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Telecom Order
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Ottawa, 20 November 1997
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Telecom Order CRTC 97-1704
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By letter dated 18 April 1996 (sic: should be 1997), T.F.I. Communications Inc. (TFI) requested exemption from contribution charges for its proposed network.
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File No.: 8626-T21-01/97
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TFI stated that it would be requesting Bell Canada (Bell) to lease to it local telephone lines for the purpose of local resale on the Island of Montréal, Laval, and the South Shore. TFI stated that it is a privately-owned interconnect company in Montréal, which has been operating since November 1988.
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By letter dated 5 May 1997, TFI reiterated its plan described in its letter dated 18 April 1997. TFI included an affidavit dated 6 May 1997 which stated that the exemption is required for local circuits used strictly for resale. TFI submitted that since these lines will be strictly local, and are being accessed by a long distance carrier that is paying appropriate contribution charges, it should be exempt from contribution charges.
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By letter dated 25 June 1997, Bell noted that consistent with the Commission’s normal practice in such cases, a satisfactory affidavit is generally acceptable as the appropriate evidence requirement associated with contribution exemptions with respect to circuits used for local resale. Bell noted that although TFI has submitted an affidavit, it is deficient in several respects: (1) the affidavit has not been properly executed in that it is neither sworn nor affirmed; (2) the circuits which are the subject of the exemption request have not been clearly identified in the affidavit, for example by telephone number or billing account number; and (3) the affidavit does not include a clause which attests to the fact that no local or interexchange private lines, whether provided by Bell or another supplier, are connected to the local circuits.
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Accordingly, Bell submitted that prior to rendering a decision with respect to TFI’s application, TFI should be required to provide a new affidavit correcting the deficiencies noted above.
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By letter dated 11 November 1997, TFI confirmed that the local circuits that it will be reselling are Centrex local circuits.
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Based on the record of this proceeding, the Commission understands that TFI has not yet installed any facilities. The Commission notes that in Telecom Order CRTC 97-1555, 23 October 1997 (Order 97-1555) the Commission approved AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company’s (AT&T Canada LDS) application for contribution exemption for Centrex services subject to AT&T Canada LDS filing an affidavit affirming that the Centrex services in question are for use by AT&T Canada LDS solely to provide local services to its end customers. Given that the local lines that are the subject of this application are Centrex services, the Commission considers that it would be appropriate to treat TFI’s application in the same way as AT&T Canada LDS’ application in Order 97-1555.
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Accordingly, based on the above, TFI’s application is approved, effective the date of installation, subject to it filing a single, properly sworn affidavit with Bell affirming that the Centrex services in question are for the use by TFI solely to provide local services to its end-customers. TFI must file its affidavit with Bell after the first of the Centrex resale lines has been installed by Bell.
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General
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This document is available in alternative format upon request.
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