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Public Notice CRTC 2000-175 |
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Ottawa, 15 December 2000 |
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Monitoring the Canadian telecommunications industry |
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Reference: 8623-C12-01/00 |
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A consultation will be held with the telecommunications industry, consumer groups and other interested persons to assist the Commission to determine the information needed to monitor more effectively the Canadian telecommunications industry. |
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The need to monitor the industry |
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Monitoring the Canadian telecommunications industry, as set out in the CRTC Action Plan 2000-2003, will allow the Commission, among other things, to determine more effectively a) the state of competition, b) the effect of competition on services to consumers, and c) the service providers' compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. |
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This information will also be used to assist the Commission to fulfil the requirements under Order in Council P.C. 2000-1053, 26 June 2000. The Order in Council requires the Commission to submit a report to the Governor in Council, once in each year for the next five years, on, among other things, a) the status of competition in Canadian telecommunications markets, and b) the deployment and accessibility of advanced telecommunications infrastructure and services in urban and rural areas in all regions of Canada. |
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Certain information is currently being collected by Statistics Canada and will be made available to the Commission. However, additional information will be required from telecommunications service providers. The Commission will require this additional information in the second quarter of 2001. |
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The Commission is currently seeking bids for the services of a consultant to assist in the establishment of additional mechanisms to collect this information. The consultant will prepare a background report recommending appropriate monitoring mechanisms. |
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The Commission will hold a consultation with the telecommunications industry, consumer groups and other interested persons to assist the Commission to determine the information needed to monitor more effectively the Canadian telecommunications industry. |
Procedure |
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Parties wishing to participate in the consultation must notify the Commission of their intention to do so by 29 January 2001. These parties should contactthe Secretary General by mail at CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2; by fax at (819) 953-0795; or by email at procedure@crtc.gc.ca. They are to indicate in the notice their email address, where available. If parties do not have access to the Internet, they are to indicate in their notice whether they wish to receive disk versions of hard copy filings. |
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The Commission will issue as soon as possible after the registration date, a complete list of interested parties and their mailing address (including email address, if available), identifying those parties who wish to receive disk versions. |
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It is expected that parties will be provided with a copy of the consultant's initial background report by 21 March 2001. |
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A two-day consultation will be held in the National Capital Region, and is expected to commence on 18 April 2001. The consultation will be chaired by Commission staff and will focus on the recommendations in the background report. It is intended that parties will have the opportunity to file written submissions prior to or during the consultation. Prior to the commencement of the consultation, details regarding the consultation, including the procedure to be followed, will be issued. |
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Persons requiring communications support such as assistive listening devices and sign language interpretation are requested to inform the Commission at least twenty (20) days before the commencement of the public hearing so that the necessary arrangements can be made. |
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The consultant's final background report will be used to develop survey forms, which will identify the additional information required from telecommunications service providers. It is expected that these survey forms will be sent to telecommunications service providers by 18 May 2001. |
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Telecommunications service providers will be required to file with the Commission the information referred to in paragraph 11 above by 22 June 2001. |
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Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be actually received, not merely sent, by that date. |
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Parties wishing to file electronic versions of their comments can do so by email at the address shown above, or on diskette. |
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Electronic submissions should be in the HTML format. As an alternative, those making submissions may use "Microsoft Word" for text and "Microsoft Excel" for spreadsheets. |
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Please number each paragraph of your submission. In addition, please enter the line ***End of document*** following the last paragraph. This will help the Commission verify that the document has not been damaged during transmission. |
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The Commission will make submissions filed in electronic form available on its web site at www.crtc.gc.ca in the official language and format in which they are submitted. This will make it easier for members of the public to consult the documents. |
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The Commission also encourages interested parties to monitor the public examination file (and/or the Commission's web site) for additional information that they may find useful when preparing their submissions. |
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Submissions may be examined or will be made available promptly upon request at the following Commission offices during normal business hours: |
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Central Building |
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Bank of Commerce Building |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East |
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Kensington Building |
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Cornwall Professional Building |
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Suite 520 - 10405 Jasper Avenue |
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530-580 Hornby Street |
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Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca |
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