ARCHIVED - Telecom Order CRTC 97-914
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Ottawa, 27 June 1997
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Telecom Order CRTC 97-914
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The Commission received a series of applications from BC TEL, Bell Canada (Bell), MTS NetCom Inc. (MTS), Maritime Tel & Tel Limited (MT&T), The Island Telephone Company Limited (Island Tel) , TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI), TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. (TCEI), The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited (NBTel) and NewTel Communications Inc. (NewTel), (collectively, the telephone companies) for approval of revisions pertaining to each company's Carrier Access Tariff, reflecting downward adjustments to the contribution rates.
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File Nos.: BC TEL Tariff Notices (TNs) 3624, 3626 & 3626A
Bell TNs 6004, 6006 & 6006A MTS TNs 269, 271 & 271A MT&T TNs 656, 657 & 657A Island Tel TNs 458, 459 & 459A TCI TNs 914, 915 & 932 TCEI TNs 53, 56 & 58 NBTel TNs 637, 640 & 640A NewTel TNs 521, 523 & 523A |
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1. The initial tariff revisions reflect the implementation of a de-averaged per-minute contribution mechanism for line-side connections as set out in Per-Minute Contribution Mechanism for Line-Side Connections, Telecom Decision CRTC 96-12, 12 December 1996 (Decision 96-12) and in Telecom Order CRTC 97-495, 14 April 1997 (Order 97-495) for TCEI.
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2. Prior to the Commission issuing its determination with respect to the de-averaged per-minute contribution rates for line-side connections, the telephone companies filed separate tariff revisions to reflect changes to contribution rates pursuant to Unbundled Rates to Provide Equal Access, Telecom Decision CRTC 97-6, 10 April 1997 and subsequently, filed amendments to these tariff revisions to reflect the proposed final 1997 contribution rates filed pursuant to Implementation of Price Cap Regulation, 1997 Contribution Charges and Related Issues, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 97-11, 25 March 1997 (PN 97-11).
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3. The telephone companies proposed that the tariff revisions submitted pursuant to Decision 96-12 and Order 97-495 be superseded by their amended tariff revisions and, for TCI and TCEI, be superseded by the most recent tariff revisions filed as part of the series noted at the beginning of this Order, if the Commission were to approve them prior to 1 July 1997.
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4. The Commission notes that the amended tariff revisions and, for TCI and TCEI, the most recent tariff revisions submitted as part of the series, reflect the companies' current budget views and are lower than the current interim contribution rates .
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5. AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company filed comments on 6 June 1997 on NewTel's Tariff Notice 523.
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6. NewTel filed its reply on 17 June 1997.
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7. The Commission considers that interim approval of the telephone companies' proposed final 1997 contribution rates effective 1 January 1997, is appropriate.
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8. The Commission is of the view that, in light of the magnitude of the reductions in the proposed contribution rates, billing adjustments, retroactive to 1 January 1997, are appropriate.
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9. In light of the foregoing, the Commission orders that the proposed final 1997 contribution rates submitted by the telephone companies, be granted interim approval, effective 1 January 1997, with an implementation date of 1 July 1997.
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10. The telephone companies are also ordered to undertake forthwith retroactive billing adjustments to 1 January 1997.
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11. Final contribution rates will be established effective 1 January 1997 in the Commission's decision pursuant to PN 97-11.
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General |
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