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Ottawa, 12 March 1998
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Telecom Order CRTC 98-269
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On 8 October 1997, Gosfield North Communications Co-Operative Limited filed an application for approval of depreciation life characteristics.
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File No.: 8630-G2-01/97
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1. The Commission has reviewed the depreciation life characteristics contained in the attached Table.
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2. The Commission finds these depreciation life characteristics to be reasonable.
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3. The Commission intends to initiate, later in 1998, a public process to develop and put into place a more simplified process for depreciation filings by independent telephone companies.
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4. In light of the foregoing, the Commission orders that:
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The accounts listed in the attached Table be depreciated using the depreciation life characteristics contained therein.
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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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TABLE
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GOSFIELD NORTH COMMUNICATIONS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
1997 DEPRECIATION LIFE CHARACTERISTICS
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Account Description Dispersion ASL/AYFR
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2120 Buildings 2006
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2211 Central Office - Power 2009
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2221 Central Office - Digital Switching 2007
Hardware
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2215C Subscriber Carrier/Concentrators 2010
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2215E Channel Banks Unit 15 yrs
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2215B Fibre Optics Transmission System Unit 10 yrs
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2314/2315 Station Apparatus - Regulated Unit 13 yrs
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2422C/2423C Buried Cable Unit 20 yrs
2423F
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2610 Furniture & Office Equipment Unit 10 yrs
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2610 Computer Hardware Unit 8 yrs
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2222/2223 Software Unit 6 yrs
2610
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2227 EAS Software Unit 10 yrs
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2641 Vehicles Unit 7 yrs
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2641 Tools & Equipment Unit 10 yrs
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ASL: Average Service Life
AYFR: Average Year of Final Retirement
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