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Public Notice CRTC 2000-20 |
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| Ottawa, 4 February 2000 | |
Bell - Proposed changes to local channel services and rates TCI - Proposed changes to local channel rates |
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| File Nos.: Bell TN 6415 and TCI TN 181 | |
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The Commission received an application from Bell Canada (Bell), under Tariff (TN) 6415 dated 6 December 1999, which proposed to restructure its rates for local channels. Bell proposed to migrate from a distance-based rate structure to a simpler flat-rate structure. In addition, the application proposed to modify local channel services to reflect changing technology and provisioning methods. |
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The proposal would bring analog channel rates more in line with digital services. The services were developed to provide signal, teletype and analog data transmissions via a traditional analog facility structure. The company now incurs additional expense converting analog to data signals, and vice versa, at each service point. |
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Bell proposed to introduce the revised structure for new local channel installations and requests for service changes from the effective date of Commission approval. |
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Once fully implemented, Bell estimated that the proposed rate structure would result in an average revenue increase of 27% for the local channel services involved. |
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TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) now offers local channels at a distance-based rate of $3.45 per 400 metres with an 800 metre minimum. The rate for four-wire service is $6.90. In TN 181, dated 9 December 1999, TCI proposed to raise rates for local channels to $3.75 per 400 metres with an 800 metre minimum and to $7.50 for four-wire service. |
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Interested parties may file comments with the Commission by writing to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, or by fax: 819-953-0795, by 6 March 2000. |
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A copy of your comments must be sent by the same date to the companies on whose application you provide comments at the following addresses: |
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Teresa Muir Director, Regulatory Matters Bell Canada 105, Hôtel-de-Ville Street 6th Floor Hull, Quebec J8X 4H7 |
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Deo Mathura Director, Regulatory Compliance & Tariffs Government & Regulatory Affairs TELUS Floor 21A, 10020 100 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0N5 |
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Bell and TCI may reply to comments received by 20 March 2000. |
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The record of this proceeding may be examined, or will be made available promptly upon request, at the Commission's offices in the following locations: |
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Central Building Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5 Hull, Quebec K1A ON2 Tel.: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423 Telecopier: (819) 994-0218 |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East 2nd Floor, Suite B2300 Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5 Tel.: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316 Telecopier: (514) 283-3689 |
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530-580 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tel.: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778 Telecopier: (604) 666-8322 |
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CRTC Documentation Centre Scotia Place Tower Two 19th Floor, Suite 1909 10060 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3R8 |
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CRTC Documentation Centre 55 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Tel.: (416) 952-9096 Telecopier: (416) 954-6343 |
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In addition to hard copy filings, parties are encouraged to file with the Commission electronic versions of their submissions in accordance with the Commission's Interim Telecom Guidelines for the Handling of Machine-Readable Files, dated 30 November 1995. The Commission's e-mail address for electronically filed documents is procedure.telecom@crtc.gc.ca. Electronically filed documents can be accessed at the Commission's Internet site at http://www.crtc.gc.ca. |
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When 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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The Commission expects to issue a ruling with respect to the referenced tariff notices during the third quarter of 2000. |
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| This notice is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be viewed at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca |
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