ARCHIVED - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 96-22
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Ottawa, 31 May 1996
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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 96-22
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AGT LIMITED AND NBTEL - FORBEARANCE FROM REGULATION OF INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES
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I BACKGROUND
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On 12 April 1996, AGT Limited (AGT), filed an application pursuant to section 34 of the Telecommunications Act (the Act), requesting that the Commission forbear from regulation of AGT's Internet access service (AGT Planet Service). AGT requested that the Commission refrain from exercising all powers and performing all duties under sections 25, 27 and 29 of the Act.
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On 25 April 1996, The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel) filed an application pursuant to section 34 of the Act, requesting that the Commission forbear from regulating NBTel's Internet access service (NBNet). NBTel requested that the Commission refrain from exercising all powers and performing all duties under all sections noted in section 34 of the Act, that is, sections 24, 25, 27, 29 and 31.
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The Commission seeks comment regarding the appropriateness of forbearing pursuant to section 34 of the Act. The Commission notes that, in Review of Regulatory Framework, Telecom Decision CRTC 94-19, 16 September 1994, it detailed the factors that it will consider when assessing whether a particular market is or will be sufficiently competitive for the Commission to refrain from regulation. Parties are expected to address these factors in their submissions.
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II PROCEDURE
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1. AGT's and NBTel's applications may be examined at the offices of the CRTC in the following locations:
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room 201 Hull, Quebec |
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Bank of Commerce Building
1809 Barrington Street, Suite 1007 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1920 Montréal, Quebec |
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275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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800 Burrard Street
Suite 1380 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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2. A copy of the applications may be obtained by any interested person upon request directed to:
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Mr. Richard A. Stephen
Manager - Pricing and Regulatory Matters The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited One Brunswick Square (BS19) P.O. Box 1430 Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4K2 Fax: (506) 694-2473 |
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Mr. Bohdan S. Romaniuk
Vice President Regulatory Affairs AGT Limited 31st Floor 10020-100 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0N5 Fax: (403) 493-6519 |
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3. Parties wishing to comment with regard to AGT's and NBTel's applications (interveners) may do so by writing to Mr. Allan J. Darling, Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, fax: (819) 953-0795 by 2 July 1996. A copy is to be served on AGT and NBTel at the addresses noted above by the same date.
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4. AGT and NBTel may file a reply to any comments, serving copies on interveners by 22 July 1996.
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5. In addition to hard copy filings, parties are encouraged to file with the Commission electronic versions of their submissions in accordance with the Commission's Interim Telecom Guidelines for the Handling of Machine-Readable Files, dated 30 November 1995. The Commission's Internet email address for electronically filed documents is public.telecom@crtc.x400.gc.ca. Electronically filed documents can be accessed at the Commission's Internet site at http://www.crtc.gc.ca.
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6. Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be actually received, not merely mailed, by that date.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General. |
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