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Telecom Order

Ottawa, 13 March 1997
Telecom Order CRTC 97-366
IN THE MATTER OF an application by Amtelecom Inc. dated 7 October 1996, for approval of depreciation life characteristics.
Reference: 96-2427
WHEREAS the Commission has reviewed the depreciation life characteristics contained in the attached Table; and
WHEREAS the Commission finds these depreciation life characteristics to be reasonable -
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The accounts listed in the attached Table be depreciated using the depreciation life characteristics contained therein.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
TABLE
AMTELECOM INC.
1996 DEPRECIATION LIFE CHARACTERISTICS
2120 Buildings   2013
2210 Main Distribution Frame Unit 20 yrs
2211 Central Office - Power Unit 15 yrs
2215.1000 Concentrators & Subscriber Carrier Unit 14 yrs
2215.2000 Carrier - Other Unit 20 yrs
2215.4000 Carrier - Fibre Optics Unit 10 yrs
2221 Central Office - Digital Switching Equipment   2005
2222 Digital Switching Software - Basic Amortization 5 yrs
2223 Digital Switching Software - Application Amortization 5 yrs
2224 Voice Messaging Equipment   2000
2311 Telephone Sets Unit 6 yrs
2314 Payphones Unit 10 yrs
2321 Station Connections - Outside Plant Unit 15 yrs
2410 Pole Lines Unit 20 yrs
2421.1421 Aerial Cable - Copper Unit 20 yrs
2423.1423 Buried Cable - Copper Unit 20 yrs
2421.2421 Aerial Cable - Fibre Unit 20 yrs
2423.2423 Buried Cable - Fibre Unit 20 yrs
2440 Conduit and Manholes Unit 20 yrs
2642 Furniture, Tools & Equipment Unit 10 yrs
2227 Equal Access Software Amortization 10 yrs
YFR: Average Year of Final Retirement
ASL: Average Service Life
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