Telecom Public Notice
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Ottawa, 28 August 1992
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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 92-49
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BELL, B.C. TEL AND MT&T - RESTRUCTURING OF 800 SERVICES
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Reference: Bell Tariff Notice 4435B.C. Tel Tariff Notice 2664MT&T Tariff Notices 259, 260 and 274
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The Commission has received applications from Bell Canada (Bell), British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) and Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Company Limited (MT&T) for approval of tariff revisions related to 800 Service.
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Bell, B.C. Tel and MT&T propose to reduce the per-minute rates for 800 Service Canada and 800 Entry Canada. For 800 Service Canada, the companies propose to increase the volume discount to 30% for usage over $5,000.
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Bell and MT&T also propose to reduce rates for 800 Service United States and 800 Entry United States. MT&T also requests approval to delete its former U.S. 800 Service, which is currently grandfathered. MT&T states that it has no customers for this service.
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In support of their applications, the companies have submitted information for which they have claimed confidentiality. Abridged versions of this information have been provided for the public record.
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Each company's application may be examined at any of its business offices or at the offices of the CRTC in the following locations:
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Room 201
Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage
Hull, Quebec
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Suite 1007
Bank of Commerce Building
1809 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Suite 602
Complex Guy-Favreau
200 René-Lévesque Blvd. West,
East Tower
Montréal, Quebec
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Suite 1380
800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
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A copy of each company's application may be obtained by any interested person upon request directed to the company in question at the address noted below:
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Mr. B.A. Courtois
Vice President
Law & Regulatory Affairs
Bell Canada
105 Hôtel-de-ville Street
6th Floor
Hull, Quebec
J8X 4H7
Fax: (819) 778-3437
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Ms. D.E. Byrne
Vice President
Legal and Corporate Affairs
British Columbia Telephone Company
21-3777 Kingsway
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5H 3Z7
Fax: (604) 432-9681
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Mr. J. Denis Connor
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Company Limited
P.O. Box 880, Station M
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2W3
Fax: (902) 421-1538
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If you wish to comment on any of these applications, please write to Mr. Allan J. Darling, Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, by 28 September 1992 (fax: 819-953-0795). A copy of your letter should be sent to the company in question at the address noted above.
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The Commission has given the proposed tariff revisions interim approval and will make a final determination after comments received in response to this Public Notice have been considered.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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