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-898 - O.N.Tel TN 28. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 4100, ONLink Service, to provide additional service offerings to the company's Internet access service. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-899 - O.N.Tel TN 29. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, to delete discontinued terminal equipment. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-900 - South Bruce TN 10. APPROVED - Revisions deleting the references to the Terms of Service which are now contained in the Ontario Telephone Association's tariffs. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-901 - South Bruce TN 11. APPROVED - Revisions making new reference to the Terms of Service which are now contained in the Ontario Telephone Association's tariffs. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-902 - South Bruce TN 12. APPROVED - Revisions to delete the Returned Check Charge references which are now contained in the Ontario Telephone Association's tariffs. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-903 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 476. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 222, AdvantageTM Outbound Service, to introduce additional volume discounts for BC TEL Option B. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-904 - Teleglobe TN 487. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Globeaccess Service Tariff (CRTC 9015), to introduce a new level to the Globeaccess discount plan. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-905 - Teleglobe TN 488. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Leased Services Tariff (CRTC 9100), to modify its Plan B volume discount. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-906 - Teleglobe TN 492. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Leased Services Tariff (CRTC 9100), introducing a new One-Stop-Shopping option providing revised rates for the foreign half-circuit for 28 destinations. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-907 - Telesat TN 1123. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff, to incorporate changes to the service(s) and the rates and terms. Eff. Date = 5-7-97.

1997-908 - TCI TN 921. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Item E-450, to provide an initial DS-1 access channel in the Calgary Central Office area. Eff. Date = 3-7-97.

1997-909 - TCI TN 927. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-910 - Wightman TN 8. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, to delete the Terms of Service which are now contained in the Ontario Telephone Association's tariffs. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-911 - Wightman TN 9. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, to change references to the Terms of Service which are now contained in the Ontario Telephone Association's tariffs. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-912 - Wightman TN 10. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, to change the Returned Cheque Charge reference which is now contained in the Ontario Telephone Association's tariffs. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-913 - Request dated 19 February 1997 from Call-Net, on behalf of Sprint and KPMG, to review and vary Order 1996-932 concerning contribution exemption.

1997-914 - BC TEL 3624, 3626 & 3626A, Bell 6004, 6006 & 6006A, MTS 269, 271 & 271A, MT&T 656, 657 & 657A, Island Tel 458, 459 & 459A, TCI TNs 914, 915 & 932, TCEI 53, 56 & 58, NBTel 637, 640 & 640A, NewTel 521, 523 & 523A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions pertaining to each telephone company's Carrier Access Tariff, reflecting downward adjustments to the contribution rates effective 1 January 1997, with an implementation date of 1 July 1997, requires billing adjustments retroactive to 1 January 1997, final contribution rates to be established pursuant to PN 1997-11.

1997-915 - Island Tel TN 463. INTERIM APPROVAL - Tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-916 - Landsdowne Rural Telephone TN 10. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff introducing Centrex Service. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

1997-917 - NB TEL TN 648. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its Cellular Telephone Service. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

1997-918 - NewTel TN 526. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 370.24 providing for a sales promotion of a Voice Information Service Message Manager for residence customers. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-919 - Stentor TN 475. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-920 - Stentor TN 477. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-921 - Stentor TN 478. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-922 - Stentor TN 480. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-923 - Stentor TN 482. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions, on behalf of and with the concurrence of Bell Canada. Eff. Date = 3-7-97.

1997-924 - Teleglobe TN 491. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its International Globeaccess Service Tariff (CRTC 9015) to introduce a new rate structure for Globeaccessvpn Voice Service. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

1997-925 - Bell TN 6011 . APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Streetsville, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 16 to Rate Group 17. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

1997-926 - Guèvremont AG 01. 911 emergency service.

1997-927 - OTA TN 22. Final approval of the 1995 OTA Carrier Access Tariff (CAT) on behalf of the 27 Ontario independent telephone companies (listed in Appendix A to the Order) which are participants in the OTA CAT.

1997-928 - TELUS - request to forbear from the regulation of its Internet access service (PLAnet Service).

1997-929 - MT&T TN 662 - APPROVED - Revisions providing to repackage five existing enhanced local service features with Call Answer to form three residential packages effective 1 July 1997.

1997-930 - Stentor TN 452A - APPROVED - Revisions for the provision of Enhanced Prepaid Service. An amendment was filed on 2 May 1997.

1997-931 - BC TEL 3604 , Bell 5972 , Island Tel 453 , MT&T 650 , MTS 257 , NBTel 621, NewTel 512 and TCI 895 . APPROVED - Revisions to their tariffs reflecting the introduction of Dialed Number Transport Capability (DNTC). DNTC is an access service that transports the toll-free number that was dialed by a caller to a toll competitor's subscriber. These filings were filed pursuant to the Commission's directives in Telecom Order CRTC 1997-233 dated 21 February 1997 (Order 1997-233). Eff. Date = 5-8-97.

1997-932 - BC TEL TN 3638. APPROVED - Revisions to change the numerical and alphabetical rate group references from J(24) to C(6) for the Vananda exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 22-7-97.

1997-933 - BC TEL TN 3639. APPROVED - Revisions to change the numerical and alphabetical rate group references from H(22) to A(3) for the Riondel exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 23-7-97.

1997-934 - BC TEL TN 3642. APPROVED - Revisions to reflect the upgrade of the Invermere and Sicamous exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-7-97.

1997-935 - Bell TN 6020. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, withdrawing Item 3620, Canada 800 Service, Item 3625.3, ZonePlus and Item 3630, Canada-United States 800 Service. Eff. Date = 9-7-97.

1997-936 - Bell TN 6021. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2070, to destandardize Data Jacks. Eff. Date = 9-7-97.

1997-937 - Bell TN 6023. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item D-100 (h), providing for the set-up of an alternate route on a Megaroute DS-0 facility to a back-up circuit when the active circuit fails. Eff. Date = 10-7-97.

1997-938 - Bell TN 6024. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an August 1997 "Bargain Days" promotional campaign to General Tariff Item 2025, Integrated Voice Messaging Service and Item 2165, Calling Features. Eff. Date = 1-8-97.

1997-939 - Télébec TN 145/A. APPROVED - Introduction of a technology trial under General Tariff Item 8.9, "Asynchronous Transfer Mode Service". Eff. Date = 9-7-97.

1997-940 - Thunder Bay TN 42. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 3.05, for the offering of Voice Forms and Transcriber Mailboxes. Eff. Date = 10-7-97.

1997-941 - Stentor TN 484. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the expansion of Canada Direct service from Estonia, Reunion and Yemen. Eff. Date = 9-7-97.

1997-942 - Stentor TN 488. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 15-7-97.

1997-943 - Télébec TN 143. APPROVED - Revisions to provide for two-way Extended Area Service between Aston-Jonction and Trois-Rivières. Eff. Date = 9-7-97.

1997-944 - Teleglobe TN 490. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Globeaccess Service Tariff, introducing discounted rates under Globeaccesstel - Discount Plan 3; rate reductions to ten destinations under Globeaccesstel - Discount Plan 1 and five destinations in the Globeaccesstel - Discount Plan 2; and the expansion of the Globeaccesstel - Discount Plan 1 to include Morocco and Pakistan. Eff. Date = 9 -7-97.

1997-945 - Télébec TN 139. Denial of tariff revisions to provide for a market trial to study the input of future Extended Area Service links.

1997-818-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-818 - ( - dated 17 June 1997. MT&T TN 649/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions proposing to end the MT&T Rewards program.

1997-946 - BC TEL TN 3593. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS - Revisions providing for local tandem trunk-side connection, as well as transiting, through a single point of interconnection for Wireless Service Operators in the Vancouver and New Westminster Exchange Areas.

1997-947 - BC TEL TNs 3633/A. APPROVED - Revisions modifying the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Aschcroft, Cortez Island, New Denver, Port Alice, Port Renfrew and Youbou exchanges. These exchanges will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 11-7-97.

1997-948 - Stentor TN 481. APPROVED - Revisions to establish separate rate schedules for international inbound and international outbound calling.

1997-949 - NBTel TN 643/A. APPROVED - Revisions to its Genaral Tariff Item 140.2, Directory Assistance Service.

1997-950 - Northwestel TN 618. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a standardization of Operator Assisted Surcharges. Eff. Date = 14-7-97.

1997-951 - Stentor TN 470A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-952 - Stentor TN 486 (on behalf of MT&T). INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions allowing customers to remain on the Atlantic Business Pak program as long as the minimum monthly volume commitment is met for 9 months of a 12 month period and a minimum of 1,2000,000 minutes are accumulated over the same 12 month period. Eff. Date = 14-7-97.

1997-953 - Télébec TN 144. APPROVED - Revisions to introduce the "Service Centrex Télébec" on 1 January 1998 and to conduct a four-month technical trial with one customer. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-954 - TCI TN 929. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 500, to change the name of the service from Your Way™ Long Distance Savings Plan to Your Way™ Plus Savings. Eff. Date = 14-7-97.

1997-955 - TCI TN 930. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 505, changing the name for Your Way™ Straight Savings. Eff. Date = 14-7-97.

1997-956 - Stentor TN 483. APPROVED - Revisions increasing the overseas base rates for selected non-vulnerable routes.

1997-957 - Access Calling Services Inc. Application dated 16 November 1995. Telecom Order CRTC 1995-481 dated 20 April 1995 is varied such that the exemption charges is retroactive to the date of the original application (7 September 1994).

1997-958 - BC TEL TN 3598. FINAL APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Tariff revisions to the Real Plus Extra Savings Plan to introduce an overseas loyalty discount component.

1997-959 - TCI TN 892 & TCEI TN 48. DENIED - Revisions to provide for Centrex service for a very large inter-provincial customer on a Special Assembly Tariff.

1997-960 - TCI TNs 901 & 901A. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of QuickChange Payphone Pass promotion.

1997-961 - Bell TN 6017. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Promotional campaign under its General Tariff Item 3310, Real Plus Extra Savings SmartTouch Win-Back Promotion.

1997-962 - Bell TN 6018. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Promotional campaign under its General Tariff Item 3320, Real Plus Extra Savings SmartTouch Promotion.

1997-963 - Bell TN 6019. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Promotional campaign under its General Tariff Item 3315, Real Plus Extra Savings Promotion.

1997-964 - Bell TN 6028. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Tariff revisions to offer a Student promotion under its General Tariff Item 2025, Integrated Voice Messaging Service, and Item 2165, Calling Features. - Eff. Date = 1-8-97.

1997-965 - NBTel TN 646. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application proposing the addition of a Call Answer Service promotion under its Special Services Tariff Item 2013.3 B, Loyalty Plan.

1997-966 - Bell TN 6029. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing for four optical fibres between a customer's two premises in Toronto. Eff. Date = 17-7-97.

1997-967 - Northwestel TN 620. APPROVED - Revisions introducing Item 1120, 768 Kbps LAN Interconnect Service. Eff. Date = 15-7-97.

1997-968 - Teleglobe TN 493. APPROVED - Revisions expanding the Globesat service to the Czech Republic. Eff. Date = 16-7-97.

1997-969 - TCI TN 923. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Hays Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-970 - TCI TN 934. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Conklin Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-971 - TCI TN 935. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Bonnyville Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-972 - TCI TN 936. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Heinsburg Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-973 - TCI TN 938. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Ponoka Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-974 - Stentor TNs 465/A. APPROVED - Changes to the National Services Tariff for VideoRoute.

1997-975 - Stentor TN 489. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-976 - Stratford Telecommunications application dated 1997/01/15. Telecom Order CRTC 1995-481, 20 April 1995 is varied such that the effective dates of Statford's contributions in the 519-662 exchange is the later of 29 August 1994 or date of installation of the circuits and in the 519-651 exchange is the later of 18 October 1994 or date of installation of the circuits.

1997-977 - Bell TN 6025. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Beeton, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 25-8-97.

1997-978 - Bell TN 6026. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Orangeville, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 16-8-97.

1997-979 - Bell TN 6027. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Red Lake, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6. Eff. Date = 4-9-97.

1997-980 - Bell TN 6045. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing for 18 optical fibres between two customer premises in Ottawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 16-7-97.

1997-981 - Fundy TN 2. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-982 - Bell TN 6040. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing for a promotion on Three-way Calling feature's pay-per-use option under its General Tariff Item 2165. Eff. Date = 2-9-97.

1997-983 - MTS TN 277. APPROVED - Revisions to its Supplementary Tariff Special Assemblies, removing Item 17500, Reseller Billing Information Reports, which is replaced with Item 216, Rebiller Elite Service, of the Stentor National Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 17-7-97.

1997-984 - MT&T TN 663. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-985 - O.N. Tel TN 27. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2495, Toll Restriction. Eff. Date = 17-7-97.

1997-986 - Sogetel TN 58. APPROVED - Revisions regarding the introduction of its Internet access service.

1997-987 - TCINs 940/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-988 - Vidéotron TN 4. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its coaxial cable Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 25-7-97.

1997-989 - MT&T TN 664. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-8-97.

1997-990 - BC TEL TN 3643. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Radium exchange from Rate Group B to Rate Group C and from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6. Eff. Date = 15-8-97.

1997-991 - NewTel. Approval of the reassignment of Centrex consoles and proprietary to the Competitive Terminal (Multiline & Data) Phase III category (Competitive segment), and the removal of reference to this equipment from its General Tariff. Reference Nos. = TN 497 & 1997-8654-N2-01 (Phase III Manual Update Report dated 31-10-96).

1997-992 - BC TEL TN 3644. APPROVED - Revisions to the Base Rate Area Tariff, due to the recent approval of BC TEL's application to eliminate the charges associated with exchange line and locality rate area mileages. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-993 - Bell TN 6030. APPROVED - Revisions providing a rate for maintenance, power and space for specific customer-provided cards located in the company's central office. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-994 - Bell TN 6031. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the installation and lease of an additional Arcadian Universal Access module which will be installed in existing equipment cabinets. Eff. Date = 21-7-97.

1997-995 - Bell TN 6032. APPROVED - Revisions providing for 5 additional simultaneous call forwarding features to be used in association with "CallProcessing shared" for its General Tariff Centrex service. Eff. Date = 21-7-97.

1997-996 - Northwestel TN 621. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the grandfathering of the Zenith service in the Western Territory and the withdrawal of Zenith service in the Eastern Territory. Eff. Date = 21-7-97.

1997-997 - Stentor TN 491. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions introducing enhancements to improve the capabilities of the Advantage Toll-free.

1997-998 - TCI TN 937. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the High Prairie Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-999 - TCI TN 939. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an initial DS-1 access channel outside the Cessford Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 18-7-97.

1997-1000 - Bell TN 5929. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions introducing a promotional campaign for its QuickChange and LaPuce pre-paid cash cards to run from 3 March 1997 until 31 December 1997.

1997-1001 - NBTel TN 649. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions pertaining to the introduction of OC-3 (155 mbps) access and service connection to the company's Digital Broadband Service.

1997-1002 - Stentor TN 490. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1003 - Teleglobe. APPROVED - Amendment No. 12 to the Interconnection and Operating Agreement between Teleglobe and SCNM.

1997-1004 - Stentor. APPROVED - Amendment to an Agreement and Schedules.

1997-1004-1 - Stentor. ERRATUM - Correction to the file No. for Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1004 dated 21 July 1997.

1997-1005 - BC TEL TN 3648/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1006 - Bell TN 6034. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 18-8-97.

1997-1007 - Bell TN 6035. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item F-515, providing for a point-to-multi-point microwave video transmission system. Eff. Date = 23-7-97.

1997-1008 - Bell TN 6036. APPROVED - Revisions extending to 30 September 1997 the period for the conversion of customers from the original Megalink Service to the restructured Megalink Service, Item 5201. Eff. Date = 24-7-97.

1997-1009 - Bell TN 6037. APPROVED - Revisions providing a rate per DS-1 if serving switch is not equipped with high capacity peripheral ISDN PRI signalling on Centrex service. Eff. Date = 27-7-97.

1997-1010 - Bell TN 6039. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between Bell exchange of Ottawa-Hull and Télébec ltée exchange of StAndré Avellin. Eff. Date = 27-8-97.

1997-1011 - Bell TN 6041/A. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a Magellen Access Switch type 6x arrangement located at the company's Kuujjuak central office. Eff. Date = 4-8-97.

1997-1012 - Bell TN 6043/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing for four optical fibres between two customer premises in Montréal, Quebec. Eff. Date = 25-7-97.

1997-1013 - Bell TN 6042. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing for eight optical fibres between two customer premises in Montréal, Quebec. Eff. Date = 4-8-97.

1997-1014 - Bell TN 6044. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the activation of the DMS software for message waiting indication. Eff. Date = 4-8-97.

1997-1015 - Courcelles TN 4. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions and agreements for the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service.

1997-1016 - Lambton TN 4. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions and agreements for the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service.

1997-1017 - O.N. Tel TN 30. APPROVED - Revisions providing additional services to its Internet access service. Eff. Date = 1-8-97.

1997-1018 - NewTel TN 527. APPROVED - Revisions introducing a 10/100 megabits per second Access Service. Eff. Date = 22-7-97.

1997-1019 - NewTel TN 528. APPROVED - Revisions proposing an addition to the company's Custom-Built Equipment and Arrangement for a customer.Eff. Date = 27-7-97.

1997-1020 - People's TN 29. APPROVED - Revisions introducing Call Display-Name. Eff. Date = 25-7-97.

1997-1021 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) Tns 492/A/B. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-8-97.

1997-1022 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 493. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 20-8-97.

1997-1023 - Teleglobe TN 495. APPROVED - Revisions expanding the Globesat Service to Uruguay. Eff. Date = 2-8-97.

1997-1024 - St-Éphrem TN 4. APPROVED - Revisions to delete references dealing with terminal equipment from its General Tariff. Eff. Date = 21-7-97.

1997-1025 - BC TEL TN 3645. APPROVED - Revisions adding Visual Call Waiting to the SmartTouch services. The company also proposed a promotional offer of one month free for the component services Call Waiting and Call Display Plus if a customer subscribes to Visual Call Waiting. This offer is only applicable if the component services are newly subscribed to within the promotional period from 5 August 1997 to 30 September 1997. Eff. Date = 5-8-97.

1997-1026 - St-Liboire. Application for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-1027 - TCI TN 905. DENIED - Revisions providing an audio-video channel between Calgary and Edmonton for a customer.

1997-1028 - TCEI TN 50. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing trunk-side access and Common Channel Signalling #7 (CCS7) as well as tandeming and transiting of traffic within the local calling area, to Cellular Service Operators (CSOs).

1997-1029 - Stentor TN 458 (on behalf of Bell Canada). FINAL APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Revisions to provide for the "Welcome Back Real Plus Extra Savings Promotion".

1997-1030 - TCEI TN 56. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff - Local Exchange Services and Carrier Access Services associated with a $2.00 per month local rate increase. Eff. Date = 01-08-97.

1997-1031 - Teleglobe TN 494. APPROVED - Revisions to International Leased Services Tariff (CRTC 9100), expanding the Globestream Service to Guam. Eff. Date = 01-08-97.

1997-1032 - AT&T. FINAL APPROVAL - Contribution exemption for circuits used to carry transit traffic.

1997-1033 - Westel. APPROVED SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS - Exemption from contribution charges on certain interconnecting circuits used solely to carry data traffic.

1997-1034 - Northwestel TN 603. APPROVED SUBJECT TO CHANGES - Providing for a revenue-neutral rebalancing of local and long distance rates.

1997-1035 - Wise Advantage Inc. APPROVED - Contribution exemption - Affidavit affirming that certain services are used solely to provide local or single-hop services and approval for administrative lines.

1997-1036 - Bruce Municipal. APPROVED - Application for approval of Appendix 9 to the Calling Card Service Agreement with Bell Canada.

1997-1037 - Bell TN 6069. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing limited access for eleven-digit telephone number paging access service for Wide Area Customer Owned Paging Service (WACOPS) for a period of ninety (90) days. Eff. Date = 1-8-97.

1997-1038 - Access Cable TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff, providing for WAVE, a high-speed Internet access service. Eff. Date = 1-8-97

1997-1039 - BC TEL TN 3651. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 29-7-97.

1997-1040 - BC TEL TN 3652. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 31-7-97.

1997-1041 - BC TEL TN 3654. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 465, MicrolinkTM Home Service, modifying the existing service charge waiver to include all new customers until 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 31-7-97.

1997-1042 - MT&T TN 665. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 31-7-97.

1997-1043 - NewTel TN 529. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 370.24, Voice Information Service (VIS) Message Manager for business customers, waiving the service charge for initial activations between 7 August and 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 7-8-97.

1997-1044 - Québec-Téléphone TN 175. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2.01.05, to establish Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Montmagny and Lac Frontière. Eff. Date = 13-8-97.

1997-1045 - Stentor (on behalf of TELUS) TN 495. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions for an Advantage and Advantage Toll-Free Services promotion until 30 September 1997. Eff. Date = 29-7-97.

1997-1046 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 496. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1046-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1046 dated 29 July 1997. Stentor TN 496. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-1047 - Northwestel TN 617. APPROVED - Revisions to its Message Toll Service Tariff Item 206, Overseas Service, expanding the references to the services in Stentor's National Services Tariff.

1997-1048 - TELUS TN 928. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff - Basic Services Item 450, Alberta - Overseas Message Toll Service, to clarify Item 450.4.2 to reflect that for destinations other than those identified in Item 450, Stentor National Services Tariff Item 220 continues to apply.

1997-1049 - BC TEL, MT&T, Island Tel and NewTel filed for approval of their respective Phase III/Split Rate Base Manual Update Reports. APPROVED.

1997-1050 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 435. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1035, Advantage Toll-free and Outbound 1997 Winback Campaign, introducing a promotional campaign available to eligible business customers who are returning to BC TEL as their primary provider of long distance services.

1997-1051 - Stentor (on behalf of TELUS) TN 438. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1034, Advantage Tollfree & Outbound 2nd Quarter 1997 Winback, introducing a promotional campaign available to eligible business customers who are returning to TCI as their primary provider of long distance services.

1997-1052 - TELUS TN 880. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its Competitive Network Services Tariff, Item 1302, CyberPro PLUS Internet Service, to introduce a promotion from 1 March 1997 to 31 August 1997.

1997-1053 - TELUS TN 886B. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to the "Spring Savings Event" promotion under General Tariff - Basic Services Item 611.

1997-1054 - TELUS TN 888. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its Competitive Network Services Tariff Item 1302, PLAnetTM Service, modifying the 10 Hours Promotion from 24 March 1997 to 24 September 1997.

1997-1055 - Mitel Corporation. Application alleging that Bell and TELUS had failed to disclose the terminal-to-network interface for the Calling Name Identification (CNI) feature in accordance with Industry Canada's Certification Procedure 1 (CP-01) disclosure process in respect to all bottleneck services.

1997-1056 - BC TEL TN 3646. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 495, Digital Exchange Access, providing an additional access option for customers. Eff. Date = 5-8-97.

1997-1057 - BC TEL TN 3653. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to General Tariff Item 168-A, Integrated Voice Messaging Service, proposing a "Call Answer Family/Extension plus SmartRing" promotion to be in effect from 12 August 1997 to 5 October 1997. Eff. Date = 12-8-97.

1997-1058 - Bell TN 6046. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Pembroke and Rolphton and Pembroke and Deep River. Both the Deep River exchange and the Rolphton exchange will change from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 9. Eff. Date = 4-9-97.

1997-1059 - Bell TN 6047. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Montebello and Ottawa/Hull and Montebello and StAndréAvellin in the serving territory of Télébec ltée. The Montebello exchange will change from Rate Group 4 to Rate Group 15. Eff. Date = 4-9-97.

1997-1060 - Bell TN 6048. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to General Tariff Item 3260, Remote Call Forwarding Service, introducing a promotional campaign "Number Moves With You", from 6 August 1997 to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 6-8-97.

1997-1061 - BC TEL TN 3649. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 23, Directory File Service, providing for postal code information where available. Eff. Date = 7-8-97.

1997-1062 - Bell TN 5866A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 18-8-97.

1997-1063 - Bell TN 6050. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item G-205, providing for spare equipment cabinets and floor space. Eff. Date = 9-8-97.

1997-1064 - Bell TN 6065. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 18-8-97.

1997-1065 - Stentor TN 494/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 7-8-97.

1997-1065-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1065, dated 6 August 1997. Stentor TNs 494/A. Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-1066 - Stentor TN 497. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 8-8-97.

1997-1066-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1066, dated 6 August 1997. Stentor TN 497. Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-1067 - Stentor TN 499. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 15-8-97.

1997-1068 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 500. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 15-8-97.

1997-1069 - Telesat TN 1124. APPROVED - Revisions to amend Special Assembly Tariff CRTC 8384 for the purpose of substituting tariff pages which incorporate changes to the service(s) and the rates and terms thereof. Eff. Date = 10-8-97.5 AUGUST

1997-1070 - NBTel TN 635. DENIED - Revisions to include Direct-Inward-Dialing as part of the basic service package for Exchange - Business Communication Service. NBTel is directed to implement one of two options.

1997-1071 - Bell TN 5825. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions providing for the introduction of Call Messenger Service.

1997-1072 - Bell TN 6051. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Kazabazua, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario-Hull, Quebec. The Kazabazua exchange will change from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 15. Eff. Date = 10-9-97.

1997-1073 - NBTel TN 652. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions. Eff. Date = 11-8-97.

1997-1074 - Québec-Téléphone TN 173. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2.20, introducing a promotional campaign of its "Services étoiles" from 11 August 1997 to 12 September 1997. Eff. Date = 11-8-97.

1997-1075 - TELUS TN 941. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E-460, to provide an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by TCI's Brooks Central Office. Eff. Date = 11-8-97.

1997-1076 - TELUS TN 942. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E461, to provide an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by TCI's Cowley Central Office. Eff. Date = 11-8-97.

1997-1077 - Application from Future Link Telecommunications to change Telecom Order CRTC 1997-286, requesting that the effective date be varied from 14 January 1997 to 13 December 1996.

1997-1078 - BC TEL. DENIED - Agreement between BC TEL and BC TEL Mobility Cellular.

1997-1079 - Sogetel TN 62. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2.1.4 to establish Extended Area Service between the Québec-Téléphone exchange of Montmagny and the Sogetel exchange of Lac-Frontière. Eff. Date = 13-8-97.

1997-1080 - Stentor TN 498. APPROVED - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 200, Advantage Vnet service, reflecting the addition of five new countries: Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, and Taiwan. Eff. Date = 13-8-97.

1997-1081 - Bell TN 6052. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Roseneath, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 16-09-97.

1997-1082 - Bell TN 6055. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Baie-St-Paul, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6. Eff. Date = 16-09-97.

1997-1083 - Bell TN 6056. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Clermont, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 7. Eff. Date = 16-09-97.

1997-1084 - Bell TN 6053. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Stroud, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 8 to Rate Group 9. Eff. Date = 10-09-97.

1997-1085 - Bell TN 6054. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Tilbury, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 8 to Rate Group 9. Eff. Date = 19-09-97.

1997-1086 - BC TEL TN 3657. APPROVED - Introducion of a market trial for Speed Call Large, an optional feature for Centrex Service. Eff. Date = 14-08-97.

1997-1087 - Stentor TN 501 (on behalf of and with the concurrence of all federally regulated Stentor carriers). INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application for approval of tariff revisions.

1997-1087-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1087, dated 8 August 1997. Stentor TN 501. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1088 - BC TEL TNs 3655/A. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 30, providing for One Way Extended Area Service for the Salmo exchange to Nelson. The Salmo exchange will regroup from Rate Group A(3) to Rate Group C(8). Eff. Date = 10-9-97.

1997-1089 - Bell TN 6057. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Brownsville and London, Ontario. The Brownsville exchange will change from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 11. Eff. Date = 4-9-97.

1997-1090 - Bell TN 6058. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Cannington and Lindsay, Ontario exchanges. The Cannington exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 7. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1091 - NBTel TN 650. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 170, reinstating Enhanced ACD Service Call Processing. Eff. Date = 15-8-97.

1997-1092 - Québec-Téléphone TN 176. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 5.04, offering a High Speed Digital Service Trial (over copper wires) from 15 August 1997 to 15 January 1998. Eff. Date = 15-8-97.

1997-1093 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI, MTS, Bell, MT&T) TN 502. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 310, High Capacity 45 Service, reflecting a decrease in the monthly rates for the Vancouver to Victoria cross section. Eff. Date = 31-8-97.

1997-1094 - Teleglobe TN 496. APPROVED - Revisions to the International Leased Services Tariff (CRTC 9100) proposing the introduction of greater speeds to Israel in the Globestream service. Eff. Date = 25-8-97.

1997-1095 - AT&T Canada LDS' application for contribution exemption for one Canada - U.S. cross-border trunk group configured exclusively for the transport of dedicated internet/data traffic from the Canadian Canarie network to the vBNS Network in the U.S. is approved effective the date of application (12 December 1996).

1997-1096 - APPROVED - Bell's annual external audit of purchases from Northern Telecom Canada Limited should be replaced by an annual certification signed by Bell's Chief Financial Officer for the 1996 fiscal year onwards.

1997-1097 - Application from Call-Net Enterprises Inc. dated 28 May 1997 requesting that the Commission review and vary Telecom Order CRTC 1996-1596, 23 December and Telecom Order CRTC 1997-568, 29 April 1997 (Bell Canada Tariff Notice 5894) to change the effective date to no earlier than 60 days following the date of the final approval (29 April 1997). The Commission directs that the effective date be modified to read 14 March 1997.

1997-1098 - OTA (on behalf of its members) - Revisions to the Phase III Manual.

1997-1099 - BC TEL TN 3615. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 269, offering "BC TEL Advantage Bonus for Business Promotion".

1997-1099-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1099 dated 11 August 1997. BC TEL TN 3615. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1100 - BC TEL TN 3620. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 270, Sixth Month Free Promotion, providing a one-time award per line for new residential customers who select BC TEL as their Primary Interexchange Carrier and customers who are returning from an Alternate Provider of Long Distance Services to BC TEL.

1997-1101 - MTS TN 266. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 2575, introducing a six-month Prepaid Phone Card promotional campaign that will run from 1 June 1997 to 30 November 1997.

1997-1102 - NewTel TN 519. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 435, Message Toll Service - Promotion, providing for a HELLO! Phone Pass Service sales promotion for residential customers from 28 May 1997 to 31 August 1997.

1997-1103 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 442. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff, Programs and Promotion, Item 1026, providing "Business Calling Card Campaign".

1997-1104 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS and NewTel) TN 443. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 203, Message Toll Services, providing for a promotion waiving the applicable service charges associated with the installation of new Advantage Toll-free numbers to existing facilities, from 1 May 1997 to 31 October 1997.

1997-1105 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 444. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 201, Prepaid Service, providing for "Prepaid Service Calling Promotion".

1997-1106 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 459. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to introduce the Advantage Toll-free Term Plan under National Services Tariff Item 203.

1997-1107 - Stentor TNs 462/A. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 200 - Advantage Vnet, modifying the Canada-Mexico usage rates.

1997-1108 - Stentor TN 473. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to modify National Services Tariff Item 200, Advantage Vnet Service, to rename and enhance the functionality of the Terminating Overflow feature.

1997-1109 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 476. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 222, AdvantageTM Outbound Service, to introduce additional volume discounts for BC TEL Option B.

1997-1110 - Teleglobe TN 483. FINAL APPROVAL of a new Tariff (CRTC 9300), implementing the International Globeinternet Service on a wholesale basis in Canada.

1997-1111 - TELUS TNs 897/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to General Tariff - Basic Services Item 612, providing for the introduction of a Prepaid Card Promotion.

1997-1112 - Multi-Sync Communications. Application dated 4 February 1997 for an exemption from contribution. APPROVED.

1997-1113 - MTS TNs 260/A. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions providing for a one-year market trial of Call Originator Billing.

1997-1114 - BC TEL TNs 3659/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 25-8-97.

1997-1115 - Bruce TN 50. APPROVED - Revisions to delete references to terminal equipment. Eff. Date = 14-8-97.

1997-1116 - NewTel TN 530. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 11-9-97.

1997-1117 - Northwestel TN 626. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1602, SympaticoTM Dial-up Internet Services, providing for a "Back to School" promotion during the period 1 September 1997 to 25 October 1997.

1997-1118 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 509. INTERIM APPROVAL. Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 7-9-97.

1997-1119 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 510. APPROVED - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 404, Full-Time Local Broadcast-Quality Video Transmission Channel Service, introducing bulk discounts. Eff. Date = 14-8-97.

1997-1120 - Thunder Bay TN 43. APPROVED - Revisions to its existing cellular radio service. Eff. Date = 14-8-97.

1997-1121 - Bell TN 6060. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1122 - Bell TN 6061. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions proposing to modify the conditions of the promotional campaign for its QuickChange and LaPuce pre-paid cash cards. Eff. Date = 17-08-97.

1997-1123 - Fundy TN 3. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 17-08-97.

1997-1124 - MTS TN 279. APPROVED - Revisions to extend the special assembly (four local video channels for the Manitoba Lotteries Corporation between two locations in Winnipeg) through to 30 November 1997.

1997-1125 - Stentor TN 504. APPROVED - Tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 309, International Private Line, proposing the addition of Guam as a new location. Eff. Date = 18-08-97.

1997-1126 - ACC TelEntreprises Ltd. (on behalf of Metrotelepol Services). APPROVED - Exemption for contribution charges on four individual business lines (1FL's) that provide dedicated local service.

1997-1127 - CardCaller Canada Inc. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for Megalink service.

1997-1128 - Hamilton Telecom. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for Centrex services which are used solely to provide local or single-hop EAS services.

1997-1129 - Jump Spring Canada Inc. APPROVED - Exemption from contribution for Centrex services.

1997-1130 - Tick Talk Communications Inc. APPROVED - Exemption from contribution charges for Centrex services which are used solely to provide local or single-hop services.

1997-1131 - Bell TN 6062. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item Nos. F1100(j), F-1100(jj) and G-300(b), to amalgamate the customer's two dark fibre arrangements. Eff. Date = 19-8-97.

1997-1132 - Bruce TN 51. APPROVED - Revisions relating to its Internet service, providing for additional corporate packages and make a change in the multi-element service charge for Basic Business home pages. Eff. Date = 19897.

1997-1133 - NBTel TN 653. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 20897.

1997-1134 - Northwestel TN 622. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1403, to provide for allowing basic sets, Meridian 9009 and Meridian 9316s available for rent on a recovery basis only, and at the discretion of the company. Eff. Date = 19-8-97.

1997-1135 - Québec-Téléphone TN 177. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 4.04 "Switched Network Access for Radio Paging System Operators Service" and Item 4.05, "Cellular Radio-Telephone System Connection", proposing reduced monthly rates for in-service and reserved seven-digit telephone numbers. Eff. Date = 19-8-97.

1997-1136 - Agreement between Teleglobe and AT&T Canada LDS. APPROVED - Interconnection and Operating Agreement providing for the interconnection of the Teleglobe and AT&T Canada LDS networks for the exchange of international telecommunications traffic.

1997-1137 - Bell TN 6063. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, for the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Buckingham exchange and the Télébec ltée exchange of Val-des-Bois. Eff. Date = 22-9-97.

1997-1138 - Bell TN 6064. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, reflecting the establishment of an Extended-Area Service link between the Ottawa, Ontario-Hull, Quebec exchange and the Télébec ltée exchange of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec. Eff. Date = 22-9-97.

1997-1139 - Bell TN 6068. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item B-4518(a), to provide a "ring-back" option through a central-office DMS translation. Eff. Date = 25-8-97.

1997-1140 - Bell TN 6071. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60, to provide a fourparty service exception in the Merlin exchange until 25 February 1999. Eff. Date = 25897.

1997-1141 - NBTel TN 651. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1142 - NBTel TN 657. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 24-8-97.

1997-1143 - NewTel TN 535. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 370.24, for an extension of the sales promotion of the Voice Information Service Message Manager for residence customers, until 31 October 1997. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1144 - Northwestel TN 623. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its Message Toll Service Tariff Item 308.1, to provide for Advantage Operator Assisted Surcharges to be included in the rate standardization of Operator Assisted Surcharges across rate schedules. Eff. Date = 22-8-97.

1997-1145 - Stentor TN 505/A/B. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1146 - BC TEL TN 3576. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of Terminal Network Access Wide Area (TNAWA) service to provide wide area toll-free calling capability for service providers subscribing to Terminal Network Access local service.

1997-1147 - Bell TN 5967/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Wide Area Telephone Number Access (WATNA) service to provide wide area toll-free calling capability for service providers subscribing to Telephone Number Access service.

1997-1148 - Stentor TN 506/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1149 - North Norwich TN 15. APPROVED - Revisions to Section 100, Item 4 of its General Tariff, to upgrade all telephone services to individual line service.

1997-1150 - TCI TN 944. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E463, to provide an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by TCI's Slave Lake Central Office. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1151 - TCI TN 945. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E464, to provide an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by TCI's Valleyview Central Office. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1152 - TCI TN 946. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E465, to provide an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by TCI's High River Central Office. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1153 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 460. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions introducing the Advantage Outbound Term Plan to its National Services Tariff Item 222.

1997-1154 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 512. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1155 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, MTS and TCI) TN 513. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 19-97.

1997-1156 - Stentor TN 362. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions providing to include The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited as one of the companies that provides the service "Switched Call Completion".

1997-1157 - Stentor TN 508. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1158 - Stentor TN 515. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1159 - MT&T TN 667. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 320, Exchange Classifications, to amalgamate the Port LaTour exchange with the Barrington exchange. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1160 - Stentor TN 511. APPROVED - Revisions to its National Services Tariff, reflecting the change of name of Poste-de-la-Baleine, Quebec to Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1161 - SATAT TN 2 filed, on behalf of its participating member companies an application for final approval of tariffs reflecting a 1996 uniform Carrier Access Tariff (CAT) and interim approval of tariffs reflecting the 1997 company-specific CATs. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-1-97.

1997-1162 - BC TEL TN 3658. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Bridge Lake exchange from Rate Group 6C to Rate Group 7C. Eff. Date = 15997.

1997-1163 - BC TEL TN 3662. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Duncan Lake exchange from Rate Group I(23) to B(5). Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1164 - Bell TN 6072. APPROVED - Revisions to provide a four-party exception for Chatham, Ontario, until 28 February 1999 due to facility shortages. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1165 - Bell TN 6073. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the change of name of Poste-de-la-Baleine, Quebec to Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1166 - Valcourt TN 15. APPROVED - Revisions to destandardize multiline service. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1167 - NBTel TN 655. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions providing for a one year market trial of an internet directory service. Eff. Date = 6-10-97.

1997-1168 - Northwestel TN 627. APPROVED - Revisions introducing a special plan for the company's Teleplus customers whereby they will have an option to subscribe to Sympatico and obtain additional allotment of usage hours. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1169 - ONTel TN 31. APPROVED - Revisions introducing a Real Plus Extra Savings Plan replacing the Real Plus Savings Plan. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1170 - ONTel TN 32. APPROVED - Revisions to ONLink Service for higher speed dedicated access. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1171 - Stentor TN 514. APPROVED - Revisions to ONLink Service for a specialized large capacity digital network including inter-exchange facilities and network management. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1172 - Teleglobe TN 497. APPROVED - Revisions introducing the International Home Country Direct service and the International Operator Handled service. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1173 - Call-Net. APPROVED - Contribution charges for certain cross-border circuits used by NETCOM solely for data traffic. Eff. Date = 13-3-97. DENIED - Umbrella order.

1997-1174 - Québec-Téléphone. APPROVED - Draft Phase III Manual.

1997-1175 - Télébec. APPROVED - Revisions and updates to its Phase III Manual.

1997-1176 - Applications (dated 4 March 1997 and 27 March 1997) submitted by Stentor relating to the Definition of Customer (Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-4). The Decision is varied.

1997-1177 - Bell TN 6070. APPROVED - Tariff revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item F-515(k), providing for one video channel and four audio channels between the Teleport in Montréal, Quebec and the Teleport in Toronto, Ontario. Eff. Date = 27-8-97

1997-1178 - Northwestel TN 624. APPROVED - Revisions to its Private Wire Service Item 202, providing for a rate increase in analogue local channel private line services. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1179 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL and TCI) TN 507. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 800, Redefined Maximum Caller Charge on Advantage 900, proposing a one year market trial for Advantage 900 psychic line programs. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1180 - Bell TN 6034A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1181 - Bell TN 6074. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item F-520(a), providing for 2 pairs of encoder cards and 2 pairs of decoder cards for improved video quality. Eff. Date = 29-8-97.

1997-1182 - NBTel TN 654. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1183 - NBTel TN 656. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1184 - NewTel TN 536. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 395, providing for a sales promotion for individual line residence and business customers who are new subscribers to Sympatico Service. Eff. Date = 4-9-97.

1997-1185 - Stentor TN 517. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 220, International Inbound Service, to increase the per minute rate from Papua, New Guinea from $1.25 to $1.37. Eff. Date = 29-8-97.

1997-1186 - Stentor TN 518. APPROVED - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Items 216, 224, 225 and 226, to change the tariff reference for international rates from Item 220 to Item 240. Eff. Date = 29-8-97.

1997-1187 - Stentor TN 521. APPROVED - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 402, VideoRoute for Occasional Use - Domestic and CrossBorder, to extend domestic and crossborder discounts to include discounts based on annual contracted committed revenues. Eff. Date = 28897.

1997-1188 - Stentor TN 522. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1189 - Stentor TN 524. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 6-9-97.

1997-1190 - Télébec TN 147. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, to provide Hyperpac Service in exchanges north of the Matagami exchange. Eff. Date = 28-8-97.

1997-1191 - BC TEL TN 3615A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 29-8-97.

1997-1192 - Stentor TN 503. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1193 - Stentor TN 519. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1194 - Stentor TN 520. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1195 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI and MTS) TN 535. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 19-97.

1997-1196 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI and MTS) TN 536. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 19-97.

1997-1197 - BC TEL TN 3663. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Item 240, to introduce rates and conditions for the installation of two oneway Video Channels for five years, between two locations. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1198 - BC TEL TN 3664. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 137, introducing a one year market trial for ServiceFinderTM. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1199 - BC TEL TN 3665. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Items 70, 80, 90, 181, 190, 235, 240, 299 and 325, reflecting escalated maintenance rates associated with various Items and Agreements. Eff. Date = 2-9-97.

1997-1200 - Bell TN 6075. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff withdrawing Item G-255, Public Cordless Telephone Access Service. Eff. Date = 30-8-97.

1997-1201 - Bell TN 6076. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Items 2025 and 2165, to include Integrated Voice Messaging Service promotions. Eff. Date = 2-9-97.

1997-1202 - Bell TN 6078. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Items D-26(a)(3) and (a)(4), providing for 56Kbps Megaplan Service Extensions between Tweed and Belleville, as well as Fenelon Falls and Peterborough, Ontario. Eff. Date = 2-9-97.

1997-1203 - NBTel TN 658. INTERIM APPROVAL - New charges to General Tariff Item 140.2, Directory Assistance Service. Eff. Date = 29-8-97.

1997-1204 - Télébec TN 151. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2.4, extending the technical trial of internet access to a wider client base in its territory. Eff. Date = 1989-97.

1997-1205 - Bruce TN 52. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 4.02, to remove the usage charge for Integrated Service Digital Network residential service. Eff. Date = 59-97.

1997-1206 - Island Tel TN 465. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 850, providing for the application of Long Distance Directory Assistance charges in respect of calls placed from Island Tel public and semi-public telephones to the United States and Canada outside of the 902 NPA. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1207 - MT&T TN 666. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1160, providing for the application of Long Distance Directory Assistance charges in respect of calls placed from MT&T public and semi-public telephones to the United States and Canada outside of the 902 NPA. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1208 - MTS TN 281. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1209 - MTS TN 282. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 4-10-97.

1997-1210 - MTS TN 283. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2810, introducing a monthly rate for its Patient Telephone Service market trial. Eff. Date = 2-9-97.

1997-1211 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 469A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1037, to extend the "Come Back to NewTel Communications for Six Months and Get One Month FREE" promotional campaign to 31 October 1997. Eff. Date = 31-8-97.

1997-1212 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 523. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1213 - TCI TN 943. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E462, to provide an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by TCI's Hythe Central Office. Eff. Date = 1-9-97.

1997-1214 - Stentor (on behalf of the telephone companies). APPROVED SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS - Initial Submission to set up an affordability monitoring plan which would include Annual and Quarterly Reports, pursuant to the directives issued by the Commission in Local Service Pricing Options, Telecom Decision CRTC 1996-10, Preceding part..., (ERRATUM), 15 November 1996. REFERENCES: FILE #: 1996-2176.

1997-1215 - BC TEL TN 3666. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Items 27, 32 and 6, pertaining to the automatic upgrading of two-party line service as facilities become available. Eff. Date = 4-9-97.

1997-1216 - BC TEL TN 3667. APPROVED - Revisions to reflect the upgrade of the Black Point, Gibsons, Pritchard and Westview exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1217 - Bell TN 6028. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to offer a Student promotion under its General Tariff Item 2025, Integrated Voice Messaging Service, and Item 2165, Calling Features.

1997-1218 - Bell TN 6082. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 200, discontinuing the provision of free listings in the Montréal white pages directory for subscribers who are located in adjoining exchanges. Eff. Date = 5-9-97.

1997-1219 - Bell TN 6084. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Items D-19(a) and D-47(b), changing the speed for a local digital facility from 19.2 Kbps to 56 Kbps in Red Lake, Ontario. Eff. Date = 12-9-97.

1997-1220 - Island Tel TN 464. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 5-9-97.

1997-1221 - NBTel TN 661. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1222 - NewTel TN 537. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 50.16(b), providing Community Calling Plan service between the Greenspond and Wesleyville exchanges. Eff. Date = 4-10-97.

1997-1223 - Stentor TN 540. APPROVED - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 701, to make changes to the rates for additional megabits capacity. Eff. Date = 4-9-97.

1997-1224 - Thunder Bay Telephone. APPROVED - Appendix 9, Calling Card Service, to the Interconnection Agreement with Bell Canada.

1997-1225 - Télébec TN 150. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, introducing Call Waiting Display. Eff. Date = 61097.

1997-1226 - Stentor TN 526. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1227 - Island Tel TN 457. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a promotional campaign to General Tariff Item 1045, Link to Prince Edward Island Savings Promotion.

1997-1228 - Island Tel TN 461. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a promotional campaign to General Tariff Item 1046, Residential Savings Promotion "Europe on Sale".

1997-1229 - NewTel TN 534. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 370.25, to expand the scope of the "Voice Information Access Service" to include line telephone answering applications.

1997-1230 - BC TEL TN 3671. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 143, eliminating the activation charge for the SmartTouch Services Call Trace feature. Eff. Date = 15997.

1997-1231 - MTS TN 268. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1980, to clarify the terms of service for Centrex regarding traffic usage. Eff. Date = 5-9-97.

1997-1232 - Bell TN 6069. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 4190, providing limited access for eleven-digit telephone number paging access service for Wide Area Customer Owned Paging Service (WACOPS) for a period of 90 days, for termination on personalized recorded announcements in the service provider's switch.

1997-1233 - Stentor. Application dated 16 July 1997. Approval of executed revised Schedules to the Interconnection and Service Agreements with Alascom, Inc. and with GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Incorporated.

1997-1234 - Stentor TN 501A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1235 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T and Island Tel) TN 530. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1989-97.

1997-1236 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 533. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1237 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 534. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1238 - Télébec TN 152. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, Sections 2.1.6 and 9.10.2., making changes to certain extended area service links.

1997-1239 - TCEI TNs 57/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1240 - TCI TNs 950/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1241 - Hurontario. Application dated 26 May 1997. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-1242 - North Norwich. Application dated 26 May 1997. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-1243 - Local Number Portability will allow subscribers to change service providers while maintaining their existing telephone number. The Commission has sought comment on several matters upon which the parties have been unable to agree. This Order relates to two of these matters, 1) the appropriate mechanisms for funding the establishment and operation of the Number Portability Administration Centre/Service Management System and 2) the appropriate voting structure within the Consortium.

1997-1244 - Thunder Bay Telephone. Application by Avalon Publishing Corporation to make non-confidential residential and business directory listings available in machine-readable form.

1997-1245 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TNs 531/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 8-9-97.

1997-1246 - Amtelecom TN 25. APPROVED - Revisions to: (a) change the present Wikwemikong Locality Rate Area (LRA) to a Base Rate Area for primary exchange service rate administration; (b) establish a new LRA of West Bay, currently part of the Rural Rate Area, for primary exchange service rate administration; and (c) establish Extended Rate Area Service between the Manitowaning/Wikwemikong and Little Current and the Mindemoya and Gore Bay exchanges. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1247 - BC TEL TN 3656. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 30, providing for a One Way Extended Area Service for the Riondel exchange to the Nelson exchange. Eff. Date = 30-9-97.

1997-1248 - Bell TN 6079. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, reflecting the establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Little Current, Ontario and the Manitowaning, Ontario exchange of Amtelecom Inc. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1249 - Bell TN 6080. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, reflecting the establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Gore Bay, Ontario and the Mindemoya, Ontario exchange of Amtelecom Inc. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1250 - MT&T TN 655. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 2320, proposing to extend the Residential Winback Offer promotion for an additional three months.

1997-1251 - NewTel TN 529. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 370.24, Voice Information Service (VIS) Message Manager for business customers, waiving the service charge for initial activations between 7 August and 31 December 1997.

1997-1252 - NBTel TNs 634/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1253 - NBTel TN 636. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1254 - Northwestel TN 623. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to its Message Toll Service Tariff Item 308.1, to provide for Advantage Operator Assisted Surcharges to be included in the rate standardization of Operator Assisted Surcharges across rate schedules.

1997-1255 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 447. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1008, Calling Card/Call-Me Service Non User Promotion.

1997-1256 - MT&T TN 659. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 2201, Real Plus ExtraTM Rewards, proposing to eliminate the minimum of $25.00 in eligible charges.

1997-1257 - MT&T TN 665. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 2201, proposing a limited duration promotion for Real Plus Extra Rewards customers from 31 July 1997 to 31 October 1997.

1997-1258 - Teleglobe TN 498. APPROVED - Revisions to introduce its Intenational GlobeATM Service Tariff.

1997-1259 - Bell TN 6081. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Oakville, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 16 to Rate Group 17. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1260 - Stentor TN 537. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1261 - Stentor TN 538. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1262 - BC TEL TNs 3630/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff, introducing Item 271, Welcome 20% Rebate Promotion.

1997-1263 - BC TEL TNs 3635/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff, introducing Item 272, Welcome Back Promotion.

1997-1264 - BC TEL TN 3669. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 143, adding Deluxe Call Waiting and Call Director to the Company's SmartTouch services. Eff. Date = 20-10-97.

1997-1265 - BC TEL TN 3670. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 30, modifying the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Pritchard exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 26-9-97.

1997-1266 - BC TEL TN 3672. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 32, extending the Additional Individual Business Line promotional service charge waiver to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1267 - Teleglobe TN 491. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its International Globeaccess Service Tariff (CRTC 9015) to introduce a new rate structure for GlobeaccessVPN -Voice service.

1997-1268 - BC TEL TN 3674. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Item 240 (I-28), introducing rates and conditions for the installation of Video Channels. Eff. Date = 22-9-97.

1997-1269 - BC TEL TN 3675. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 143, extending the promotion of Visual Call Waiting service to 15 October 1997. Eff. Date = 30-9-97.

1997-1270 - BC TEL TN 3677. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 197-A, Wireless Access Service, providing for local tandem trunk-side interconnection and transiting through a single point of interconnection in the Victoria, Aldergrove and Abbotsford Exchange Areas. Eff. Date = 22-9-97.

1997-1271 - BC TEL TN 3680. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 110 proposing a rate change in the residential field connection Multi-Element Plan Service Charge. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1272 - Bell TN 6085. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, for the establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges in Ontario of Parry Sound and Britt and Parry Sound and Pointe au Baril. The Parry Sound exchange will change from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 7, the Britt exchange will change from Rate Group 3 to Rate Group 8 and the Pointe au Baril exchange will change from Rate Group 3 to Rate Group 7. Eff. Date = 26-9-97.

1997-1273 - Bell TN 6086. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, requesting a four-party exception for the Wallaceburg, Ontario exchange, until 13 March 1999 due to facility shortages. Eff. Date = 13-9-97.

1997-1274 - Bell TN 6087. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item D-20(t), providing for an administration charge for a 56 Kbps digital facility between two independent company exchanges, St. Liboire and Ste. Hélène de Bagot, Quebec. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1275 - Island Tel TNs 463/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 1045.2, Peak Calling Promotion Savings Promotions.

1997-1276 - MT&T TN 661. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a promotional campaign to General Tariff Item 2321, Residential Savings Promotion - July Event.

1997-1277 - MTS TN 285. APPROVED - Revisions to its Supplementary Tariff Special Services and Facilities Items 6000 and 6010, providing ATM UNI Access and Network Services. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1278 - NBTel TN 642. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. of tariff revisions to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1279 - NewTel TN 524. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 560, by no longer offering the Teleplus Subscription Service to new subscribers.

1997-1280 - North Renfrew TN 7. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff regarding its Internet service, reducing the rates for additional storage space per megabyte. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1281 - Northwestel TN 629. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 807, providing for the Group Intercom service to be included in Basic System Features of Centrex II Service. Eff. Date = 12-9-97.

1997-1282 - Northwestel TN 631. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 308, Advantage Select Message Toll Service, proposing changes to decrease the per minute rate and restructure the volume discount schedule. Eff. Date = 22-9-97.

1997-1283 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TNs 461/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 222, modifying the rates for TCI Option B of its Advantage Outbound Service.

1997-1284 - NBTel TN 666. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 800.6, Interconnection Circuits with Trunk Side Access, to clarify that the 100 call threshold does not apply to Directory Assistance calls placed over IXC trunk side connections. Eff. Date = 12-9-97.

1997-1285 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T and Island Tel) TN 466. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1039, proposing the introduction of a promotional campaign, "Advantage Business Long Distance Summer Promotion".

1997-1286 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 467. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1039, proposing the introduction of a promotional campaign for its service "Advantage Business Long Distance Summer Promotion".

1997-1287 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 471. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Items 222 and 223, proposing changes to its Advantage Outbound Service and Advantage Preferred Entry Service.

1997-1288 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 472. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1004, proposing the introduction of a promotional campaign for its service "Real Plus Extra World-Wide Welcome Back Promotion".

1997-1289 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 479. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1040, proposing the introduction of a promotional campaign for its service "Advantage Winback Summer Promotion".

1997-1290 - Teleglobe TN 499. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff, adding Item 8 - Television Service Between Europe and Canada. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1291 - TCI TNs 925/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff - Basic Services, Item 614, providing for the introduction of the "TELUS Long Distance Guarantee Promotion".

1997-1292 - CF Câble TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of its coaxial cable Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 16-9-97.

1997-1293 - Laurentien Câble TV TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of its coaxial cable Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 16-9-97.

1997-1294 - TDM Newco TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of its coaxial cable Internet Access Service. Eff. Date = 16-9-97.

1997-1295 - QuébecTel TN 168. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions for the recovery of switching and aggregation costs. Eff. Date = 1-1-97.

1997-1296 - QuébecTel TN 171. APPROVED - Revisions for the rebilling of contribution charges from incumbent local exchange carriers connected to its network. Eff. Date = 11-97.

1997-1297 - Fundy TN 4. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 12-9-97.

1997-1298 - BC TEL TN 3647. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 32 E, introducing a surcharge for the company's Message Relay Service.

1997-1299 - BC TEL TN 3653. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 168-A, Integrated Voice Messaging Service, proposing a "Call Answer Family/Extension plus SmartRing" promotion to be in effect from 12 August 1997 to 5 October 1997.

1997-1300 - BC TEL TN 3654. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 465, MicrolinkTM Home Service, modifying the existing service charge waiver to include all new customers until 31 December 1997.

1997-1301 - BC TEL TN 3676. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 142, withdrawing the Voice Dialing Service. Eff. Date = 19-9-97.

1997-1302 - BC TEL TN 3678. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 30, modifying the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Beaver Cove exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 7-10-97.

1997-1303 - BC TEL TN 3679. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 30, modifying the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Westwold exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 8-10-97.

1997-1304 - BC TEL TN 3682. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff, Item 143, proposing a short-term promotional offer, "Free for 30 days - Three-Way Calling Subscription", to be in effect from 1 October 1997 to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1305 - Bell TN 6040. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions providing for a promotion on Three-way Calling feature's pay-per-use option under its General Tariff Item 2165.

1997-1306 - Bell TN 6048. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions to its General Tariff Item 3260, Remote Call Forwarding Service, to introduce a promotional campaign "Number Moves With You", from 6 August 1997 to 31 December 1997.

1997-1307 - Bell TN 6088. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item F-520(a), providing for a pair of encoder cards and a pair of decoder cards for improved video quality. Eff. Date = 19-9-97.

1997-1308 - Bell TN 6090. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1309 - MTS TN 284. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2130, introducing Customized Intercept service. Eff. Date = 1-11-97.

1997-1310 - MTS TN 286. APPROVED - Revisions to its Supplementary Tariff, Special Services and Facilities, Items 5985 and 5990, proposing a new rate structure for LAN Interconnect Access and LAN Interconnect Network Service. Eff. Date = 18-9-97.

1997-1311 - MTS TN 289. APPROVED - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1312 - MT&T TN 664. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 2320, proposing to extend its residential winback offer for an additional three months.

1997-1313 - NBTel TN 648. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1314 - NewTel TN 538. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1315 - North Renfrew TN 6. APPROVED - Revisions to delete its Terms of Service, which are now contained in Ontario Telephone Association's tariffs. Eff. Date = 1-10-97.

1997-1316 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 482. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1000, proposing a promotional campaign "Real Plus Extra Evenings/Weekends Welcome Back Promotion".

1997-1317 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T) TN 486. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 222, Advantage Outbound Service, allowing customers to remain on the Atlantic Business Pak program as long as the minimum monthly volume commitment is met for 9 months of a 12 month period and a minimum of 1,2000,000 minutes are accumulated over the same 12 month period.

1997-1318 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, NBTel and NewTel) TN 488. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 1028, proposing a promotional campaign for its service "HELLO!TM Phone Pass Promotion".

1997-1319 - Stentor TN 491. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its National Services Tariff Items 203, Advantage Toll-free, and 206, Advantage Toll-free Features, introducing enhancements to improve the capabilities of the Advantage Toll-free.

1997-1320 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 495. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions for an Advantage and Advantage Toll-Free Services promotion until 30 September 1997.

1997-1321 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel and NewTel) TN 539. APPROVED - Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 515, introducing a promotional campaign to waive the Advantage 900 program charges for Advantage 900 programs assigned to a Business/Government Exchange during the promotional period, 24 September 1997 to 30 April 1998. Eff. Date = 24-9-97.

1997-1322 - Teleglobe TN 500. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Globeinternet Service Tariff, including a new point of presence located in Pennant Point, Nova Scotia. Eff. Date = 26-9-97.

1997-1323 - Stentor TNs 525/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1324 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 528. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1325 - MTS TNs 270/A. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its Carrier Access Tariff to apply the blended connect to conversation minute ratio to the Recovery of Regulatory Proceeding Costs, and to change the Recovery of Start-Up Costs conversation minute charge to six decimal places, in order to be consistent with the other conversation minute charges.

1997-1326 - BC TEL TN 3608. FINAL APPROVAL of a market trial for Calling Party Pays service. On 5 June 1997, the Commission, by Telecom Order CRTC 1997-762 (Order 97762), approved TN 3608 on an interim basis.

1997-1327 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 532. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1328 - BC TEL TN 3672A. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 32, to terminate the Additional Individual Business Line promotional service charge waiver on 15 September 1997. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1328-1 - BC TEL TN 3672A. ERRATUM. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1328 dated 15 September 1997.

1997-1329 - Bell TN 6083. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 4550, providing metallic continuity service for both existing and new circuits under a fixed term contract where facilities are currently available. Eff. Date = 15-9-97.

1997-1330 - Northern Telephone. Application dated 31 January 1997. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-1331 - Telesat Canada. Two Transponder Purchase and Operating Services Agreements for approval regarding a Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) in the 91° West longitude orbital position and proposing rates, terms and conditions for the provision of DBS service over the 12 year estimated life of the satellite. APPROVED.

1997-1332 - Bell. Final approval of the 9 September 1996 Stentor Canadian Network Management Connecting Agreement.

1997-1333 - Shaw FiberLink Ltd. Applications dated 27 May 1997 and 2 June 1997. Approval of exemptions from contribution charges for services used for administrative and testing purposes.

1997-1334 - Télébec TN 146. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions for the recovery of switching and aggregation costs.

1997-1335 - MT&T TN 658. APPROVED - Application to provide single line business and residential customers with increased local calling by providing local calling in the exchanges adjacent to the customer's home exchange at no additional charge.

1997-1336 - O.N. Tel TN 33. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2491, reflecting the introduction of Call Answer and Voice Mail Services.

1997-1337 - AT&T Canada LDS. APPROVED - Application for approval of an executed revised Schedule C to Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between AT&T Canada LDS and AT&T Corp. The revised schedule reduces the settlement rates and also includes a reduction in the Calling Card settlement rate and the Collect and Billed to Third Party settlement rate.

1997-1338 - AT&T Canada LDS. APPROVED - Application for approval of an executed revised Schedule C to Canada-United States Telecommunications Interconnection and Service Agreement between AT&T Canada LDS and MCI. The revised schedule reduces the settlement rates and also includes a reduction in the Calling Card settlement rate and the Collect and Billed to Third Party settlement rate.

1997-1339 - Ontario Telephone Association. APPROVED - Application for approval of a revised 911 Municipality Agreement due to the removal of the Terms of Service from each of its member companies' tariff manuals and incorporating them in the Ontario Independent Services Tariff manual.

1997-1340 - Télébec ltée. APPROVED - Application for approval of an interconnection agreement between itself and AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company.

1997-1341 - Sogetel TN 61. DENIED - Revisions for recovery of the costs associated with requests for network extensions.

1997-1342 - TCI TN 952. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff - Basic Services, Item 450, Alberta - Overseas Message Toll Service, modifying specific rates for residential customers. Eff. Date = 22-9-97.

1997-1343 - BC TEL TN 3681. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to SmartTouch Services, introducing a Voice Dialing market/technological trial from 22 September 1997 to 23 January 1998.

1997-1344 - BC TEL TN 3692. APPROVED - Revisions requesting an earlier effective date for certain video channels. Eff. Date = 190997.

1997-1345 - Bell TNs 6017, 6018 and 6019. DENIED. Promotional campaigns pertaining to its General Tariff: Real Plus Extra Savings SmartTouch Win-Back Promotion, Real Plus Extra Savings SmartTouch Promotion and Real Plus Extra Savings Promotion.

1997-1346 - BC TEL TN 3683. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to General Tariff Item 168-A, Integrated Voice Messaging Service, requesting an extension of the "Call Answer with Family/Extension Option plus SmartRing" promotional service charge waiver. Eff. Date = 5-10-97.

1997-1347 - Bell TN 6092. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilites Tariff Item B-782(a), providing a rate clarification for each simultaneous call forwarding feature installed. Eff. Date = 29-09-97.

1997-1348 - NBTel TN 638. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its Special Services Tariff Item 2013.3 B, proposing to replace the promotion "Welcome Back to NBTel" with "Free E-Mail Directory Listing.

1997-1349 - NBTel TN 658. FINAL APPROVAL of new charges to General Tariff Item 140.2, Directory Assistance Service.

1997-1350 - NewTel TN 525. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff Item 430, "One Free Month Promotion", a short-term sales promotion for residential customers who return from an Alternate Provider of Long Distance Services to NewTel as their Primary Interexchange Carrier.

1997-1351 - Stentor TN 506B. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1352 - MTS TN 288. APPROVED - Revisions to its Supplementary Tariff, Special Assemblies, adding Item 17540, 100 Mbps Service - Specific Customer Only.

1997-1353 - Bell TN 6033. APPROVED WITH CONDITION - Revision to the company's General Tariff, Item 24 - Resale and Sharing, pursuant to the Commission's directives contained in paragraph 26(c) of Telecom Order CRTC 97668 dated 21 May 1997. Expanding the current definition of interconnecting circuit in its tariffs by identifying a fifth interconnecting arrangement that would attract contribution charges.

1997-1354 - BC TEL TN 3685. APPROVED - Service Guarantees - expiry of the market trial. Eff. Date = 01-10-97.

1997-1355 - Newtel TN 539. APPROVED - Message Manager and Custom Calling Features - a sales promotion for individual line residence customers who are new subscribers. Eff. Date = 03-10-97.

1997-1356 - MTS TNs 289A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 01-10-97.

1997-1357 - MTS TN 290. APPROVED - Revisions to Public Telephone Service and Semi-Public Telephone Service, permitting a local call using an authorized prepaid cash card having a residual value less than $0.25. Eff. Date = 01-10-97.

1997-1358 - Bell TN 6059. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to the cancellation of two optical fibres between a customer's two premises in Montréal, Quebec.

1997-1359 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 543. APPROVED - Promotion applicable to Advantage Videoconferencing service during the period 1 October to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 01-10-97.

1997-1360 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL and MTS) TN 553. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to Advantage Toll-free Term Plan & Advantage Outbound Term Plan. Eff. Date = 29-09-97.

1997-1361 - Télébec TN 154. APPROVED - Revisions to its "Telephone Number Reservation and Activation" services. Eff. Date = 25-09-97.

1997-1362 - Télébec TN 155. APPROVED - Revisions introducing a Fulltime Broadcast Quality Video Transmission Channel service.

1997-1363 - TCI TN 953. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 29-09-97.

1997-1364 - Amtelecom TN 27. APPROVED - Revisions to add Ident-A-Call to the portfolio of Custom Calling/Call Management Service features available to customers of Coldwater Communications Inc. Eff. Date = 031097.

1997-1365 - MT&T TN 668. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 011097.

1997-1366 - TCI TN 912. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff - Basic Services, providing for the introduction of Item 505, an optional message toll plan for residential customers.

1997-1367 - South Bruce TN 13. APPROVED - Revisions to make reference to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 011097.

1997-1368 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 544. APPROVED - Revisions for a "30 Minutes Free" promotion applicable to Advantage TeleconferencingTM service from 1 October 1997 to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 011097.

1997-1369 - Stentor TN 552. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 011097.

1997-1370 - TCI TN 907. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions proposing to: (1) add Local Voice Mail capability within the Local Calling Area for all customers subscribing to Call Answer Service; (2) make the Transfer Mailbox feature available to residence and business customers; and (3) add Call Answer Elite, Call Answer Reach Me and Call Answer Announcement.

1997-1371 - TCI TN 947. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item E-466, providing two DS1 access channels from specific customer locations located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Manning central office. Eff. Date = 290997.

1997-1372 - TCI TN 951. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Item E-467, providing an initial DS1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Hythe central office. Eff. Date = 290997.

1997-1373 - Wightman TN 11. APPROVED - Revisions to make reference to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff in Sections 75, 140 and 490. Date d'effet = 011097.

1997-1374 - BC TEL TNs 3686/A. Ex parte applications. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 091097.

1997-1375 - BC TEL TN 3688. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 091097.

1997-1376 - Stentor TN 541. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1377 - Stentor TN 545. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1378 - Stentor TN 546. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1379 - Stentor TN 547. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1380 - Stentor TN 548. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1381 - Stentor TN 549. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1382 - Rogers Network. RNS response to Telecom Order CRTC 1996-1472.

1997-1383 - Stratford Telecommunications (on behalf of TelNet). APPROVED - Request for an exemption from contribution charges for a Centrex system in the (519) 463 exchange.

1997-1384 - TCI TN 911. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to its General Tariff - Basic Services Item 500, Your WayTM Long Distance Savings Plan.

1997-1385 - BC TEL TN 3687. APPROVED - Integrated Voice Messaging Service - Making Call Answer eligible for a discount which would apply to the mailbox component of the service. Eff. Date = 151097.

1997-1386 - BC TEL TN 3690. INTERIM APPROVAL - Integrated Voice Messaging Service, providing for a Call Answer/Call Director promotion from 20 October 1997 to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 201097.

1997-1387 - Bell TNs 6091/A. APPROVED - Four-party exception for the Blenheim, Dresden, Highgate, Ridgetown and Tilbury, Ontario exchanges until 19 March 1999 due to facility shortages. Eff. Date = 191097.

1997-1388 - Bell TN 6093. APPROVED - Establishment of Extended Area Service between the Franklin Centre and the Montréal exchanges resulting in a Rate Group reclassification from 8 to 19, for the Franklin exchange. Eff. Date = 181097.

1997-1389 - Bell TN 6094. APPROVED - PBX/Centrex Interconnection - Ability for a PBX to interconnect via a virtual tie-trunk and Megalink service to a Centrex private network and the Centrex locals. Eff. Date = 031097.

1997-1390 - NewTel TN 540. APPROVED - Message Manager and Custom Calling Features - Sales promotion for individual line business customers. Eff. Date = 031097.

1997-1391 - Northwestel TNs 619/A. APPROVED - Base Rate Area Tariff for the Muncho Lake exchange. Eff. Date = 101097.

1997-1392 - Northwestel TN 634. APPROVED - Establishment of a new numbering plan area (867) for the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Eff. Date = 211097.

1997-1393 - O.N. Tel TN 34. APPROVED - Addition of Partial Payment Provision. Eff. Date = 051097.

1997-1394 - BC TEL TN 3651. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introducing General Tariff Item 288 - Real Plus Extra Savings Plan, Overseas Loyalty Discount Promotion.

1997-1395 - BC TEL TN 3652. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introducing Overseas Route Promotion.

1997-1396 - Bell TNs 6034/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introducing Your Time Savings Plan, which has been renamed to Real Plus Extra TM Your Time Savings Plan.

1997-1397 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TNs 492/A/B. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Residential Long Distance Stimulation Promotion.

1997-1398 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 493. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - "End of Summer Savings Promotion".

1997-1399 - Stentor (on behalf of Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel and NewTel) TN 499. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Rebiller Elite Promotion.

1997-1400 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 500. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Rebiller Elite Service Promotion.

1997-1401 - TCI TN 927. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Your WayTM Long Distance Savings Plan.

1997-1402 - TCI TN 940. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - HELLO! Phone Pass Volume Discount Promotion.

1997-1403 - ACI Telecommunications Inc. APPROVED - Exemption from contribution charges.

1997-1404 - My Toronto Line Inc. APPROVAL - Exemption from contribution for Centrex services.

1997-1405 - Econolink. APPROVED - Exemption from contribution charges for services used for administrative purposes and for facsimile services.

1997-1406 - Rogers Cantel. APPROVED - Bell Canada to credit Cantel's account for any and all monies charged in respect of calls billed third party to Cantel telephones via voice mail.

1997-1407 - BC TEL TN 3668. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1408 - NBTel TNs 646/A. Ex parte application. DENIAL of a promotional offer to residence customers who select the company as their Primary Interexchange Carrier.

1997-1409 - NewTel TN 531. DENIAL of a promotional campaign for Message Manager and Custom Calling Features for individual line residence customers.

1997-1410 - NewTel TN 532. DENIAL of a promotional campaign for Message Manager and Custom Calling Features for individual line business customers.

1997-1407 - BC TEL TN 3668. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1408 - NBTel TNs 646/A. Ex parte application. DENIAL of a promotional offer to residence customers who select the company as their Primary Interexchange Carrier.

1997-1409 - NewTel TN 531. DENIAL of a promotional campaign for Message Manager and Custom Calling Features for individual line residence customers.

1997-1410 - NewTel TN 532. DENIAL of a promotional campaign for Message Manager and Custom Calling Features for individual line business customers.

1997-1411 - Island Tel TN 468. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions pertaining to its Cellular Mobile Telephone Services. Eff. Date = 03-10-97.

1997-1412 - MT&T TNs 670/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 03-10-97.

1997-1413 - NBTel TN 667. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 14-10-97.

1997-1414 - NBTel TN 668. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 06-10-97.

1997-1415 - NBTel TN 669. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date =14-10-97.

1997-1416 - NBTel TN 671. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date =14-10-97.

1997-1417 - NBTel TN 672. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date =14-10-97.

1997-1418 - Shaw TNs 1A/B. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1419 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 542. DENIED - Ex parte application.

1997-1420 - Thunder Bay TN 45. APPROVED - Revisions to its cellular services proposing a non-discounted, minimum one-minute billing charge for overseas calls. Eff. Date = 031097.

1997-1421 - MT&T TN 669. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its Enhanced Local Services, providing for a sales promotion for Call Answer service. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1422 - Island Tel TN 467. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 121097.

1997-1423 - NBTel TN 670. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 081097.

1997-1424 - Videotron Communications Ltd. TN 3. INTERIM APPROVAL - Internet Access Service (IAS) promotion to include Business IAS rates and provide clarification to certain terms. Eff. Date = 071097.

1997-1425 - Bell TN 6095. APPROVED - Establish Extended Area Service between the Caledon East and Toronto, Ontario exchanges. The Caledon East exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 10 to Rate Group 20. Eff. Date = 281097.

1997-1426 - BC TEL TN 3696. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the upgrade of the Crawford Bay, Dawson Creek, Douglas Lake, Masset and Vananda exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with condition of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-10-97.

1997-1427 - NewTel TN 541. APPROVED - Community Calling Plan service between the following exchanges: Birchy Bay and Lewisporte, Campbellton and Lewisporte, Comfort Cove - Nevstead and Lewisporte, Degras and Lourdes, Degras and Stephenville, Lourdes and Stephenville, and St. George's and Stephenville. The Degras, Lourdes and St. George's exchanges will change from Rate Group 1 to Rate Group 2. Eff. Date = 25-10-97.

1997-1428 - People's TN 30. APPROVED - Touch-Tone promotional campaign during the month of November 1997. Eff. Date = 15-10-97.

1997-1429 - Stentor TN 550. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its Rebiller Elite Service to remove the maximum volume discount provided on international calls. Eff. Date = 121097.

1997-1430 - Teleglobe TN 501. APPROVED - Revisions introducing greater speeds to Puerto Rico in the Globestream Service. Eff. Date = 16-10-97.

1997-1431 - Telesat TN 1126. APPROVED - Revisions covering the furnishing of Crossborder Earth Station Service, and the rates and terms therefor for a specific customer. Eff. Date = 12-10-97.

1997-1432 - Telesat TN 1127. APPROVED - Revisions covering the furnishing of Crossborder Earth Station Service, and the rates and terms therefor for a specific customer. Eff. Date = 12-10-97.

1997-1433 - TCI TN 954. APPROVED - Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Sexsmith Central Office. Eff. Date = 14-10-97.

1997-1434 - Stentor TNs 556/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1435 - BC TEL TN 3693. APPROVED - Revisions changing the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Shalalth exchange. The exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 29-10-97.

1997-1436 - BC TEL TN 3694. APPROVED - Revisions changing the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Forest Grove exchange. The exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1437 - O.N. Tel TN 35. APPROVED - Revisions to ONLink Service, offering expanded access for business users. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1438 - Teleglobe TN 502. APPROVED - Revisions introducing the Bahamas to the list of destinations of the Globestream Service. Eff. Date = 19-10-97.

1997-1439 - TCI TN 955. 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 = 20-10-97.

1997-1440 - TCI TN 956. 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 = 22-10-97.

1997-1441 - TCI TN 957. 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 = 22-10-97.

1997-1442 - TCI TN 958. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Vauxhall Central Office. Eff. Date = 22-10-97.

1997-1443 - Teledebit One Inc. APPROVED - Application dated 27 June 1997 for a contribution exemption with respect to Bell Canada and other carrier-supplied lines that access the public switched telephone network (PSTN).

1997-1444 - AT&T Canada LDS on behalf of and with the concurrence of PR Responses Inc. APPROVED - Application dated 15 August 1997 for an exemption from contribution for dedicated cross-border circuits.

1997-1445 - Stentor TN 523A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1446 - Hurontario TN 12. APPROVED - Revisions to standardize Individual line service. Eff. Date = 091097.

1997-1447 - AGI Cablevision Inc. TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Provision of CATV bandwidth to a related third-party vendor providing high speed cable modem service for Internet applications.

1997-1448 - BC TEL TNs 3661/A/B. APPROVED - Introduction of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access to Residential Loop Service.

1997-1449 - Bell TN 6077. APPROVED - Introduction of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) access service.

1997-1450 - Telesat TN 1125. Denial of a Special Assembly Tariff for the provision of one C-band channel on a temporary basis at the Ku-band rate.

1997-1451 - Local exchange carriers - Confirmation of an end-customer local service transfer order.

1997-1452 - BC TEL TN 3695. APPROVED - Revisions to change the numerical rate group reference for the 70 Mile House exchange. Eff. Date = 15-11-97.

1997-1453 - BC TEL TN 3698. APPROVED - Revisions to change the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Tahsis exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 5-11-97.

1997-1454 - NBTel TN 675. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 14-10-97.

1997-1455 - NewTel TN 530A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 23-10-97.

1997-1456 - Northern TN 77. APPROVED - "Bargain Days" promotion to waive the administration charges for Integrated Voice Messaging Service, Call Management Service, Touch-Tone and Smart Package for individual line residence and business customers. Eff. Date = 20-10-97.

1997-1457 - Northwestel TN 632. APPROVED - Revisions to provide a Frame Relay Service to ARDICOM Digital Communications Inc. to deliver advanced networking services to the Government of the Northwest Territories.

1997-1458 - Northwestel TNs 633/A. APPROVED - Revisions providing Digital Network Access service to ARDICOM Digital Communications Inc.

1997-1459 - Northwestel TN 635. APPROVED - Withdrawal of the Message Time-Allowance Plan (Econopak) Service. Eff. Date = 1-11-97

1997-1460 - People's TN 31. APPROVED - Revisions to its Centrex Service. Eff. Date = 1-11-97

1997-1461 - TCI TN 959. APPROVED - Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Warner Central Office. Eff. Date = 22-10-97

1997-1462 - BC TEL TN 3691. APPROVED - Introduction of rates and conditions for the installation of a video channel and audio channel. Eff. Date = 14-10-97.

1997-1463 - Amtelecom TN 26. Approval of rates for Service Charges and Intra-Exchange Services. Eff. Date = 15-11-97.

1997-1464 - BC TEL TN 3641. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to apply the Local Directory Assistance charge to the provision of listings which are not listed in the current edition of the telephone directory. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1465 - Bell TN 6061. FINAL APPROVAL - Modify the conditions of the promotional campaign for its QuickChange and LaPuce pre-paid cash cards.

1997-1466 - Hay TN 11. APPROVED - Revisions introducing Call Management Services. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1467 - QuébecTel TN 179. APPROVED - Revisions introducing a new consumer long distance savings plan for single-line residential and business customers called "Service Complicité Plus". Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1468 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TNs 469/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to extend the "Come Back to NewTel Communications for Six Months and Get One Month FREE" promotional campaign.

1997-1469 - Télébec TN 157. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the equipment modernization of the Ste-Hélène-de-Bagot and St-Simon exchanges, establishing Extended Area Service (EAS) between the exchanges of Bécancour and StHyacinthe, St-Aimé and St-Hyacinthe, and One-Way EAS for the Lac-Édouard exchange to the La Tuque exchange.

1997-1469-1 - ERRATUM. Télébec TN 157 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1469 dated 14 October 1997.

1997-1470 - TCI TN 952. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to General Tariff Item 450, Alberta - Overseas Message Toll Service, modifying specific rates for residential customers.

1997-1471 - Call-Net (on behalf of Sprint). Application dated 3 April 1997 for an exemption from contribution charges.

1997-1472 - BC TEL TNs 3615/A. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions introducing BC TEL Advantage Bonus for Business Promotion.

1997-1473 - BC TEL TNs 3659/A. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions to BC TEL Flat-Rate Plan, adding business customers as eligible for the service and changing the name of the Plan to "Affinity North American Plan".

1997-1474 - BC TEL TN 3690. Final approval of tariff revisions to Integrated Voice Messaging Service, providing for a Call Answer/Call Director promotion.

1997-1475 - Island Tel TN 464. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions introducing a time limited residential savings promotion called "September Savings".

1997-1476 - Kenora. Agreement dated 16 September 1997. Approval of Appendix 9, Calling Card Service, and Appendix 10, CCS7 Interconnection, to the Interconnection Agreement with Bell Canada.

1997-1477 - MTS TN 281. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions proposing a two-month extension to the Welcome Home - One Free Month Campaign.

1997-1478 - NBTel TN 651. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions introducing "September 1997 Bonus" under the Loyalty Plan.

1997-1479 - NBTel TN 653. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1997-1480 - NBTel TN 654. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Paging Services.

1997-1481 - NBTel TN 656. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1997-1482 - NBTel TN 657. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions pertaining to Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1483 - Stentor TN 551. APPROVED - Revisions to Item 224, Switched Call Completion, for reductions of usage rates. Eff. Date = 15-10-97.

1997-1484 - Stentor (on behalf of Island Tel, MTS, MT&T, NBTel and Newtel) TN 562. APPROVED - Revisions to Rebiller Elite Promotion, modifying the definition for eligible customers. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1485 - Stentor TN 568. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1486 - 1997-1486 - Stentor TNs 554/A. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1487 - Northwestel. DENIED - The Utilities Consumers’ Group requested that the Commission review its approval of monthly surcharges imposed by Northwestel and the allocation of $400,000 in 1993 excess earnings to recover costs of implementing exchange service to eight remote, underserved communities in Northwestel’s territory.

1997-1488 - Télébec. Depreciation life characteristics.

1997-1489 - Rogers TNs 2/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application.

1997-1490 - Bell Canada. Application dated 28 February 1997. Phase III/Split Rate Base (SRB) Update report for use in the production of its 1996 Phase III/SRB results.

1997-1491 - Bell TN 5941 and OTA TN 30. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1492 - BC TEL TN 3703. APPROVED - Revisions amending the effective date of the change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Beaver Cove exchange. Eff. Date = 21-10-97.

1997-1493 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 571. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 29-10-97.

1997-1494 - Bell TN 6099. APPROVED - Introduction of a new local access service for Internet Service Providers under General Tariff Item 4698, Managed Internet Protocol Service. Eff. Date = 23-10-97.

1997-1495 - Bell TN 6100. APPROVED - Two optical fibres between two customer premises in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Eff. Date = 24-10-97.

1997-1496 - Island Tel TN 471. APPROVED - Island Tel WATS. New NPA 867 for the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Eff Date = 21-10-97.

1997-1497 - MT&T TN 671. APPROVED - MT&T WATS. New NPA 867 for the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Eff Date = 21-10-97.

1997-1498 - v - NBTel TN 673. APPROVED - Digital Broadband Service - Sub Speed. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1499 - NBTel TN 674. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 20-10-97.

1997-1500 - NewTel TN 542. APPROVED - Revisions to provide customers with the option of blocking collect calls and third number calls at no additional charge. Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1501 - NewTel TN 543. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 7-11-97.

1997-1502 - Northern TN 76. APPROVED - Revisions for a Centrex Service network feature - Speed Call 50 Code. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1503 - Northwestel TN 636. APPROVED - Revisions to delete Special Services Tariff Item 723, Dial-up Internet Connection market trial. Eff. Date = 24-10-97.

1997-1504 - Stentor. The Commission withdraws the approval of Amendment 12 to Schedule F of the Interconnection and Operating Agreement between the Stentor member companies and Teleglobe.

1997-1505 - Stentor TNs 505A/B. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 228, AdvantageTM Contract, offering a percent discount on Advantage Outbound and Advantage Toll-freeTM services usage to business customers who sign a contract.

1997-1506 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 509. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Overseas Savings Promotion, for a short-term promotional campaign "Europe Savings Promotion".

1997-1507 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 512. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - "Advantage Toll-freeTM Provincial Calling Promotion" from 1 September to 31 December 1997.

1997-1508 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, MTS and TCI) TN 513. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduce rating structure and rate level revisions to Advantage Toll-freeTM and Advantage Toll-free Entry.

1997-1509 - Stentor TN 517. Final approval of revisions to Tariff Item 220, International Inbound Service, to increase the per minute rate from Papua, New Guinea.

1997-1510 - Stentor TN 555. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting a decrease in the monthly rates for the Montréal to Toronto, the Montréal to Québec City, and the Montréal to Ottawa cross sections for High Capacity 45 service. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1511 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T) TN 557. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 301, Digital Network Access, to remove the restriction for the provision of DS-3 Channelizing Feature in the Central Office. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1512 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI, Bell and NBTel) TN 563. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of NPA 867 for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Eff. Date = 21-10-97.

1997-1513 - Guèvrement TN 15. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1514 - Lambton TN 6. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1515 - Milot TN 10. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1516 - Sogetel TN 59. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1517 - Upton TN 15. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1518 - Valcourt TN 13. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1519 - BC TEL TN 3699. APPROVED - Introduction of a "Free for 2 Months" promotion for business customers who subscribe to an additional individual business line. Eff. Date = 03-11-97.

1997-1520 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 524. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1011, International Weekends Promotion.

1997-1521 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T and Island Tel) TN 530. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of "Advantage Toll-free Fall Promotion", from 8 September 1997 to 31 January 1998.

1997-1522 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI and MTS) TN 535. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Rate changes to Advantage Outbound Service.

1997-1523 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI and MTS) TN 536. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Rate changes to Advantage Toll-free and Advantage Toll-free Entry.

1997-1524 - Stentor TN 522. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of a promotional campaign "Advantage Toll-free Call Center Feature Promotion", available to business customers.

1997-1525 - TCI TN 963. APPROVED - Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Fairview Central Office. Eff. Date = 29-10-97.

1997-1526 - TCI TN 964. APPROVED - Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Fox Creek Central Office. Eff. Date = 29-10-97.

1997-1527 - fONOROLA Inc. DENIED - Letter dated 30 November 1995 filed pursuant to Telecom Order CRTC 1995-1258, 17 November 1995 for an exemption from contribution charges for the cross-border facility leased from fONOROLA dedicated to University of British Columbia for use by its employees.

1997-1528 - Teleglobe TN 503. APPROVED - Access to Globeaccesstel and Globeaccess800 services via an ISDN Primary Rate Interface located in the Toronto gateway. Eff. Date = 25-10-97.

1997-1529 - Island Tel TN 470. APPROVED - Removal of references to various interconnection arrangements. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1530 - Bell TN 6101. APPROVED - Establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Dubreuilville and Wawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 22-11-97.

1997-1531 - Stentor TN 520A. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1532 - Stentor TN 558. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1533 - Stentor TN 559. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1534 - Stentor TN 560. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1535 - Stentor TN 561. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1536 - TCI TN 960. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Consort Central Office. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1537 - TCI TN 961. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Coronation Central Office. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1538 - TCI TN 962. 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 = 27-10-97.

1997-1488-1 - ERRATUM. Télébec. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1488 dated 16 October 1997.

1997-1539 - Bell TN 6105. APPROVED - Establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Whitney and Barry’s Bay, Ontario. Eff. Date = 29-11-97.

1997-1540 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL and MTS) TN 553. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to Advantage Toll-free Term Plan & Advantage Outbound Term Plan.

1997-1541 - Teleglobe TN 504. APPROVED - Provision of broadcast transmission service from Japan to Canada during the Nagano Winter Olympic Games. Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1542 - TCI TN 965. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Oyen Central Office. Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1543 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TNs 523/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to Value Point Rewards Promotion.

1997-1544 - Stentor TN 565. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1545 - Stentor TN 566. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1546 - Bell TN 6103. APPROVED - Revision of the termination date of the Call Originator Billing Market Trial to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1547 - Stentor TN 567. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1548 - Stentor TN 569. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1549 - Stentor TN 570. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1550 - Teleglobe TN 505. APPROVED - Revisions to the International Globeinternet Service Tariff to reduce the monthly rate for DS-3 access. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1551 - Stentor TN 572. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1552 - BC TEL TN 3701. APPROVED - Revisions amending the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Aiyansh exchange. Eff. Date = 19-11-97.

1997-1553 - BC TEL TN 3702. APPROVED - Revisions amending the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Elkford exchange. Eff. Date = 19-11-97.

1997-1554 - Télébec TN 158. APPROVED - Equipment modernization of the Villeroy exchange and establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Villeroy and Victoriaville. Eff. Date = 22-11-97.

1997-1555 - AT&T. Exemption from contribution for Centrex Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connections to be used for local PSTN access by end-users obtaining re-sold Centrex locals from AT&T Canada LDS.

1997-1556 - AT&T. Billing dispute between AT&T Canada LDS and Bell Canada concerning the charging of contribution on a number of local circuits that AT&T Canada LDS had ordered on behalf of its customers.

1997-1557 - Bell TN 6111. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a cabinet, power and space in the company’s central office. Eff. Date = 31-10-97.

1997-1558 - BC TEL TN 3688A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Tariff revisions to Affinity North America Plan.

1997-1559 - Island Tel TNs 469/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 07-11-97.

1997-1560 - Stentor TN 541A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1561 - Stentor TN 545A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1562 - Stentor TN 546A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Tariff revisions amending TN 546.

1997-1563 - Stentor TN 556B. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1564 - TCI TN 969. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of the "TELUS Long Distance Guarantee Promotion". Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1565 - NBTel TNs 677/A. APPROVED - Revisions clarifying when Directory Assistance charges are applicable. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1566 - fONOROLA. Application dated 4 April 1997. APPROVED - Exemption from contribution charges for six cross-border circuits in BC TEL territory which are leased to I*Star Internet.

1997-1567 - Bell Sygma (operating as Bell Global Solutions). Application dated 1 October 1996. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for interconnecting circuits, Canada-U.S. circuits and overseas access circuits used to provide data and dedicated network configurations to customers of BGS and also used internally by BGS for testing and maintenance purposes.

1997-1568 - Stentor TNs 564/A. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1569 - Bell TN 6098, NBTel TN 676 and NewTel TN 533. APPROVED. Inmate Service - Remove reference to the ability of correctional or penal institutions to include recorded announcements at the start of each call placed by inmates to advise the called party of the origin of the call.

1997-1570 - Prince Rupert TN 15. APPROVED - Local rate increase of $2.00 per month for residence and business primary exchange services as well as for the Business Overline and PBX trunk line rates. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1571 - AurorA International Telecommunications Inc. Application dated 25 July 1997. APPROVED - New contribution exemption to apply to a revised configuration whereby the company is substituting Sprint Canada Inc. and fONOROLA Inc. facilities which were resold by Shaw FiberLink with facilities which are owned by Shaw FiberLink in conjunction with Rogers Network Services.

1997-1572 - Microcell Telecommunications Inc. Application dated 23 June 1997 pursuant to section 62 of the Telecommunications Act to review and vary paragraph 23 of Local Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-8, 1 May 1997, requiring that "a CLEC must obtain at least one NXX for each ILEC’s exchange area in which it provides services". DENIED.

1997-1573 - BC TEL TN 3715. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 31-10-97.

1997-1574 - Bell TNs 6117/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-11-97.

1997-1575 - Télébec TN 148. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1576 - Northwestel TN 630. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Items 704, 705, 706 and 707, providing for the rates of local channel private line services to be reflected in the mileage charges for extension line service, trunk service and private line telephone service.

1997-1577 - Northwestel TNs 625/A. APPROVED - Removal of half-duplex transmission rates from the tariff.

1997-1578 - Bell. APPROVED - Phase III/Split Rate Base (SRB) Manual Update report for use in the production of its 1996 Phase III/SRB results.

1997-1579 - Westport TN 12. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to its Multi-Element Service Charges, to waive the service charges to install a second residential private access line during the months of November and December, on an annual basis.

1997-1580 - Call-Net (on behalf of 32706661 Canada Inc.) Approval of an exemption from contribution charges for services to be used for the resale of local services [Bell Canada (Bell) Centrex lines].

1997-1581 - Bell TN 6066. DENIED - Integrated Voice Messaging Service (IVMS) or Calling Features and/or options.

1997-1582 - Bell TN 6109. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Biencourt, Quebec and the Québec-Téléphone exchange of Rimouski, Quebec. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1583 - QuébecTel TN 183. APPROVED - Revisions to establish two-way Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Rimouski/ Biencourt, Montmagny/Ste-Lucie and Ste-Marie/Tring Jonction/Québec.

1997-1584 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 579. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 04-11-97.

1997-1585 - Bell TN 6108. APPROVED. Administration charge for a 56 Kbps digital facility between Upton and Actonvale, Quebec. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1586 - Bell TN 6110. INTERIM APPROVAL. Four optical fibres between a customer’s two premises in Ottawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1587 - Bell TN 6113. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec and the St-Aimé, Quebec exchange of Télébec ltée. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1588 - Bell TN 6123. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Ste-Justine-de-Newton and Vaudreuil, Quebec exchanges. Eff. Date = 22.11.97.

1997-1589 - MTS TN 292. APPROVED. Addition of Item 9460, Unsolicited Live Voice and Facsimile Calls. Eff. Date = 07.11.97.

1997-1590 - QuébecTel TN 184. APPROVED. Minor corrections to different sections of the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1591 - QuébecTel TN 185. APPROVED. Promotional campaign of its "Services Étoiles" from 10 November 1997 to 3 January 1998. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1592 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 578. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 08.11.97.

1997-1593 - Stentor TN 584. INTERIM APPROVAL. 10% reduction, for a period of one year, plus a waiver of the installation charge, for all new international circuits ordered during the period of 6 November to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1594 - Stentor TN 573. APPROVED. Revisions to correct minor discrepancies such as change in wording and note references. Eff. Date = 07.11.97.

1997-1595 - TCI TN 966. APPROVED. Revisions providing for a Central Office based Analogue Echo Cancellor Module to compensate for network transmission delays causing echo. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1596 - Teleglobe TN 506. APPROVED. Promotion for its Globesat and Globestream customers by which every new order placed in November and December 1997 for these two services will bring a 10% discount for one year. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1597 - Bell TN 6104. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for Centrex Microlink accesses to be consistent with changes proposed in its application regarding Centrex voice locals (Tariff Notice 5795). Eff. Date = 27.11.97.

1997-1598 - Bell TN 6107. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for Centrex data locals. Eff. Date = 30.11.97.

1997-1599 - BC TEL TN 3714. APPROVED. Revisions to General Tariff Item 320, Terminal Network Access Wide Area, reflecting the introduction of NPA 867 for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1600 - TCEI TN 61. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provisioning of Centrex Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) functionality on digital facilities. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1601 - TCEI TN 62. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions for the provisioning of Extended Call Management functionality on Centrex Service. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1602 - QuébecTel. APPROVED. Application dated 17 June 1997. Switching and Transport Services Agreement.

1997-1603 - BC TEL TN 3706. APPROVED - Introduction of Disaster Recovery Pre-Plan Service for a new customer. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1604 - MT&T TN 668. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL -Rate changes to the Real Plus ExtraMD savings plan.

1997-1605 - MTS TN 282. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of Overseas Spot Special promotion.

1997-1606 - MTS TNs 289/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of the Business Cents Service.

1997-1607 - NewTel TN 535. FINAL APPROVAL - Extension of the sales promotion of the Voice Information Service Message Manager for residence customers, until 31 October 1997.

1997-1608 - Northwestel TN 638. APPROVED - Transfer to Section 17, the rates, charges, terms and conditions that apply to the company’s services which are currently offered on a promotional basis. Eff date = 8.11.97.

1997-1609 - Northwestel TN 639. APPROVED - Addition of e-mail and website addresses to be printed in the directory, with an extra listing charge per month. Eff. Date = 9.11.97.

1997-1610 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 533. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of "Weekends Welcome Back Promotion".

1997-1611 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 534. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of "Evenings Welcome Back Promotion".

1997-1612 - Stentor TN 550. FINAL APPROVAL - Removal of the maximum volume discount provided on international calls.

1997-1613 - Stentor TN 497A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1614 - TCI TN 953. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to Your WayTM Straight Savings, modifying specific overseas rates.

1997-1615 - Stentor TN 576. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1616 - Stentor TN 577. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1617 - Stentor TN 574. APPROVED - Correction of minor discrepancies. Eff. Date = 8.11.97.

1997-1618 - BC TEL TN 3705. APPROVED - Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Hudson’s Hope exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 26-11-97.

1997-1619 - BC TEL TN 3704. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff pertaining to a) the withdrawal of twelve Mobiltel P.S.R.T. locations specified in Item 236, V.H.F. Mobile Stations (Mobiltel); b) five rate centres specified in Item 252, Radio Toll Station Service - Business; c) the addition of six Service Areas for Item 255, Exchange Area Radiotelephone Service; and d) housekeeping changes of a minor nature. Eff. Date = 7-1-98.

1997-1620 - BC TEL TN 3708. APPROVED - Upgrading of the 100 Mile House, Boswell, Cortez Island, Dragon Lake, Duncan Lake, Kitwanga, Vanderhoof and Westwold exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-11-97.

1997-1621 - Bell TN 6112. APPROVED - Extended-Area Service between the Hemlo and Manitouwadge, Ontario exchanges. The Hemlo exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 6 to 7. Eff. Date = 10-12-97.

1997-1622 - Bell TN 6118. APPROVED - Correction of some minor discrepancies as well as a correction to the revision and page numbers for General Tariff Item 4696, High Speed PC Internet Access. Eff. Date = 13-11-97.

1997-1623 - Bell TN 6122. APPROVED - Extended-Area Service between the exchanges in Ontario of Laurierville and Victoriaville and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Victoriaville. The Laurierville exchange will change from Rate Group 6 to 8 and the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes exchange will change from Rate Group 5 to 8. Eff. Date = 22-11-97.

1997-1624 - MTS TN 293. APPROVED - Enhancing Direct Inward Dialing (DID) by offering more choices in the size of the block of numbers in which DID is available. Eff. Date = 17-11-97.

1997-1625 - MTS TN 294. APPROVED - Addition of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Line Enhancement. Eff. Date = 1-12-97.

1997-1626 - NewTel TN 544. APPROVED - Revisions providing Community Calling Plan service (CCP) between the exchanges of Garnish and Marystown, Harbour Main and St. John’s, and Upper Island Cove and Carbonear. Eff. Date = 29-11-97.

1997-1627 - NewTel TN 545. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 20-11-97.

1997-1628 - NewTel TN 546. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 20-11-97.

1997-1629 - O.N.Tel TN 36. APPROVED - Correction to a duplicate page numbering. Eff. Date = 10-11-97.

1997-1630 - QuébecTel TN 180. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1631 - QuébecTel TN 181. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1632 - Stentor TN 580. APPROVED - Correction and minor changes. Eff. Date = 13-11-97.

1997-1633 - Stentor TN 581. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1634 - Stentor TN 582. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1635 - TCI TN 972. INTERIM APPROVAL - Provision of a Centrex Automatic Call Distribution functionality on digital facilities. Eff. Date = 10-11-97.

1997-1636 - Sogetel TN 64. APPROVED - Two-way Extended-Area Service between the Québec-Téléphone exchange of Montmagny and the Sogetel exchange of Sainte-Lucie. Eff. Date = 13-11-97.

1997-1637 - MTS TN 291. APPROVED -Tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 2390, Horizons, a long distance market trial.

1997-1638 - BC TEL TN 3709. APPROVED - Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Boston Bar exchange. Eff. Date = 3.12.97.

1997-1639 - BC TEL TN 3711. APPROVED - Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Hixon exchange. Eff. Date = 2.12.97.

1997-1640 - BC TEL TN 3712. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to Wireless Access Service, replacing the specific Exchange Areas for Single-Point Interconnection with a reference note. Eff. Date = 20.11.97.

1997-1641 - Bell TN 6121. APPROVED - Administration charge for a 56 Kbps digital facility between Chisasibi and Poste-de-la-Baleine, and between Matagami and Poste-de-la-Baleine, in Quebec. Eff. Date = 19.11.97.

1997-1642 - Stentor TN 583. APPROVED - Introduction of DS-1 service to Puerto Rico and addition of the Bahamas as a new location where International Private Line service is available. Eff. Date = 19.11.97.

1997-1643 - Stentor TN 585. APPROVED - Revisions introducing the Exchange Route feature on Advantage 900. Eff. Date = 20.11.97.

1997-1644 - Stentor TN 586. APPROVED - Promotional campaign to waive the program charges for Advantage 900 programs offered by non-profit organizations that are not registered charitable organizations. Eff. Date = 20.11.97.

1997-1645 - Northwestel TN 637. APPROVED - "November Savings Promotion" - Discount of 65% off of regular day time charges for eligible calls within Canada. Eff. Date = 15.11.97.

1997-1646 - High speed Internet access service. Denial of TELUS Multimedia application dated 21 July 1997 and interim approval of Videotron TN 2 dated 8 August 1997.

1997-1647 - NBTel TN 680. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1648 - NBTel TN 683. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 26.11.97

1997-1649 - NBTel TN 684. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1650 - NBTel TN 685. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1651 - NBTel TN 686. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 24.12.97

1997-1652 - NBTel TN 687. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1653 - NBTel TN 688. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1654 - Stentor TN 593. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1655 - Stentor. Application dated 29 September 1997. APPROVED. Methodology to measure residential penetration rates for Yukon and the Northwest territories. Eff. Date = 13.11.97

1997-1656 - Bell TN 6115. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for Microlink Home ISDN Service. Eff. Date = 31.12.97.

1997-1657 - Bell TN 6116. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for and the destandardization of Microlink Standalone ISDN Service. Eff. Date = 31.12.97.

1997-1658 - Huron Tel TN 17. APPROVED. Introduction of Seasonal Rate pricing. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1659 - Quadro TN 12. APPROVED - Revisions to: (a) waive the multi-element service charges for Custom Calling Features, Call Management Services, Call Answer Service and Touch Tone Telephone Sets during the period of 1 December 1997 to 31 December 1997; and (b) offer the first month of the subscribed service at no charge. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1660 - Quadro TN 13. APPROVED. Revisions to Terms of Service tariff pages which have been moved to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff and to change the title for General Tariff Section 490 to Miscellaneous Equipment and Services. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1661 - Stentor TN 587. APPROVED. Expansion of International Overseas service from Pakistan. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1662 - TCI TN 968. APPROVED. Introduction of the Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access to Individual Line Service. Eff. Date = 23.11.97.

1997-1663 - TCEI TN 60. APPROVED. Introduction of the Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access to Individual Line Service. Eff. Date = 23.11.97.

1997-1664 - Stentor TN 588. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1665 - Stentor TN 589. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1666 - OTA. Application dated 10 June 1997. Request for forbearance from regulating the Internet services (IS) offered by the following member companies: Durham, Huron Tel, Lansdowne, Roxborough, South Bruce and Wightman. APPROVED.

1997-1667 - NewTel. Application dated 7 May 1997. Request for forbearance from the regulation of its Sympatico Internet access service and a planned dedicated Internet access service. APPROVED. Eff. Date = 14.11.97.

1997-1668 - NBTel TNs 665/A. APPROVED. Dynamic Long Distance Market Trial.

1997-1669 - Northwestel. FILE #: 1996-2192. APPROVED. Phase III Manual Update reports for use in the production of its 1996 Phase III results.

1997-1670 - Bell TN 6106. APPROVED. Reconciliation of the charges for the service congruent with the customer’s roll-out and applicable approved tariffs for DS-3 access and inter-exchange service. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1671 - Bell TN 6134. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a customized point-to-point local high speed dedicated service within the Québec City exchange.

1997-1672 - Bell TN 6135. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a customized point-to-point local high speed dedicated service within the Québec City exchange.

1997-1673 - Stentor TN 501B. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1674 - Fundy TN 5. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1675 - St-Liboire TN 11. APPROVED. Introduction of a Directory Assistance charge of $0.75. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1676 - Thunder Bay TN 48. APPROVED. Introduction of NetLink and Primelink Services. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1677 - Thunder Bay TN 50. APPROVED. Revisions to the existing Cancellation Penalty for cellular services. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1678 - BC TEL TN 3713. APPROVED. Reduction of the rate per month maintenance charge for Audio/Video Channel. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1679 - Bell TN 6136. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a customized point-to-point local high speed dedicated service within the Québec City exchange.

1997-1680 - Télébec TN 163. APPROVED. Introduction of a promotional campaign for « LaPuce » prepaid cash card to run from 21.11.97 to 31.12.98.

1997-1681 - TCI TN 967. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Provost Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1682 - TCI TN 970. 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 = 21.11.97.

1997-1683 - TCI TN 971. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Stettler Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1684 - Teleglobe TN 507. APPROVED. Revisions to International Globeframe Service Tariff, introducing five new countries to the list of destinations, namely Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. Eff. Date = 23.11.97.

1997-1685 - Bell TN 6119. APPROVED. Upgrouping of the Perrault Falls, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 22.12.97.

1997-1686 - Bell TN 6120. APPROVED. Upgrouping of the Métabetchouan, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 16.12.97.

1997-1687 - BC TEL TN 3680. FINAL APPROVAL. Increase in the Multi-Element Plan Service Charge for residential field connections. Eff. Date = 19.11.97.

1997-1688 - OTA TN 34. APPROVED. Bill management tools for the Ontario independent telephone companies that offer local service. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1689 - Bell TN 6124. INTERIM APPROVAL. Four optical fibres between a customer’s two premises in Québec, Quebec. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1690 - Bell TN 6126. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to General Tariff Item 2165.1 clarifying the availability of Calling Features. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1691 - Cogeco TN 1B. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of Internet Access Service (IAS) on its Alma and St-Hyacinthe systems as well as one month of subscription free to the IAS for the period of 24 November 1997 to 23 November 1998.

1997-1692 - MT&T TN 676. APPROVED. Introduction of Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line Access to Individual Line Service. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1693 - MTS TN 295. INTERIM APPROVAL. Change of name of Item 3000 to Wireless Mobile Radio Network Access Service. Eff. Date = 25.11.97.

1997-1694 - NBTel TN 679. APPROVED. Technical requirement changes to the Interactive PC Services: Consumer Access market trial and decrease of the per Megabite rate for PC to PC communications to $0.05 per Megabite. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1695 - QuébecTel TN 187. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 5.1.98.

1997-1696 - Teleglobe TN 508. APPROVED. Expansion of the Globe800 and the Globeaccess 800 Services to Spain and Thailand. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1697 - TCI TN 974. APPROVED. 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 = 24.11.97.

1997-1698 - TCI TN 975. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Valleyview Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1699 - TCI TN 977. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Vermilion Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1700 - TCI TN 978. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ralston Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1701 - TCI TN 979. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Slave Lake Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1702 - TCEI TN 63. APPROVED. Introduction of restrictions for Unsolicited Live Voice and Facsimile Calls. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1703 - Télébec TN 153. APPROVED. Introduction of Integrated Voice Messaging Service. Eff. Date = 20.11.97

1997-1704 - T.F.I. Communications Inc. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges for its proposed network.

1997-1705 - TCI TN 976. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Lavoy Central Office. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1706 - NewTel TN 545A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1707 - MT&T TN 672. INTERIM APPROVAL. Intoduction of a local digital access facility at 155 megabits per second. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1708 - MT&T TNs 673/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of both 10 megabits per second (Mbps) and 155 Mbps (OC-3 connection speed) network connection service to SuperNova Wide Area Network Service. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1709 - NBTel TN 678. APPROVED. One-year market trial of a directory service via an ADSI telephone set. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1710 - NBTel TN 689. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1711 - NBTel TN 690. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1712 - Thunder Bay TN 47. APPROVED. Revisions to its Centrex III Services. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1713 - Stentor TN 597. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1714 - BC TEL TNs 3686/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of the AffinityTM Global Savings Plan.

1997-1715 - BC TEL TNs 3688/A. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions to Affinity North America Plan, pertaining to the rate structure for Calling Card calls.

1997-1716 - Bell TN 6125. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions providing for a "SmartTouch Acquisition" promotional campaign from 5 January to 27 March 1998. Eff. Date = 25.11.97.

1997-1717 - MT&T TNs 670/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Extension of the length of the residential winback offer for an additional two months to end on 30 November 1997.

1997-1718 - NBTel TN 655. FINAL APPROVAL. One-year market trial of an internet directory service.

1997-1719 - NBTel TN 667. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1720 - NBTel TN 669. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1721 - NBTel TN 671. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1722 - NBTel TN 672. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1723 - NBTel TN 675. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1724 - O.N. Tel TN 37. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Cellular Access Service and Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1725 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI, Bell and NBTel). TNs 563/A. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions reflecting the introduction of NPA 867 for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

1997-1726 - Telesat (on behalf of a Canadian customer). Application dated 3 November 1997. APPROVED. Arrangement for a U.S. satellite operator to provide one transponder service.

1997-1727 - TCI TN 973. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provisioning of Private Dedicated Hospitality Network Service for a specific customer. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1728 - BC TEL TN 3716. APPROVED. Revisions to the List of Rate Centers and Exchanges for Message Toll Service Tariff. Eff. Date = 26.11.97.

1997-1729 - BC TEL TN 3717. APPROVED. "Service Charge Waiver" promotion for Centrex service from 1 December 1997 to 1 March 1998.

1997-1730 - Bell TN 6128. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service (EAS) between the Bell exchange of Tring Jonction, Quebec, and the Québec-Téléphone exchange of Ste-Marie-de-Beauce. Eff. Date = 13.12.97.

1997-1731 - Bell TN 6129. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges in Ontario of Alvinston and Sarnia, Watford and Sarnia and Watford and Strathroy. Eff. Date = 12.12.97.

1997-1732 - Bell TN 6130. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Arnprior and Ottawa - Hull. Eff. Date = 12.12.97.

1997-1733 - Bell TN 6131. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1997-1734 - Bell TN 6132. APPROVED. Lease of portable microwave equipment for video/audio transmission. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1735 - MTS TN 296. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 30.11.97.

1997-1736 - MTS TN 297. APPROVED. Revisions to Video Channels - Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, to extend this special assembly for an additional six months to 31 May 1998. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1737 - Northern TN 79. APPROVED. Introduction of Digital Exchange Access. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1738 - Stentor TN 591. APPROVED. Decrease in the monthly rates for the Vancouver to Kamloops and the Calgary to Edmonton cross-sections for High Capacity 45 Service. Eff. Date = 30.11.97.

1997-1739 - Stentor TN 592. APPROVED. Revisions to International Private Line Service, to correct the rate table applicable to Denmark. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1740 - TCI TN 980. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Blue Ridge Central Office. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1741 - TCI TN 981. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Trochu Central Office. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1742 - TCI TN 982. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Bowden Central Office. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1743 - Stentor TN 590. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1744 - Bell TN 6097. INTERIM APPROVAL. Two OC-12 accesses, one from each two customer locations which are served by the same wire centre in Montréal, Quebec.

1997-1745 - NewTel TN 547. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of a promotion between 1 December 1997 and 28 February 1998, which provides up to 5 hours access per month at no charge for subscribers to Sympatico Service who select the Occasional Access option and a rate of $24.95 per month for up to 75 hours access for subscribers to Sympatico Service who select the Regular Access option. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1746 - Amtelecom TN 28. APPROVED. $2.00 monthly rate increase for primary exchange services effective 1 January 1998.

1997-1747 - BC TEL TN 3718. APPROVED. Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Bear Lake exchange. Eff. Date = 15.12.97.

1997-1748 - BC TEL TN 3719. APPROVED. Withdrawal of General Tariff Items 336, 800 Service, 338, 800 PLUS Service, and 339, Canada - U.S. 800 Service. Eff. Date = 04.12.97.

1997-1749 - Keewatin TN 8. APPROVED. Local directory assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1997-1750 - Northwestel TN 640. INTERIM APPROVAL. "Boxing Day Promotion" offering Sunday rates to calls which originate on Friday, 26 December 1997. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1751 - Télébec TN 162. APPROVED. Switching change in the exchanges of La Guadeloupe, St-Honoré and St-Méthode-de-Frontenac as well as various services to become available following these changes. Eff. Date = 03.12.97.

1997-1752 - Thunder Bay TN 49. APPROVED. Local directory assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1997-1753 - Northern TN 66. FINAL APPROVAL. Elimination of its existing Residential Smart Package and introduction of a new Smart Package, a fixed package of network features including Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Three-Way Calling, Speed Call, Revertive Ringing, Call Return and Call Display.

1997-1754 - NewTel TN 548. INTERIM APPROVAL. Interconnection of Wireless Service Operators with the company’s public switched telephone network and change to existing tariff references from "Cellular Service Operators" to "Wireless Service Operators". Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1755 - Bell TN 6138. INTERIM APPROVAL. Two optical fibres connecting a customer’s two premises in Ottawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1756 - Stentor TN 585A. APPROVED. Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 515 and Appendix B of the Service Provider Agreement for Advantage 900, to reflect the addition of Exchange Route.

1997-1757 - Stentor TN 595. APPROVED. Six-day period rate for VideoRoute service from Vancouver to the Detroit border crossing. Eff. Date = 27.11.97.

1997-1758 - Stentor TN 601. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of National Services Tariff Item 382, Megaplan Large Business Service. Eff. Date = 27.11.97.

1997-1759 - Stentor TNs 594/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1760 - St-Éphrem. Application dated 27 August 1997. Use of its deferral account balance at 31 December 1996 and excess earnings deferred in 1996.

1997-1761 - St-Victor. Application dated 25 August 1997. Use of its excess earnings deferred in 1996.

1997-1762 - BC TEL TN 3700. APPROVED subject to certain conditions. Restructuring of rates for Megalink Service.

1997-1763 - BC TEL TN 3707. APPROVED subject to certain conditions. Restructuring of rates for Digital Exchange Access (DEA) service.

1997-1764 - BC TEL TN 3689/A - DENIAL of proposed revisions to introduce Solutions for Small Business Promotion which would provide business customers with the opportunity to subscribe to a core package consisting of one individual business line, one hour of Intra B.C. customer-dialed long distance calling, plus a choice of up to three SmartTouch services and/or Integrated Voice Messaging Services (IVMS) for a period of three months. BC TEL TN 3697 - APPROVAL of revisions to introduce the SmartTouch/Long Distance Win-Back Promotion which provides eligible residential customers with one free SmartTouch feature for up to six months when they return to BC TEL as their provider of long distance service.

1997-1765 - Bell TN 5903. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions for line-side wireless access service (WAS) arrangements, the WAS active telephone number rate of $0.14 and reserved number rate of $0.04 and the network channel rates, effective 6 June 1996. DENIAL of proposed line-side WAS telephone number rates.

1997-1766 - Island Tel TN 472/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to Cellular Mobile Telephone Services. Eff. Date = 27.11.97.

1997-1767 - BC TEL TN 3720. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of the Winback Service Charge Waiver promotion for the period of 8 December 1997 to 31 May 1998.

1997-1768 - Bell TN 6142. APPROVED. Provision of a 56 Kbps digital facility between Rolphton and Barrie, Ontario. Eff. Date = 08.12.97.

1997-1769 - Bell TN 6143. APPROVED. Provision of a 56 Kbps digital facility between Colborne and Cobourg, Ontario. Eff. Date = 08.12.97.

1997-1770 - MTS TN 298. APPROVED. Information concerning additional rate centres within an exchange. Eff. Date = 08.12.97.

1997-1771 - NBTel TN 681. APPROVED. Clarification that the rate taper discount does not include any accesses rated under Business Multi-line Access Service. Eff. Date = 07.12.97.

1997-1772 - Northwestel TN 641. APPROVED. Revisions to Rates and Charges, Section E INMARSAT (International Maritime Satellite Service), incorporating a reference. Eff. Date = 06.12.97.

1997-1773 - Northwestel TN 642. APPROVED. Clarification of the message toll charges and service charges which currently apply to manual mobile calls. Eff. Date = 07.12.97.

1997-1774 - Teleglobe TN 509. APPROVED. Elimination of the discount plan for Globeframe Service. Eff. Date = 05.12.97.

1997-1775 - Stentor TN 596. APPROVED. Introduction of MovieRoute and changes to VideoRoute for Occasional Use - Domestic and Cross-Border. Eff. Date = 05.12.97.

1997-1776 - TCI TN 983. 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 = 08.12.97.

1997-1777 - BC TEL TN 3724. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1778 - Bell TN 6144. APPROVED. Escort service to customers and/or their designated contractors into its central-offices for the purposes of performing installation, repair or maintenance work on customer-owned equipment. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1779 - Bell TN 6114. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Celebriti Paging Service.

1997-1780 - Island Tel TN 466. APPROVED. Complete restructuring of local service effective 1 January 1998.

1997-1781 - BC TEL TN 3729. INTERIM APPROVAL. Change of the UHF rate and other changes for payphones located on ferry vessels. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1782 - Bell TN 6148. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Québec City and the Ste-Marie-de-Beauce exchange of Québec-Telephone. Eff. Date = 13.12.97.

1997-1783 - Bruce TN 54. INTERIM APPROVAL. Addition of several new enhancements to its Internet service. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1784 - MT&T TN 678. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected MT&T as a carrier.

1997-1785 - Stentor TN 446B. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1786 - Stentor TN 606. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1787 - Télébec TNs 156/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. $2.00 per month rate increase for residence primary exchange services effective 1 January 1998.

1997-1788 - BC TEL TN 3722. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the promotional period of the Overseas Route Promotion to 31 March 1998. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1997-1789 - Bell TN 6146. APPROVED. Revisions indicating that the associated Calling Line ID is now provisioned as one way rather than two way. Eff. Date = 10.12.97.

1997-1790 - Bell TN 6147. APPROVED. Centrex loop extender cards to extend the Montréal Urban Community 9-1-1 service between two central offices in Montréal, Quebec. Eff. Date = 10.12.97.

1997-1791 - MTS TN 299. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 03.01.98.

1997-1792 - NewTel TN 549. APPROVED. Revisions noting that both Message Manager Service and Information Manager Service are provided subject to the availability of suitable facilities. Eff. Date = 10.12.97.

1997-1793 - O.N. Tel TN 38. APPROVED. Addition of telephone sets to the Set Loss Charges, addition of new sets and addition of a new feature to existing system offerings. Eff. Date = 12.12.97.

1997-1794 - Teleglobe TN 510. APPROVED. Introduction of a flat rate for Hong Kong in the Globeaccess basic plans and of a new promotional rate to Hong Kong. Eff. Date = 10.12.97.

1997-1795 - Stentor TN 598. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1796 - QuébecTel. APPROVED. Update report dated 8 April 1997 which includes proposed revisions to its Phase III Manual.

1997-1797 - Cellular Rental Systems Inc. DENIED. Application dated 11 August 1995 requesting that the Commission reconsider the issue of resale and sharing of cellular services. With Resale and Sharing of Cellular Services, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1995-53, 12 December 1995, the Commission initiated a proceeding to consider general issues on this matter, amended by Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1996-7 in order to include consideration of the resale and sharing of services offered by providers of Personal Communications Services (PCS). The Commission concluded that it will not mandate unrestricted resale and sharing of cellular and PCS services.

1997-1798 - Telesat. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

1997-1799 - Tick Talk Communications Inc. Letter dated 18 September 1997. APPROVED. Modification of Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1130, 18 August 1997, such that the contribution exemption would be effective 14 May 1997, the date of service installation.

1997-1787-1 - Télébec TNs 156/A. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1787 dated 1 December 1997.

1997-1800 - Stentor TNs 506/A/B. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Changes to Advantage Outbound Service and de-tariffing of Advantage Preferred Entry Service.

1997-1801 - FILE #: 8626-C25-04/97 - Call-Net Enterprises Inc. Letter dated 3 September 1997. APPROVED. Application for contribution exemption in respect of Canada-U.S. cross-border private lines dedicated to end users (Enrich International Industries Ltd., International Exchange Networks, Ltd. (iXnet)/RBC Dominion Securities, S&P Data, LCI International and Sony Music Canada).

1997-1802 - BC TEL TNs 3721/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to General Tariff Item 271, extending the Welcome 20% Rebate Promotion to 20 March 1998. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1803 - Bell TN 6139. APPROVED. Revisions upgrouping the Newburgh, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 9 to Rate Group 10. Eff. Date = 7.1.98.

1997-1804 - Bell TN 6140. APPROVED. Revisions upgrouping the Port Credit, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 15 to Rate Group 16. Eff. Date = 10.1.98.

1997-1805 - BC TEL TN 3733. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 21.12.97.

1997-1806 - Courcelles TN 5. APPROVED. Local directory assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1807 - MT&T TN 674. APPROVED. Revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item 4140, Digital Network Access - 100 Mbps, to introduce a local digital access facility at 100 Megabits per second. Eff. Date = 9.12.97.

1997-1808 - MT&T TNs 675/A. APPROVED. Revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item 4210, "SuperNova Metropolitan Area Network Service", to introduce both 10 Megabits per second (Mbps) and 100 Mbps network connection service. Eff. Date = 9.12.97.

1997-1809 - MT&T TN 680. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 9.12.97.

1997-1810 - Stentor TN 528A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a customer.

1997-1811 - TCI TN 991. APPROVED. Revisions to General Tariff - Basic Services Items 450 and 505, providing distinct message toll rates for calling to Tokelau and reflecting the establishment of country calling code 690. Eff. Date = 17.12.97.

1997-1812 - TCEI TN 64. APPROVED. Pay-Per-Use Three-Way Calling offering to residential and single-line business customers.

1997-1813 - Guèvremont TN 16. APPROVED. Revisions pursuant to the Commission’s letter of 13 August 1997, pertaining to the following bill management tools: calling cards, toll restriction, applicable late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1814 - Warwick TN 20. APPROVED. Revisions pursuant to the Commission’s letter of 13 August 1997, pertaining to the following bill management tools: applicable late payment charge, returned cheque charge, toll restriction and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges. Eff. Date = 10.12.97.

1997-1815 - QuébecTel TN 188. INTERIM APPROVAL. Replace the references to cellular service with references to wireless service and reduce wireless access service rates.

1997-1816 - BC TEL TNs 3723/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1817 - MTS TN 300. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1818 - Stentor TNs 347/A. Two-way Dedicated Access Line (DAL) option for Advantage Outbound Service and the filing of proposed changes to the availability of unbundled local loops and connecting links to alternate providers of long distance service (APLDS).

1997-1819 - BC TEL TN 3725. APPROVED. One Way Extended Area Service for the New Denver exchange to both the Nelson and Nakusp exchanges. Eff. Date = 18-1-98.

1997-1820 - BC TEL TN 3727. APPROVED. Upgrade of the Barriere, Boston Bar, Chetwynd, Chief Lake, Greenwood, Hudson’s Hope, Lac La Hache, McLeod Lake, Nakusp, Powell River, Rock Creek, Sorrento, Terrace, Union Bay and Valemount exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-12-97.

1997-1821 - Québec Téléphone TN 190. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 7-1-98.

1997-1822 - Québec Téléphone TN 191. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 7-1-98.

1997-1823 - Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 600. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1824 - Stentor TN 608. APPROVED. Distinct message toll rates for calling to Tokelau to reflect the establishment of country calling code 690. Eff. Date = 17-12-97.

1997-1825 - Télébec TN 164. APPROVED. Promotion to its Centrex service from 1 January to 31 March 1998 and minor corrections to different sections of the General Tariff.

1997-1826 - Teleglobe TN 511. APPROVED. Expansion of the Globeaccesstel service to Tokelau. Eff. Date = 17-12-97.

1997-1827 - Telesat TN 1128. APPROVED. Changes to the Earth Station Service to reflect the extension of the operating term for the services on a month-to-month basis. Eff. Date = 14-12-97.

1997-1828 - Bell TN 6149. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1829 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 605. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1830 - Stentor (on behalf of Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel and NewTel) TN 607. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1831 - Priority Telecom Network. Letter dated 17 September 1997. APPROVED. Application for contribution exemption with respect to Centrex systems in the Arnprior and Renfrew exchanges.

1997-1832 - Northwestel. Application dated 17 November 1997. INTERIM APPROVAL. Amendment to the 800 Service Origination Agreement between Northwestel Inc. and Sprint Canada Inc.

1997-1833 - TCI. Application dated 27 October 1997. APPROVED. Amendment to Schedule E, Message Toll Service, of the Telecommunication Interconnection and Service Agreement between TCI and Northwestel Inc.

1997-1834 - TCI TN 984. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of a monthly rate of $0.11 applicable to TCI's exchange services which have access to TCI's public switched network for Message Relay Service. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1835 - TCEI TN 65. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of a monthly rate of $0.11 applicable to TCEI's exchange services which have access to TCEI's public switched network for Message Relay Service. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1836 - Ability Telecom. Letter dated 21 October 1997. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges with respect to Centrex systems in Hespeler and Caledon East.

1997-1837 - Québec-Téléphone TN 186. Approval of a rate increase of $3.25 per month for all local access services and changes to its Centrex discount structure. Denial of a proposed increase of $0.10/month/Extended Area Service link for residence subscribers. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1838 - 1233779 Ontario Inc. Letters dated 23 and 29 July 1997. APPROVED. Application for contribution exemption to provide local or single-hop services.

1997-1839 - Thunder Bay TN 44. APPROVED. Revisions pertaining to bill management tools: toll restriction, applicable late payment charge and a six-month instalment payment plan for connection charges. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1840 - NewTel TN 550. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1841 - BC TEL TN 3728. APPROVED. Extension of the Welcome Home promotional offer until 31 December 1998 and reduction of the free period from 60 to 30 days. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1842 - BC TEL TN 3726. APPROVED. Ugrouping of the Lantzville exchange from Rate Group C (8) to Rate Group C (9). Eff. Date = 15.1.98.

1997-1843 - Thunder Bay TN 46. INTERIM APPROVAL WITH CHANGES. Provision of Directory File Service.

1997-1844 - BC TEL TN 3735. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 26.12.97.

1997-1845 - NBTel TN 692. APPROVED. Further extension to the market trial of the Caller Originated Billing service, to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1846 - NBTel TN 693. APPROVED. Tariff revisions to its Special Services Tariff Item 4030.4, Cellular Telephone Service, providing a further extension of the Calling Party Pays market trial to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1847 - Bell TN 6157. TN 6157. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.1.98.

1997-1848 - Télébec TN 160. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1849 - Télébec TN 161. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1850 - Teleglobe TN 512. APPROVED. Extend, for a six month period, "Television Service between Europe and Canada".

1997-1851 - BC TEL TN 3715. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. 14-Cents Price Promotion, providing eligible residence customers with a promotional rate for message toll calls originating and terminating within Canada, during the period 31 October 1997 to 31 March 1998.

1997-1852 - Bell TN 6125. FINAL APPROVAL. "SmartTouch Acquisition" promotional campaign for various optional local calling features from 5 January to 27 March 1998.

1997-1853 - Bell TN 6126. FINAL APPROVAL. Tariff revisions clarifying the availability of Calling Features.

1997-1854 - Island Tel TN 468. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions pertaining to its Cellular Mobile Telephone Services.

1997-1855 - Island Tel TN 469. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of a time limited residential savings promotion called "Fall Savings Event" to run each weekend from 7 November 1997 to 28 December 1997.

1997-1856 - NBTel TN 674. Ex parte application. Final approval of tariff revisions pertaining to One-Way Radio Paging Services.

1997-1857 - NewTel TNs 530/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Message Toll Service sales promotion for residential customers from 11 September 1997 to 21 December 1997.

1997-1858 - NewTel TN 547. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of a promotion between 1 December 1997 and 28 February 1998, which provides up to 5 hours access per month at no charge for subscribers to Sympatico Service who select the Occasional Access option and a rate of $24.95 per month for up to 75 hours access for subscribers to Sympatico Service who select the Regular Access option.

1997-1859 - NewTel TN 548. FINAL APPROVAL. Interconnection of Wireless Service Operators with the company’s public switched telephone network and change existing tariff references from "Cellular Service Operators" to "Wireless Service Operators".

1997-1860 - Northwestel TN 640. FINAL APPROVAL. "Boxing Day Promotion" offering Sunday rates to calls which originate on Friday, 26 December 1997.

1997-1861 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 579. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Modifications to Advantage Toll-free, Advantage Toll-free Entry and Advantage Toll-free Features.

1997-1862 - Stentor TN 584. FINAL APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 309, International Private Line Service, proposing a 10% reduction, for a period of one year, plus a waiver of the installation charge, for all new international circuits ordered during the period of 6 November to 31 December 1997.

1997-1863 - BC TEL TNs 3730/A. APPROVED. "Call Answer 30 Day Free Trial" promotional offer to individual-line residence customers, from 5 January to 26 April 1998.

1997-1864 - BC TEL TN 3731. APPROVED. "Display Services" promotion from 15 January to 28 April 1998 to residential and business individual-line customers who already subscribe to another SmartTouch service or have used Pay-Per-Use within the previous 60 days from the order date.

1997-1865 - BC TEL TN 3732. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the "Sixth Month Free" promotion to 20 March 1998. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1866 - BC TEL TN 3738. APPROVED. Extending the Free for 30 Days -Three-Way Calling Subscription promotional offer to 31 January 1998. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1867 - Bell TN 6150. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Gull Bay and Armstrong, Ontario exchanges. Eff. Date = 19.1.98.

1997-1868 - Bell TN 6151. INTERIM APPROVAL. Restructuring of rates for Service - System Service. Eff. Date =  31.12.97.

1997-1869 - Bell TN 6153. APPROVED. Provision of a 56 Kbps digital facility between Valcourt and Sherbrooke, Quebec. Eff. Date = 22.12.97.

1997-1870 - Bell TN 6154. APPROVED. Provision of a 56 Kbps digital facility between Valcourt, Quebec and the international border between Canada and the United States. Eff. Date = 22.12.97.

1997-1871 - Bell TN 6155. APPROVED. Provision of means for a PBX or other Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Access (PRI) compatible equipment and Centrex to interconnect on a two-way basis via a virtual tie-trunk and Megalink service. Eff. Date = 24.12.97.

1997-1872 - Bell TN 6159. APPROVED. Minor changes to the Bell and National aggregation rates. Eff. Date = 29.12.97.

1997-1873 - Bell TN 6160. INTERIM APPROVAL. Wording changes to the Centrex III Service. Eff. Date = 29.12.97.

1997-1874 - Bell TN 6161. APPROVED. Enhancement which will increase transmission speeds for Digital Channel Service and Digital Network Access. Eff. Date = 5.1.98.

1997-1875 - Bell TN 6163. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of eligibility criterion for subscribers currently enrolled or wishing to enroll in the Real Plus Extra Rewards program. Eff. Date = 15.1.98.

1997-1876 - Island Tel TN 474. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1877 - Hurontario TN 13. APPROVED. Revisions representing the amalgamation of Hurontario and North Norwich Telephones Ltd.'s General Tariffs. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1878 - Kenora TN 10. APPROVED. Inclusion of rate codes for Centrex 56K Data Access and T1 (24 Trunk) DMS Access. Eff. Date = 19.12.97

1997-1879 - MT&T TN 677. APPROVED. Revision of the termination date of the Call Originator Billing Market Trial to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 22.12.97.

1997-1880 - Québec-Téléphone TN 193. APPROVED. Promotional campaign of its "Services Étoiles" providing for the first month at $2.00 when subscribing to one of the following options: Number Display, Name and Number Display, Call Waiting, Ident-A-Call, Call Answer, Call Forwarding or Call Screen from 5 January to 31 January 1998.

1997-1881 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 611. INTERIM APPROVAL. Extension of the Advantage Teleconferencing promotion to 28 February 1998. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1882 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 614. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1883 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 621. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1884 - TCI TN 985. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Robb Central Office. Eff. Date = 22.12.97.

1997-1885 - TCI TN 986. 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 = 22.12.97.

1997-1886 - TCI TN 988. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Leduc Central Office. Eff. Date = 22.12.97.

1997-1887 - TCI TN 989. 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 = 22.12.97.

1997-1888 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 51. APPROVED. Revisions providing the ability to accept credit card, cash card and calling card type payment arrangements through the use of pay telephones equipped with cardreaders, and providing public telephone service to correctional or penal institutions. Eff. Date = 24.12.97.

1997-1889 - NewTel TN 552. APPROVED. Revisions to grandfather General Tariff Item 565, Real Plus Savings Plan. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1890 - NewTel TN 553. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 17.1.98.

1997-1891 - NewTel TN 554. APPROVED. Custom Calling Features promotion for residence customers from 19 January to 31 March 1998.

1997-1892 - Stentor TN 612. APPROVED. Expansion of International Overseas service from Lebanon. Eff. Date = 29.12.97.

1997-1893 - Stentor (on behalf of Island Tel and MT&T) TN 622. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1894 - MTS TN 302. APPROVED. Extension of the Horizons market trial to 31 January 1998. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1895 - MT&T TNs 679/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1896 - Stentor TN 490A. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1897 - Stentor TN 610. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1898 - Stentor TN 613. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1899 - Stentor TNs 615/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1900 - Stentor TN 617. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1900-1 - Stentor TN 617. Correction: Order 1997-1900 dated 22 December 1997 should be disregarded.

1997-1901 - Stentor (on behalf of Island Tel, MT&T and NewTel) TN 619. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1902 - Stentor TN 623. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1903 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, NewTel and TCI). Application dated 9 June 1997 requesting that the Commission reform the per-circuit contribution mechanism applicable to Alternate Providers of Long Distance Services’ (APLDS) international circuits.

1997-1904 - Island Tel TNs 475/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1905 - BC TEL TN 3739. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to Real Plus Extra Rewards Program, revising the termination date to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 8-1-98.

1997-1906 - BC TEL TN 3736. APPROVED. Revisions to the Program Transmission Service to remove several references to customers' service addresses. Eff. Date = 2-1-98.

1997-1907 - Bell TN 6162. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Lévis, Quebec and the St-Damien-de Bellechasse, Quebec exchange of Québec-Téléphone. Eff. Date = 7-2-98.

1997-1908 - La Baie TN 8. APPROVED. Local directory assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1909 - NBTel TN 691. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1910 - Northwestel TN 644. INTERIM APPROVAL. Elimination of distinction between Toll-Free and Toll-Free Entry Service. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1911 - Quadro TN 14. APPROVED. Revisions to: (a) increase charges in three elements of the Multi Element Service Charges; (b) introduce pay-per-activation on certain Call Management Services and Custom Calling Features; (c) eliminate Multi Element Service Charges on customer subscription to Custom Calling Features and Call Management Services; and (d) move the Late Payment Charge and Toll Restriction Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date =  1-1-98.

1997-1912 - Québec-Téléphone TN 192. APPROVED. "Service de ligne numérique à paire asymétrique" (Asymmetrical digital subscriber line service) providing for an extension of the market trial until 15 March 1998. Eff. Date = 15-1-98.

1997-1913 - Québec-Téléphone TN 197. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1914 - Télébec TN 166. APPROVED. Revisions to continue, in 1998, the "La course aux Étoiles", "Introduction des services Étoiles" and "Offres de Bienvenue" promotional programs, both permanent and flexible. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1915 - Telesat TN 1129. APPROVED. Furnishing of Crossborder Earth Station Service, and the rates and terms therefor for a specific customer. Eff. Date = 3-1-98.

1997-1916 - Telesat TN 1130. APPROVED. Amendment to Special Assembly Tariff CRTC 8384 for the purpose of substituting tariff pages which incorporate changes to the service(s) and the rates and terms thereof. Eff. Date = 3-1-98.

1997-1917 - Telesat TN 1131. APPROVED. Amendment to Special Assembly Tariff CRTC 8406 for the purpose of substituting tariff pages which incorporate changes to the service(s) and the rates and terms thereof. Eff. Date = 3-1-98.

1997-1918 - TCI TN 987. APPROVED. Initial DS-0 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Widewater Central Office. Eff. Date = 29-12-97.

1997-1919 - TCI TN 992. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Millet Central Office. Eff. Date = 5-1-98.

1997-1920 - TCI TN 993. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Calgary Central Office. Eff. Date = 5-1-98.

1997-1921 - FILE #: 8085-RP0001/97 - Abitibi-Consolidated and Cochrane. $2.00 rate increase for residence and business primary exchange services. Eff. Date = 1-1-98. Cochrane - adoption of Terms approved in Decision 1996-6 for the member companies of the OTA.

1997-1922 - FILE #: 8085-RP0002/97 - O.N. Tel. $2.00 rate increase for residence and business primary exchange services. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1923 - FILE #: 8085-RP0006/97 - Prince Rupert. Adoption of Bell’s Terms with Article 6 deleted.

1997-1924 - FILE #: 8626-P7-01/97 - PriNet. Fax dated 3 February 1997 and letter dated 22 August 1997. APPROVED. Application for contribution exemption to provide local services to its customers.

1997-1925 - FILE #: 8626-T27-01/97 - Telnet. Applications dated 24 September 1997. APPROVED. Request for contribution exemption for the one-hop circuits located in the Kitchener and Drumbo exchanges and the administratiive circuits located in the Kitchener exchange.

1997-1926 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, Island Tel, MT&T, NBTel and NewTel) and TCI. TNs 527 and 949 respectively. Revisions to co-location tariffs.

1997-1927 - BC TEL TN 3650 and Bell TN 6049. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to their General Tariffs, providing local paging service providers (PSPs) with Paging Party Originator Billing (PPOB), an optional billing and collection service. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1928 - Télébec TN 159/A. APPROVED SUBJECT TO REVISIONS. Bill management tools: calling cards, toll restriction, applicable late payment charge and a six month instalment payment plan for connection charges.

1997-1929 - Bell TN 6165. APPROVED. Extension, to 1 May 1998, whereby customers of ISP Link Service may continue to subscribe to the original Megalink Service. Eff. Date = 31.12.97.

1997-1930 - MT&T TN 682. APPROVED. Provision for three Always On services: Ring Again, Call Return and Three Way Calling between 5 January 1998 and 27 March 1998. Eff. Date = 2.1.98.

1997-1931 - NBTel TNs 682/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to: (a) remove Items 660, Frequent Caller Discount Plans, 720, Wide Area Telephone Service, 730, Brunswick800 Service, and 760, Zenith Service, of the General Tariff, and Items 2026, Teleplus Overseas Service, 2030, Outward Wide Area Telephone Service, 2042, Advantage 800 Special Promotion, 5100, FaxCom Service and 6450, Multicom Service, of the Special Services Tariff; (b) rename Item 2012, TOP 3 for Me to Real Plus; (c) remove its TOP IT OFF service from Item 2013, Loyalty Plan; and (d) make changes to Item 2022, Atlantic Business Pak to reflect National Services Tariff references. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1932 - Stentor TN 547A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1933 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 626. APPROVED. Introduction of Wholesale Prepaid Service to meet the needs of large resellers who require more flexible billing and contractual requirements. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1934 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 630. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 17.1.98.

1997-1935 - Teleglobe TN 514. INTERIM APPROVAL. One month extension to the Globeaccesstel promotion to Hong Kong, from 1 January to 31 January 1998.

1997-1936 - Telesat TN 1132. APPROVED. Changes to the Earth Station Service to reflect the extension of the operating term for the services for a one year term and the rates therefor. Eff. Date = 4.1.98.

1997-1937 - TCI TN 994. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Nanton Central Office. Eff. Date = 5.1.98.

1997-1938 - TCI TN 995. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Schuler Central Office and connection of inter-exchange facilities. Eff. Date = 5.1.98.

1997-1939 - TCI TN 996. APPROVED. 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 = 5.1.98.

1997-1940 - Bell TN 6156. INTERIM APPROVAL. Restructuring of rates and withdrawal, effective 31 March 1998, of Centrex I and II Service, Items 450 and 460. Eff. Date = 1.1.98 and 31.3.98.

1997-1941 - OTA. Application dated 12 November 1997. FILE #: 8340-02-02/95. APPROVED. Appendix 1, Inter-Exchange Network Services, of the Interconnection Agreement between the OTA and Bell Canada.

1997-1942 - OTA TN 35. INTERIM APPROVAL. New tariff pages prepared on behalf of the Ontario Independent Local Exchange Carriers. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1943 - Northern Cable Holdings TN 1. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1944 - BC TEL TN 3741. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1945 - Bell TN 6152. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1946 - Island Tel TN 473. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1947 - MT&T TN 681. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1948 - MTS TN 303. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1949 - NBTel TN 694. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1950 - NewTel TN 551. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1951 - TCI TN 997. APPROVED. Alternative method by which Interexchange Carriers report circuit quantities of Canada-U.S. circuits and remit associated contribution payments. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1952 - BC TEL TN 3734. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item 240, Television Transmission Service, introducing rates and conditions for the installation of Video Channels. Eff. Date = 30.12.97.

1997-1953 - BC TEL TN 3737. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to Special Assembly Tariff Item 240, Television Transmission Service, introducing rates and conditions for the installation of video switching. Eff. Date = 2.1.98.

1997-1954 - MT&T TN 683. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of an additional Call Minder service at no charge for a period of 6 months to residential customers. Eff. Date = 5.1.98.

1997-1955 - OTA TN 33. Application for approval of PIC/CARE Access Customer Handbook and tariff revisions pertaining to the provision of equal access services and a number of confidentiality agreements.

1997-1956 - Québec-Téléphone TN 194. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 12.1.98.

1997-1957 - Québec-Téléphone TN 195. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 7.1.98.

1997-1958 - Télébec TNs 149 and 165. INTERIM APPROVAL. PIC/CARE Access Customer Handbook (PIC/CARE Manual) and tariff revisions pertaining to the provision of equal access services and switching and aggregation services.

1997-1959 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, MT&T, MTS, NBTel, and TCI). Application dated 12 December 1997. FILE #: 8340-S1-0002/97. INTERIM APPROVAL with modifications. Interconnection Agreement for the Provision of 9-1-1 Service to a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier together with a number of schedules.

1997-1960 - Cantel. Letters dated 29 August 1997. FILE #: 8661-C7-05/97. Review rates of cellular and paging access services charged by Bruce, Kenora, Northern, Québec-Téléphone, Sogetel, Télébec, and Thunder Bay Telephone.

1997-1961 - Cantel. Letters dated 26 September 1997. FILE #: 8661-C7-13/97. Review rates of cellular/wireless and paging access services charged by BC TEL, Island Tel, MT&T, MTS and NewTel.

1997-1962 - Québec-Téléphone TNs 178 and 189. INTERIM APPROVAL. PIC/CARE Access Customer Handbook and tariff revisions pertaining to the provision of equal access services and switching and aggregation services.

1997-1963 - CAPTS TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions pertaining to the provision of equal access services, an Agreement Specifying Procedures for Providing Services to an Interexchange Carrier (IXC) including various schedules and a Customer Account Record Exchange (CARE) Subscription Request Processing Service IXC Interface Guide.

1997-1964 - MetroNet TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL. Access services for interconnection with interexchange service carriers, wireless service providers and other local exchange carriers, digital network service, and terms of service applicable to other telecommunications service providers. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1965 - MetroNet TN 2. INTERIM APPROVAL. Tariffs pertaining to 9-1-1 Emergency Reporting Service. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1501   NewTel TN 543. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 7-11-97.

1997-1502   Northern TN 76. APPROVED - Revisions for a Centrex Service network feature - Speed Call 50 Code. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1503   Northwestel TN 636. APPROVED - Revisions to delete Special Services Tariff Item 723, Dial-up Internet Connection market trial. Eff. Date = 24-10-97.

1997-1504   Stentor. The Commission withdraws the approval of Amendment 12 to Schedule F of the Interconnection and Operating Agreement between the Stentor member companies and Teleglobe.

1997-1505   Stentor TNs 505A/B. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 228, AdvantageTM Contract, offering a percent discount on Advantage Outbound and Advantage Toll-freeTM services usage to business customers who sign a contract.

1997-1506   Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 509. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Overseas Savings Promotion, for a short-term promotional campaign "Europe Savings Promotion".

1997-1507   Stentor (on behalf of NewTel) TN 512. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - "Advantage Toll-freeTM Provincial Calling Promotion" from 1 September to 31 December 1997.

1997-1508   Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, MTS and TCI) TN 513. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduce rating structure and rate level revisions to Advantage Toll-freeTM and Advantage Toll-free Entry.

1997-1509   Stentor TN 517. Final approval of revisions to Tariff Item 220, International Inbound Service, to increase the per minute rate from Papua, New Guinea.

1997-1510   Stentor TN 555. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting a decrease in the monthly rates for the Montréal to Toronto, the Montréal to Québec City, and the Montréal to Ottawa cross sections for High Capacity 45 service. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1511   Stentor (on behalf of MT&T) TN 557. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 301, Digital Network Access, to remove the restriction for the provision of DS-3 Channelizing Feature in the Central Office. Eff. Date = 17-10-97.

1997-1512   Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI, Bell and NBTel) TN 563. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of NPA 867 for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Eff. Date = 21-10-97.

1997-1513   Guèvrement TN 15. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1514   Lambton TN 6. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1515   Milot TN 10. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1516   Sogetel TN 59. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1517   Upton TN 15. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1518   Valcourt TN 13. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01-01-98.

1997-1519 - BC TEL TN 3699. APPROVED - Introduction of a "Free for 2 Months" promotion for business customers who subscribe to an additional individual business line. Eff. Date = 03-11-97.

1997-1520 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 524. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1011, International Weekends Promotion.

1997-1521 - Stentor (on behalf of MT&T and Island Tel) TN 530. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of "Advantage Toll-free Fall Promotion", from 8 September 1997 to 31 January 1998.

1997-1522 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI and MTS) TN 535. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Rate changes to Advantage Outbound Service.

1997-1523 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI and MTS) TN 536. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Rate changes to Advantage Toll-free and Advantage Toll-free Entry.

1997-1524 - Stentor TN 522. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of a promotional campaign "Advantage Toll-free Call Center Feature Promotion", available to business customers.

1997-1525 - TCI TN 963. APPROVED - Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Fairview Central Office. Eff. Date = 29-10-97.

1997-1526 - TCI TN 964. APPROVED - Provision of an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Fox Creek Central Office. Eff. Date = 29-10-97.

1997-1527 - fONOROLA Inc. DENIED - Letter dated 30 November 1995 filed pursuant to Telecom Order CRTC 1995-1258, 17 November 1995 for an exemption from contribution charges for the cross-border facility leased from fONOROLA dedicated to University of British Columbia for use by its employees.

1997-1528 - Teleglobe TN 503. APPROVED - Access to Globeaccesstel and Globeaccess800 services via an ISDN Primary Rate Interface located in the Toronto gateway. Eff. Date = 25-10-97.

1997-1529 - Island Tel TN 470. APPROVED - Removal of references to various interconnection arrangements. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1530 - Bell TN 6101. APPROVED - Establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Dubreuilville and Wawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 22-11-97.

1997-1531 - Stentor TN 520A. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1532 - Stentor TN 558. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1533 - Stentor TN 559. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1534 - Stentor TN 560. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1535 - Stentor TN 561. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1536 - TCI TN 960. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Consort Central Office. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1537 - TCI TN 961. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Coronation Central Office. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1538 - TCI TN 962. 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 = 27-10-97.

1997-1488-1 - ERRATUM. Télébec. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 1997-1488 dated 16 October 1997.

1997-1539 - Bell TN 6105. APPROVED - Establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Whitney and Barry’s Bay, Ontario. Eff. Date = 29-11-97.

1997-1540 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL and MTS) TN 553. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to Advantage Toll-free Term Plan & Advantage Outbound Term Plan.

1997-1541 - Teleglobe TN 504. APPROVED - Provision of broadcast transmission service from Japan to Canada during the Nagano Winter Olympic Games. Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1542 - TCI TN 965. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Oyen Central Office. Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1543 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TNs 523/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to Value Point Rewards Promotion.

1997-1544 - Stentor TN 565. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1545 - Stentor TN 566. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1546 - Bell TN 6103. APPROVED - Revision of the termination date of the Call Originator Billing Market Trial to 30 June 1998. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1547 - Stentor TN 567. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1548 - Stentor TN 569. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1549 - Stentor TN 570. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1550 - Teleglobe TN 505. APPROVED - Revisions to the International Globeinternet Service Tariff to reduce the monthly rate for DS-3 access. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1551 - Stentor TN 572. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1552 - BC TEL TN 3701. APPROVED - Revisions amending the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Aiyansh exchange. Eff. Date = 19-11-97.

1997-1553 - BC TEL TN 3702. APPROVED - Revisions amending the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Elkford exchange. Eff. Date = 19-11-97.

1997-1554 - Télébec TN 158. APPROVED - Equipment modernization of the Villeroy exchange and establishment of Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Villeroy and Victoriaville. Eff. Date = 22-11-97.

1997-1555 - AT&T. Exemption from contribution for Centrex Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connections to be used for local PSTN access by end-users obtaining re-sold Centrex locals from AT&T Canada LDS.

1997-1556 - AT&T. Billing dispute between AT&T Canada LDS and Bell Canada concerning the charging of contribution on a number of local circuits that AT&T Canada LDS had ordered on behalf of its customers.

1997-1557 - Bell TN 6111. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a cabinet, power and space in the company’s central office. Eff. Date = 31-10-97.

1997-1558 - BC TEL TN 3688A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Tariff revisions to Affinity North America Plan.

1997-1559 - Island Tel TNs 469/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 07-11-97.

1997-1560 - Stentor TN 541A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1561 - Stentor TN 545A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1562 - Stentor TN 546A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Tariff revisions amending TN 546.

1997-1563 - Stentor TN 556B. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1564 - TCI TN 969. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of the "TELUS Long Distance Guarantee Promotion". Eff. Date = 30-10-97.

1997-1565 - NBTel TNs 677/A. APPROVED - Revisions clarifying when Directory Assistance charges are applicable. Eff. Date = 27-10-97.

1997-1566 - fONOROLA. Application dated 4 April 1997. APPROVED - Exemption from contribution charges for six cross-border circuits in BC TEL territory which are leased to I*Star Internet.

1997-1567 - Bell Sygma (operating as Bell Global Solutions). Application dated 1 October 1996. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for interconnecting circuits, Canada-U.S. circuits and overseas access circuits used to provide data and dedicated network configurations to customers of BGS and also used internally by BGS for testing and maintenance purposes.

1997-1568 - Stentor TNs 564/A. Ex parte application. Interim approval conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1569 - Bell TN 6098, NBTel TN 676 and NewTel TN 533. APPROVED. Inmate Service - Remove reference to the ability of correctional or penal institutions to include recorded announcements at the start of each call placed by inmates to advise the called party of the origin of the call.

1997-1570 - Prince Rupert TN 15. APPROVED - Local rate increase of $2.00 per month for residence and business primary exchange services as well as for the Business Overline and PBX trunk line rates. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1571 - AurorA International Telecommunications Inc. Application dated 25 July 1997. APPROVED - New contribution exemption to apply to a revised configuration whereby the company is substituting Sprint Canada Inc. and fONOROLA Inc. facilities which were resold by Shaw FiberLink with facilities which are owned by Shaw FiberLink in conjunction with Rogers Network Services.

1997-1572 - Microcell Telecommunications Inc. Application dated 23 June 1997 pursuant to section 62 of the Telecommunications Act to review and vary paragraph 23 of Local Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 1997-8, 1 May 1997, requiring that "a CLEC must obtain at least one NXX for each ILEC’s exchange area in which it provides services". DENIED.

1997-1573 - BC TEL TN 3715. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 31-10-97.

1997-1574 - Bell TNs 6117/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-11-97.

1997-1575 - Télébec TN 148. APPROVED - Local Directory Assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 1-1-98.

1997-1576 - Northwestel TN 630. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Items 704, 705, 706 and 707, providing for the rates of local channel private line services to be reflected in the mileage charges for extension line service, trunk service and private line telephone service.

1997-1577 - Northwestel TNs 625/A. APPROVED - Removal of half-duplex transmission rates from the tariff.

1997-1578 - Bell. APPROVED - Phase III/Split Rate Base (SRB) Manual Update report for use in the production of its 1996 Phase III/SRB results.

1997-1579 - Westport TN 12. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to its Multi-Element Service Charges, to waive the service charges to install a second residential private access line during the months of November and December, on an annual basis.

1997-1580 - Call-Net (on behalf of 32706661 Canada Inc.) Approval of an exemption from contribution charges for services to be used for the resale of local services [Bell Canada (Bell) Centrex lines].

1997-1581 - Bell TN 6066. DENIED - Integrated Voice Messaging Service (IVMS) or Calling Features and/or options.

1997-1582 - Bell TN 6109. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Biencourt, Quebec and the Québec-Téléphone exchange of Rimouski, Quebec. Eff. Date = 01-11-97.

1997-1583 - QuébecTel TN 183. APPROVED - Revisions to establish two-way Extended Area Service between the exchanges of Rimouski/ Biencourt, Montmagny/Ste-Lucie and Ste-Marie/Tring Jonction/Québec.

1997-1584 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 579. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 04-11-97.

1997-1585 - Bell TN 6108. APPROVED. Administration charge for a 56 Kbps digital facility between Upton and Actonvale, Quebec. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1586 - Bell TN 6110. INTERIM APPROVAL. Four optical fibres between a customer’s two premises in Ottawa, Ontario. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1587 - Bell TN 6113. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec and the St-Aimé, Quebec exchange of Télébec ltée. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1588 - Bell TN 6123. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the Ste-Justine-de-Newton and Vaudreuil, Quebec exchanges. Eff. Date = 22.11.97.

1997-1589 - MTS TN 292. APPROVED. Addition of Item 9460, Unsolicited Live Voice and Facsimile Calls. Eff. Date = 07.11.97.

1997-1590 - QuébecTel TN 184. APPROVED. Minor corrections to different sections of the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1591 - QuébecTel TN 185. APPROVED. Promotional campaign of its "Services Étoiles" from 10 November 1997 to 3 January 1998. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1592 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 578. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 08.11.97.

1997-1593 - Stentor TN 584. INTERIM APPROVAL. 10% reduction, for a period of one year, plus a waiver of the installation charge, for all new international circuits ordered during the period of 6 November to 31 December 1997. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1594 - Stentor TN 573. APPROVED. Revisions to correct minor discrepancies such as change in wording and note references. Eff. Date = 07.11.97.

1997-1595 - TCI TN 966. APPROVED. Revisions providing for a Central Office based Analogue Echo Cancellor Module to compensate for network transmission delays causing echo. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1596 - Teleglobe TN 506. APPROVED. Promotion for its Globesat and Globestream customers by which every new order placed in November and December 1997 for these two services will bring a 10% discount for one year. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1597 - Bell TN 6104. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for Centrex Microlink accesses to be consistent with changes proposed in its application regarding Centrex voice locals (Tariff Notice 5795). Eff. Date = 27.11.97.

1997-1598 - Bell TN 6107. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for Centrex data locals. Eff. Date = 30.11.97.

1997-1599 - BC TEL TN 3714. APPROVED. Revisions to General Tariff Item 320, Terminal Network Access Wide Area, reflecting the introduction of NPA 867 for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1600 - TCEI TN 61. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provisioning of Centrex Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) functionality on digital facilities. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1601 - TCEI TN 62. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions for the provisioning of Extended Call Management functionality on Centrex Service. Eff. Date = 06.11.97.

1997-1602 - QuébecTel. APPROVED. Application dated 17 June 1997. Switching and Transport Services Agreement.

1997-1603 - BC TEL TN 3706. APPROVED - Introduction of Disaster Recovery Pre-Plan Service for a new customer. Eff. Date = 10.11.97.

1997-1604 - MT&T TN 668. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL -Rate changes to the Real Plus ExtraMD savings plan.

1997-1605 - MTS TN 282. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of Overseas Spot Special promotion.

1997-1606 - MTS TNs 289/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of the Business Cents Service.

1997-1607 - NewTel TN 535. FINAL APPROVAL - Extension of the sales promotion of the Voice Information Service Message Manager for residence customers, until 31 October 1997.

1997-1608 - Northwestel TN 638. APPROVED - Transfer to Section 17, the rates, charges, terms and conditions that apply to the company’s services which are currently offered on a promotional basis. Eff date = 8.11.97.

1997-1609 - Northwestel TN 639. APPROVED - Addition of e-mail and website addresses to be printed in the directory, with an extra listing charge per month. Eff. Date = 9.11.97.

1997-1610 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 533. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of "Weekends Welcome Back Promotion".

1997-1611 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 534. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Introduction of "Evenings Welcome Back Promotion".

1997-1612 - Stentor TN 550. FINAL APPROVAL - Removal of the maximum volume discount provided on international calls.

1997-1613 - Stentor TN 497A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1614 - TCI TN 953. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to Your WayTM Straight Savings, modifying specific overseas rates.

1997-1615 - Stentor TN 576. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1616 - Stentor TN 577. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1617 - Stentor TN 574. APPROVED - Correction of minor discrepancies. Eff. Date = 8.11.97.

1997-1618 - BC TEL TN 3705. APPROVED - Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Hudson’s Hope exchange. This exchange will be converted to digital technology. Eff. Date = 26-11-97.

1997-1619 - BC TEL TN 3704. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff pertaining to a) the withdrawal of twelve Mobiltel P.S.R.T. locations specified in Item 236, V.H.F. Mobile Stations (Mobiltel); b) five rate centres specified in Item 252, Radio Toll Station Service - Business; c) the addition of six Service Areas for Item 255, Exchange Area Radiotelephone Service; and d) housekeeping changes of a minor nature. Eff. Date = 7-1-98.

1997-1620 - BC TEL TN 3708. APPROVED - Upgrading of the 100 Mile House, Boswell, Cortez Island, Dragon Lake, Duncan Lake, Kitwanga, Vanderhoof and Westwold exchanges by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-11-97.

1997-1621 - Bell TN 6112. APPROVED - Extended-Area Service between the Hemlo and Manitouwadge, Ontario exchanges. The Hemlo exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 6 to 7. Eff. Date = 10-12-97.

1997-1622 - Bell TN 6118. APPROVED - Correction of some minor discrepancies as well as a correction to the revision and page numbers for General Tariff Item 4696, High Speed PC Internet Access. Eff. Date = 13-11-97.

1997-1623 - Bell TN 6122. APPROVED - Extended-Area Service between the exchanges in Ontario of Laurierville and Victoriaville and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Victoriaville. The Laurierville exchange will change from Rate Group 6 to 8 and the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes exchange will change from Rate Group 5 to 8. Eff. Date = 22-11-97.

1997-1624 - MTS TN 293. APPROVED - Enhancing Direct Inward Dialing (DID) by offering more choices in the size of the block of numbers in which DID is available. Eff. Date = 17-11-97.

1997-1625 - MTS TN 294. APPROVED - Addition of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Line Enhancement. Eff. Date = 1-12-97.

1997-1626 - NewTel TN 544. APPROVED - Revisions providing Community Calling Plan service (CCP) between the exchanges of Garnish and Marystown, Harbour Main and St. John’s, and Upper Island Cove and Carbonear. Eff. Date = 29-11-97.

1997-1627 - NewTel TN 545. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 20-11-97.

1997-1628 - NewTel TN 546. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 20-11-97.

1997-1629 - O.N.Tel TN 36. APPROVED - Correction to a duplicate page numbering. Eff. Date = 10-11-97.

1997-1630 - QuébecTel TN 180. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1631 - QuébecTel TN 181. Ex parte application. DENIED.

1997-1632 - Stentor TN 580. APPROVED - Correction and minor changes. Eff. Date = 13-11-97.

1997-1633 - Stentor TN 581. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1634 - Stentor TN 582. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1635 - TCI TN 972. INTERIM APPROVAL - Provision of a Centrex Automatic Call Distribution functionality on digital facilities. Eff. Date = 10-11-97.

1997-1636 - Sogetel TN 64. APPROVED - Two-way Extended-Area Service between the Québec-Téléphone exchange of Montmagny and the Sogetel exchange of Sainte-Lucie. Eff. Date = 13-11-97.

1997-1637 - MTS TN 291. APPROVED -Tariff revisions to General Tariff Item 2390, Horizons, a long distance market trial.

1997-1638 - BC TEL TN 3709. APPROVED - Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Boston Bar exchange. Eff. Date = 3.12.97.

1997-1639 - BC TEL TN 3711. APPROVED - Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Hixon exchange. Eff. Date = 2.12.97.

1997-1640 - BC TEL TN 3712. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to Wireless Access Service, replacing the specific Exchange Areas for Single-Point Interconnection with a reference note. Eff. Date = 20.11.97.

1997-1641 - Bell TN 6121. APPROVED - Administration charge for a 56 Kbps digital facility between Chisasibi and Poste-de-la-Baleine, and between Matagami and Poste-de-la-Baleine, in Quebec. Eff. Date = 19.11.97.

1997-1642 - Stentor TN 583. APPROVED - Introduction of DS-1 service to Puerto Rico and addition of the Bahamas as a new location where International Private Line service is available. Eff. Date = 19.11.97.

1997-1643 - Stentor TN 585. APPROVED - Revisions introducing the Exchange Route feature on Advantage 900. Eff. Date = 20.11.97.

1997-1644 - Stentor TN 586. APPROVED - Promotional campaign to waive the program charges for Advantage 900 programs offered by non-profit organizations that are not registered charitable organizations. Eff. Date = 20.11.97.

1997-1645 - Northwestel TN 637. APPROVED - "November Savings Promotion" - Discount of 65% off of regular day time charges for eligible calls within Canada. Eff. Date = 15.11.97.

1997-1646 - High speed Internet access service. Denial of TELUS Multimedia application dated 21 July 1997 and interim approval of Videotron TN 2 dated 8 August 1997.

1997-1647 - NBTel TN 680. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1648 - NBTel TN 683. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 26.11.97

1997-1649 - NBTel TN 684. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1650 - NBTel TN 685. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1651 - NBTel TN 686. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 24.12.97

1997-1652 - NBTel TN 687. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1653 - NBTel TN 688. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15.11.97

1997-1654 - Stentor TN 593. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1655 - Stentor. Application dated 29 September 1997. APPROVED. Methodology to measure residential penetration rates for Yukon and the Northwest territories. Eff. Date = 13.11.97

1997-1656 - Bell TN 6115. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for Microlink Home ISDN Service. Eff. Date = 31.12.97.

1997-1657 - Bell TN 6116. APPROVED. Restructuring of rates for and the destandardization of Microlink Standalone ISDN Service. Eff. Date = 31.12.97.

1997-1658 - Huron Tel TN 17. APPROVED. Introduction of Seasonal Rate pricing. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1659 - Quadro TN 12. APPROVED - Revisions to: (a) waive the multi-element service charges for Custom Calling Features, Call Management Services, Call Answer Service and Touch Tone Telephone Sets during the period of 1 December 1997 to 31 December 1997; and (b) offer the first month of the subscribed service at no charge. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1660 - Quadro TN 13. APPROVED. Revisions to Terms of Service tariff pages which have been moved to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff and to change the title for General Tariff Section 490 to Miscellaneous Equipment and Services. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1661 - Stentor TN 587. APPROVED. Expansion of International Overseas service from Pakistan. Eff. Date = 1.12.97.

1997-1662 - TCI TN 968. APPROVED. Introduction of the Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access to Individual Line Service. Eff. Date = 23.11.97.

1997-1663 - TCEI TN 60. APPROVED. Introduction of the Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Access to Individual Line Service. Eff. Date = 23.11.97.

1997-1664 - Stentor TN 588. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1665 - Stentor TN 589. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1666 - OTA. Application dated 10 June 1997. Request for forbearance from regulating the Internet services (IS) offered by the following member companies: Durham, Huron Tel, Lansdowne, Roxborough, South Bruce and Wightman. APPROVED.

1997-1667 - NewTel. Application dated 7 May 1997. Request for forbearance from the regulation of its Sympatico Internet access service and a planned dedicated Internet access service. APPROVED. Eff. Date = 14.11.97.

1997-1668 - NBTel TNs 665/A. APPROVED. Dynamic Long Distance Market Trial.

1997-1669 - Northwestel. FILE #: 1996-2192. APPROVED. Phase III Manual Update reports for use in the production of its 1996 Phase III results.

1997-1670 - Bell TN 6106. APPROVED. Reconciliation of the charges for the service congruent with the customer’s roll-out and applicable approved tariffs for DS-3 access and inter-exchange service. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1671 - Bell TN 6134. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a customized point-to-point local high speed dedicated service within the Québec City exchange.

1997-1672 - Bell TN 6135. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a customized point-to-point local high speed dedicated service within the Québec City exchange.

1997-1673 - Stentor TN 501B. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1674 - Fundy TN 5. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1675 - St-Liboire TN 11. APPROVED. Introduction of a Directory Assistance charge of $0.75. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1676 - Thunder Bay TN 48. APPROVED. Introduction of NetLink and Primelink Services. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1677 - Thunder Bay TN 50. APPROVED. Revisions to the existing Cancellation Penalty for cellular services. Eff. Date = 18.11.97.

1997-1678 - BC TEL TN 3713. APPROVED. Reduction of the rate per month maintenance charge for Audio/Video Channel. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1679 - Bell TN 6136. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of a customized point-to-point local high speed dedicated service within the Québec City exchange.

1997-1680 - Télébec TN 163. APPROVED. Introduction of a promotional campaign for « LaPuce » prepaid cash card to run from 21.11.97 to 31.12.98.

1997-1681 - TCI TN 967. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Provost Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1682 - TCI TN 970. 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 = 21.11.97.

1997-1683 - TCI TN 971. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Stettler Central Office. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1684 - Teleglobe TN 507. APPROVED. Revisions to International Globeframe Service Tariff, introducing five new countries to the list of destinations, namely Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. Eff. Date = 23.11.97.

1997-1685 - Bell TN 6119. APPROVED. Upgrouping of the Perrault Falls, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 22.12.97.

1997-1686 - Bell TN 6120. APPROVED. Upgrouping of the Métabetchouan, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 7 to Rate Group 8. Eff. Date = 16.12.97.

1997-1687 - BC TEL TN 3680. FINAL APPROVAL. Increase in the Multi-Element Plan Service Charge for residential field connections. Eff. Date = 19.11.97.

1997-1688 - OTA TN 34. APPROVED. Bill management tools for the Ontario independent telephone companies that offer local service. Eff. Date = 1.1.98.

1997-1689 - Bell TN 6124. INTERIM APPROVAL. Four optical fibres between a customer’s two premises in Québec, Quebec. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1690 - Bell TN 6126. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to General Tariff Item 2165.1 clarifying the availability of Calling Features. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1691 - Cogeco TN 1B. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provision of Internet Access Service (IAS) on its Alma and St-Hyacinthe systems as well as one month of subscription free to the IAS for the period of 24 November 1997 to 23 November 1998.

1997-1692 - MT&T TN 676. APPROVED. Introduction of Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line Access to Individual Line Service. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1693 - MTS TN 295. INTERIM APPROVAL. Change of name of Item 3000 to Wireless Mobile Radio Network Access Service. Eff. Date = 25.11.97.

1997-1694 - NBTel TN 679. APPROVED. Technical requirement changes to the Interactive PC Services: Consumer Access market trial and decrease of the per Megabite rate for PC to PC communications to $0.05 per Megabite. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1695 - QuébecTel TN 187. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 5.1.98.

1997-1696 - Teleglobe TN 508. APPROVED. Expansion of the Globe800 and the Globeaccess 800 Services to Spain and Thailand. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1697 - TCI TN 974. APPROVED. 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 = 24.11.97.

1997-1698 - TCI TN 975. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Valleyview Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1699 - TCI TN 977. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Vermilion Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1700 - TCI TN 978. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Ralston Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1701 - TCI TN 979. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Slave Lake Central Office. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1702 - TCEI TN 63. APPROVED. Introduction of restrictions for Unsolicited Live Voice and Facsimile Calls. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1703 - Télébec TN 153. APPROVED. Introduction of Integrated Voice Messaging Service. Eff. Date = 20.11.97

1997-1704 - T.F.I. Communications Inc. APPROVED. Exemption from contribution charges for its proposed network.

1997-1705 - TCI TN 976. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Lavoy Central Office. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1706 - NewTel TN 545A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

1997-1707 - MT&T TN 672. INTERIM APPROVAL. Intoduction of a local digital access facility at 155 megabits per second. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1708 - MT&T TNs 673/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of both 10 megabits per second (Mbps) and 155 Mbps (OC-3 connection speed) network connection service to SuperNova Wide Area Network Service. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1709 - NBTel TN 678. APPROVED. One-year market trial of a directory service via an ADSI telephone set. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1710 - NBTel TN 689. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 24.11.97.

1997-1711 - NBTel TN 690. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1712 - Thunder Bay TN 47. APPROVED. Revisions to its Centrex III Services. Eff. Date = 21.11.97.

1997-1713 - Stentor TN 597. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1714 - BC TEL TNs 3686/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Introduction of the AffinityTM Global Savings Plan.

1997-1715 - BC TEL TNs 3688/A. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions to Affinity North America Plan, pertaining to the rate structure for Calling Card calls.

1997-1716 - Bell TN 6125. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions providing for a "SmartTouch Acquisition" promotional campaign from 5 January to 27 March 1998. Eff. Date = 25.11.97.

1997-1717 - MT&T TNs 670/A. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Extension of the length of the residential winback offer for an additional two months to end on 30 November 1997.

1997-1718 - NBTel TN 655. FINAL APPROVAL. One-year market trial of an internet directory service.

1997-1719 - NBTel TN 667. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1720 - NBTel TN 669. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1721 - NBTel TN 671. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1722 - NBTel TN 672. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1723 - NBTel TN 675. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL. Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1724 - O.N. Tel TN 37. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of Cellular Access Service and Cellular Telephone Service.

1997-1725 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, TCI, Bell and NBTel). TNs 563/A. FINAL APPROVAL. Revisions reflecting the introduction of NPA 867 for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

1997-1726 - Telesat (on behalf of a Canadian customer). Application dated 3 November 1997. APPROVED. Arrangement for a U.S. satellite operator to provide one transponder service.

1997-1727 - TCI TN 973. INTERIM APPROVAL. Provisioning of Private Dedicated Hospitality Network Service for a specific customer. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1728   BC TEL TN 3716. APPROVED. Revisions to the List of Rate Centers and Exchanges for Message Toll Service Tariff. Eff. Date = 26.11.97.

1997-1729   BC TEL TN 3717. APPROVED. "Service Charge Waiver" promotion for Centrex service from 1 December 1997 to 1 March 1998.

1997-1730 - Bell TN 6128. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service (EAS) between the Bell exchange of Tring Jonction, Quebec, and the Québec-Téléphone exchange of Ste-Marie-de-Beauce. Eff. Date = 13.12.97.

1997-1731 - Bell TN 6129. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges in Ontario of Alvinston and Sarnia, Watford and Sarnia and Watford and Strathroy. Eff. Date = 12.12.97.

1997-1732 - Bell TN 6130. APPROVED. Establishment of Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Arnprior and Ottawa - Hull. Eff. Date = 12.12.97.

1997-1733 - Bell TN 6131. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1997-1734 - Bell TN 6132. APPROVED. Lease of portable microwave equipment for video/audio transmission. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1735 - MTS TN 296. APPROVED. Housekeeping revisions to the General Tariff. Eff. Date = 30.11.97.

1997-1736 - MTS TN 297. APPROVED. Revisions to Video Channels - Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, to extend this special assembly for an additional six months to 31 May 1998. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1737 - Northern TN 79. APPROVED. Introduction of Digital Exchange Access. Eff. Date = 28.11.97.

1997-1738 - Stentor TN 591. APPROVED. Decrease in the monthly rates for the Vancouver to Kamloops and the Calgary to Edmonton cross-sections for High Capacity 45 Service. Eff. Date = 30.11.97.

1997-1739 - Stentor TN 592. APPROVED. Revisions to International Private Line Service, to correct the rate table applicable to Denmark. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1740 - TCI TN 980. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Blue Ridge Central Office. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1741 - TCI TN 981. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Trochu Central Office. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1742 - TCI TN 982. APPROVED. Initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location located outside the Base Rate Area served by the Bowden Central Office. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1743 - Stentor TN 590. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL conditional on the company notifying the Commission that the customer has selected Stentor as a carrier.

1997-1744 - Bell TN 6097. INTERIM APPROVAL. Two OC-12 accesses, one from each two customer locations which are served by the same wire centre in Montréal, Quebec.

1997-1745 - NewTel TN 547. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of a promotion between 1 December 1997 and 28 February 1998, which provides up to 5 hours access per month at no charge for subscribers to Sympatico Service who select the Occasional Access option and a rate of $24.95 per month for up to 75 hours access for subscribers to Sympatico Service who select the Regular Access option. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

1997-1746 - Amtelecom TN 28. APPROVED. $2.00 monthly rate increase for primary exchange services effective 1 January 1998.

1997-1747 - BC TEL TN 3718. APPROVED. Change in the numerical and alphabetical rate group references for the Bear Lake exchange. Eff. Date = 15.12.97.

1997-1748 - BC TEL TN 3719. APPROVED. Withdrawal of General Tariff Items 336, 800 Service, 338, 800 PLUS Service, and 339, Canada - U.S. 800 Service. Eff. Date = 04.12.97.

1997-1749 - Keewatin TN 8. APPROVED. Local directory assistance charge of $0.75 for new and out-of-book listings. Eff. Date = 01.01.98.

1997-1750 - Northwestel TN 640. INTERIM APPROVAL. "Boxing Day Promotion" offering Sunday rates to calls which originate on Friday, 26 December 1997. Eff. Date = 01.12.97.

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