ARCHIVED - Telecom Order CRTC 99-722
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Ottawa, 27 July 1999 |
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Telecom Order CRTC 99-722 |
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By letter dated 16 February 1999, AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company [now AT&T Canada Corp.] (AT&T Canada) requested an exemption with respect to cross-border circuits which carry traffic that neither originates nor terminates in Canada. AT&T Canada stated that it would file a technical audit within 45 days of the application which would demonstrate that the circuits are used for transit traffic only and therefore are segregated from other cross-border facilities. AT&T Canada requested an effective date of the date of application. |
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File No.: 8626-A4-09/99 |
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1.By letter dated 31 March 1999, AT&T Canada stated that the technical audit would be delayed until 14 May 1999 since it was experiencing technical difficulties. AT&T Canada stated that the circuits in question only recently began carrying live traffic. |
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2.By letter dated 11 May 1999, AT&T Canada provided its technical audit and stated that the circuits in question began carrying live traffic on 25 March 1999. AT&T Canada requested that this date be the effective date. |
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3.By letter dated 10 June 1999, BC TEL stated that it has reviewed the technical audit report and submitted that it satisfied with the evidentiary requirements for this case. BC TEL submitted that, consistent with previous Commission determinations, the circuits in question should be subject to: (1) the internal control procedures set out in AT&T Canada - Contribution Accounting and Reporting Practices, Telecom Decision CRTC 97-3, 25 February 1997 (Decision 97-3) and Telecom Order CRTC 98-321 dated 8 April 1998 (Order 98-321) to ensure their continued eligibility for contribution exemption; and (2) the possibility of future random audits. BC TEL stated that it agreed with the exemption and that the date of 25 March 1999 is appropriate for the effective date. |
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4.The Commission is of the view that AT&T Canada has filed a satisfactory technical audit which meets the appropriate evidentiary requirements. The Commission also agrees that the circuits in question should be subject to the internal controls and the possibility of future random audits as suggested by BC TEL. |
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5.In light of the foregoing, AT&T Canada's application is approved with the effective date as the date of installation (in effect 25 March 1999 when the circuits in question began to carry live traffic) such that no contribution is payable, subject to (1) the internal control procedures set out in Decision 97-3 and Order 98-321 to ensure their continued eligibility for contribution exemption; and (2) the possibility of future random audits. |
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Secretary General |
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