ARCHIVED - Telecom Order CRTC 97-1571
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Ottawa, 29 October 1997
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Telecom Order CRTC 97-1571
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By letter dated 25 July 1997, AurorA International Telecommunications Inc. (AurorA) filed an application for exemption from contribution charges for circuits used for transit traffic which was previously approved in Telecom Order CRTC 96-624, dated 21 June 1996 (Order 96-624). AurorA sought a new contribution exemption to apply to a revised configuration whereby AurorA 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.
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File No.: 8626-A34-01/97
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1. By letter dated 26 August 1997, Bell Canada (Bell) noted that the current exemption granted to AurorA was approved by the Commission on the basis that Teleglobe Canada Inc. (Teleglobe) controls, via its DMS-300 switch translations, the routing of traffic to AurorA's circuits. Bell stated that in this respect, Teleglobe provided confirmation, in a report dated 19 July 1996, that it directs traffic bound for international locations to the AurorA transit circuits while terminating domestically bound calls using domestic carriers. Bell stated that in its latest submission, AurorA states that it "is not changing anything in how it conducts its business" and that "the technical verification filed by Teleglobe on 19 July 1996 verifying that AurorA's circuits cannot access the PSTN would still be valid".
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2. Accordingly, Bell stated that it agreed with the requested exemption, subject to further confirmation from Teleglobe that it continues to control the routing of traffic to AurorA's circuits under the new configuration, thereby ensuring that the AurorA circuits continue to qualify for the exemption.
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3. By letter dated 25 September 1997, Teleglobe stated that it has verified the current AurorA configuration network and confirmed that nothing has yet changed in AurorA's network configuration since Teleglobe's 19 July 1996 technical verification report. Teleglobe stated that it also continues to control the routing of traffic from Teleglobe's switch to these circuits of AurorA.
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4. The Commission is of the view that the evidence filed by the parties is sufficient for it to grant approval of the revised configuration effective the date of substitution of the new facilities, and that no contribution is payable in this case.
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5. Based on the above, AurorA's application is approved effective the date of substitution of the new facilities.
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General |
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