ARCHIVED - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 96-33
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Ottawa, 3 October 1996
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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 96-33
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BELL CANADA - SWITCH EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM AND INCREASES TO RESIDENCE PRIMARY EXCHANGE SERVICE RATES FOR SMALLER COMMUNITIES
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Reference: Tariff Notice 5822
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The Commission has received an application under Tariff Notice 5822 from Bell Canada (Bell), dated 6 September 1996, proposing tariff revisions to residence primary exchange service. The company is proposing to bring the prices in the lower rate groups closer to price levels in upper rate groups and to reduce the number of rate groups from 19 to 11. Bell stated that the revenues generated by these changes will be used to fund a significant service enhancement initiative which will be of particular benefit to rural communities.
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Bell stated that it will implement an accelerated Switch Equipment Modernization (SEM) Program. The company stated that this will provide its customers access to a larger array of options, features and services, extend the availability of equal access to competitive toll services as well as advance some Extended Area Service (EAS) links that were being held pending modernization of the applicable central offices.
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Bell stated that residence customers affected by the proposed changes will be advised by a billing insert.
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The Commission has addressed interrogatories to Bell regarding its application. Answers to these interrogatories are to be filed by 16 October 1996.
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Procedure
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1. Bell's application and its responses to the Commission's interrogatories may be examined at any of the company's business offices or 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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Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue Suite 1920 Montréal, Quebec |
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A copy of Bell's application may be obtained by any interested person upon request directed to the company at the address shown below.
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2. If you wish to comment on the application, please write to Mr. Allan J. Darling, Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, by 1 November 1996 (fax: 819-953-0795). A copy of your comments should be sent to Mr. B.A. Courtois, Group Vice-President, Law & Regulatory Matters, Bell Canada, 105 Hôtel-de-ville Street, 6th Floor, Hull, Quebec, J8X 4H7, (fax: 819-778-3437).
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3. Bell may file any reply comments by 11 November 1996.
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4. 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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5. 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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6. The Commission expects to issue a ruling with respect to this application in the fourth quarter of 1996.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General |
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