ARCHIVED - Telecom Order CRTC 97-1580
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Ottawa, 31 October 1997
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Telecom Order CRTC 97-1580
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By letter dated 11 June 1997, Call-Net Enterprises Inc. (Call-Net) on behalf of its subsidiary 32706661 Canada Inc., filed an application requesting an exemption from contribution charges for services to be used for the resale of local services [Bell Canada (Bell) Centrex lines].
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File No.: 8626-C25-01/97
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1. By letter dated 15 July 1997, Bell noted that certain components of its Centrex services are defined in its tariffs as interconnecting circuits for the purpose of assessing contribution charges. Bell stated that such circuits include Centrex Public Switched Telephone Network connections and Direct Inward System Access paths. Bell noted that in this respect, resellers are required to seek contribution exemptions from the Commission when such services will be resold in a configuration that should be exempted from contribution. Bell stated that this is consistent with its General Tariff dealing with contribution exemption.
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2. Accordingly, Bell submitted that in order to be exempt from contribution with respect to interconnecting circuits used for local resale, an application to the Commission is required. Bell stated that with respect to the appropriate evidentiary requirement for such exemptions, it notes that the Commission has prescribed such requirements pursuant to Applications for Contribution Exemptions, Telecom Decision CRTC 93-2, 1 April 1993 (Decision 93-2). In Decision 93-2, the Commission viewed a similar configuration, such as the one described by Call-Net, as providing "MTS/WATS and local access".
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3. Bell submitted that the process described in Decision 93-2 has been employed by other resellers of local service, where the local service being resold is Centrex. Bell submitted that this same process is appropriate in this case since it is consistent with that which applies to other resellers of local Centrex service while at the same time it ensures compliance with Bell's General Tariff as noted above. Accordingly, Bell submitted that Call-Net should be directed to file an affidavit with the Commission and Bell affirming that it will use the circuits for local resale only and that there are no direct private line connections from the Centrex system to the interexchange backbone network of Call-Net or its affiliate companies.
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4. By letter dated 3 September 1997, Call-Net provided an affidavit dated 2 September 1997.
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5. The Commission notes that the same issue with respect to AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company was disposed of in Telecom Order CRTC 97-1555 dated 23 October 1997. The Commission is of the view that the same treatment would be appropriate for Call-Net.
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6. Based on the above, Call-Net's application is approved effective the date of installation.
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General |
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