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Telecom Decision

Ottawa, 9 August 1995

Telecom Decision CRTC 95-15

BC TEL - ACCESS TO SUPPORT STRUCTURES

In Access to Telephone Company Support Structures, Telecom Decision CRTC 95-13, 22 June 1995, the Commission stated:

Finally, the Commission directs the telephone companies, with the exception of BC TEL, to permit cable television undertakings and telecommunications carriers to construct, maintain and operate their own plant and equipment on or in telephone company support structures using their own labour force or contractor. The Commission is excluding BC TEL from this direction at this time, as the matter of the Commission's jurisdiction to issue such a direction with respect to BC TEL is currently before the Supreme Court of Canada.

On 22 June 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in Shaw Cable Systems (B.C.) Ltd. and CRTC v. British Columbia Telephone Company and Telecommunication Workers Union (Court File no. 23717), upholding the Commission's jurisdiction to make the direction in question in relation to BC TEL.

In light of this Supreme Court decision, the Commission directs BC TEL to permit cable television undertakings and telecommunications carriers to construct, maintain and operate their own plant and equipment on or in telephone company support structures using their own labour force or contractor. If it has not already done so, BC TEL is to issue forthwith tariff pages implementing this Decision.

Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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