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Order CRTC 2000-830-1

Ottawa, 11 October 2000
General Tariff approved on an interim basis with modifications for Clearnet PCS Inc.
 Tariff Notice 1
Correction to Order CRTC 2000-830 dated 8 September 2000
The following two paragraphs of the above-noted order should have read as follows:
paragraph 28:
At this time, the Commission exempts the ILECs from having to interconnect their interexchange networks with Clearnet for the purpose of carrying toll calls originated by Clearnet's end-users in view of the billing and routing issues raised for IXSPs when a wireless CLEC's subscriber roams.
paragraph 46:
The Commission agrees with the AEAA that, in an emergency, the information contained in wireless subscribers' records could be of value to the PSAPs. The Commission considers that, as a CLEC, Clearnet should provide its end-users with 9-1-1 service functionality that is better than what it currently provides them as a WSP. The Commission considers that until Wireless E9-1-1 is implemented, Clearnet should support the inclusion of the subscriber records of its end-users in the ALI databases.
In addition, paragraph 63 of the above-noted order should be modified as follows:
re-number sub-paragraph 1(d) as sub-paragraph 1(o) and insert the following as sub-paragraphs 1(d) to 1(n):
d) in Item 301(p), replace the term "IXSP" with the term "IXC";
e) amend Item 302(1) as follows:
i) in sub-item (b), remove the dialing provision "1+800/888/877" and add the dialing provision "1+950" to the first sentence in the paragraph; and
ii) in sub-item (e), replace the word "wit" with the word "with" in the first sentence of the paragraph.
f) in the table in Item 302(2)(d), for each province, delete the rows entitled "Access Tandem" including the associated rates;
g) in the first sentence of Item 302(3)(a), replace the word "subscriber" with the word "subscribed";
h) in Item 305(1)(a), replace the text in "Note 2" with the following:
Where applicable, the contribution charges specified above will be attributed to Clearnet's toll traffic where interexchange services are defined by the ILECs' exchange boundaries.
i) amend the rates in Item 305(1)(b) as follows:
i) in table (i), replace the rate which applies in Alberta to a circuit group with 75-99 circuits with $167; and
ii) in the table (ii),
replace the rate which applies in Alberta to a circuit group with 40-49 circuits with "$133";
replace the rate which applies in Alberta to a circuit group with 50-74 circuits with "$141"; and
replace the rate which applies in British Columbia to a circuit group with 75-99 circuits with "$134".
j) replace Items 305(2) and 305(3) with the following:
2. Overseas and Canada-U.S. circuits
a) For each overseas circuit that uses an international interconnection point located in the applicable ILEC's operating territory, and for each Canada-U.S. circuit that crosses the border at a point located in the applicable ILEC's operating territory, the contribution charges specified below apply. The determination of whether or not an individual carrier's or other service provider's international traffic is DAL surcharge-exempt is based on the exempt/non-exempt status of the carrier or other service provider that hands off the international traffic directly to or receives such traffic directly from the Class A licensee. Where the originating/terminating carrier or other service provider is also the Class A licensee, it is the status of the originating/terminating carrier or other service provider that applies.
Carriers or other service providers that use DALs
Contribution charge, each minute of traffic:
Peak period     $0.0075
Off-peak period     $0.0038
Carriers or other service providers that have attested that they do not use DALs (Note 1)
Contribution charge, each minute of traffic:
Peak period     $0.0066
Off-peak period     $0.0033
Note 1 - An attestation that a carrier or other service provider does not use DALs requires that the carrier or other service provider provide an affidavit to the applicable ILEC and the CRTC, sworn by a senior officer of the company, attesting to the fact that the carrier or other service provider does not use any DALs to originate or terminate traffic in the applicable ILEC's operating territory. The affidavit must be resubmitted on an annual basis and include a statement that if, during the year, the carrier or other service provider uses any DALs, the carrier or other service provider will notify the CRTC immediately, serving a copy on the ILEC. The contribution rate applicable to the carriers or other service providers that do use DALs would immediately apply.
b) Class A licensees are required to report detailed monthly contribution minute information to the applicable ILEC, the Commission and the Central Fund Administrator (CFA) within 60 days of the end of the applicable month as follows:
i) with respect to contribution-eligible international traffic that the licensee transports between Canada and the United States using circuit-switching protocol on telecommunications facilities operated by the licensee, the licensee shall: (a) report to the ILEC in whose territory a Canada - U.S. circuit crosses the border all contribution-eligible minutes, and (b) remit to the ILEC the applicable contribution charges as specified in the company's tariffs;
ii) with respect to contribution-eligible international traffic that the licensee transports between Canada and a country other than the United States using circuit-switching protocol on telecommunications facilities operated by the licensee, the licensee shall: (a) report to the ILEC in whose territory the gateway switch (i.e., the last switching point for outbound minutes and the first point of switching for inbound minutes) is located all contribution-eligible minutes, and (b) remit to the ILEC the applicable contribution charges as specified in the company's tariffs;
iii) with respect to contribution-eligible international traffic that the licensee converts from circuit-switched minutes originating in Canada to non-circuit-switched traffic, or from non-circuit-switched traffic to circuit-switched minutes terminating in Canada, the licensee shall: (a) report to the ILEC all contribution-eligible minutes as measured at the point of conversion to the ILEC in whose territory the conversion occurs, and (b) remit to the ILEC the applicable contribution charges as specified in the company's tariffs; and
iv) all minutes reported in (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be split by peak and off-peak periods and, where possible, by type of domestic service provider, i.e., APLDS versus ILEC.
In cases in which the licensee has no traffic to report, the licensee shall provide a nil report to the ILEC, the Commission and the CFA.
c) Class A licensees are required to provide a quarter-ending report to the applicable ILEC, the Commission and the CFA within 60 days of the end of the applicable quarter as follows:
i) an affidavit signed by a senior officer of the licensee, attesting to the completeness and accuracy of the contribution reports and remittances covering the past three months;
ii) the number of Canada-U.S. and Canada-Overseas circuits (in units of DS-1 equivalents) as of the last day of the quarter, on which it has measured international contribution-eligible minutes in the preceding three months; and
iii) a declaration of the existence of protocol-conversion points, by ILEC territory, at which international contribution-eligible circuit-switched minutes originating in Canada are converted to non-circuit-switched traffic or at which non-circuit-switched international traffic is converted to contribution-eligible circuit-switched minutes terminating in Canada.
If there is no traffic to report, the affidavit shall state why the licensee has no traffic to report.
d) As an alternative to providing monthly and quarterly reports to the ILEC as noted in (b) and (c) above, the Class A licensee may choose to provide these reports to an affiliated CLEC or a CLEC with which such Class A licensee has a preferred relationship, as defined in the Central Fund Administration Agreement, and to remit the applicable contribution payment to that CLEC. When a Class A licensee elects to use this alternative reporting method, that Class A licensee must advise the ILEC in writing of this choice, at least one month prior to the date the change becomes effective.
k) re-number Item 305(4) as Item 305(3), and replace sub-items (a) through (c) with the following:
a) When an interconnecting circuit is used solely to access "the company's" message toll services, the contribution charges specified in sub-items sections 1 and 2 do not apply.
b) The contribution charges specified in Items 305(1) and 305(2) do not apply, when an interconnecting circuit associated with line-side access is:
  • used to provide a dedicated voice or dedicated data service; or
  • used to provide a local service; or
  • associated with a stand-alone administrative location or system which is not directly connected to the IXC's interexchange network, provided that the IXC applies to the Commission on a case-by-case basis and provides evidence satisfactory to the Commission that by reasons of the technical, economic or operational characteristics of the service, it is unlikely that the connections will be used significantly for joint-use interexchange services.
c) The contribution charges specified in Items 305(1) and 305(2) above do not apply to:
  • international data traffic, or
  • international voice traffic carried on a facility dedicated to the use of one customer, or
  • international transit traffic that does not connect to the Canadian PSTN.
re-number current sub-item (d) as sub-item (e) and insert the following text in new sub-item (d):
An application to the Commission for a contribution exemption with respect to international traffic is not required except in the following instances:
  • where switched domestic traffic is routed through another country on non-dedicated facilities; or
  • where domestic traffic is routed through another country by a licensee but is not controlled by the licensee when it re-enters Canada; or
  • where international traffic is routed through another country to reach an international gateway in another part of Canada.
When any of the above three situations apply, the licensee shall apply to the Commission on a case-by-case basis and provide evidence satisfactory to the Commission that it can accurately track and record contribution-eligible minutes on the facilities in question.
l) in Item 402(1), replace the text in sub-item (a) with the following:
The following rates and charges apply for telephone numbers requested for a given line-side interconnection arrangement.
m) in Item 403(3)(b), amend the rates found in the table entitled "Line-side access" as follows:
i) for British Columbia:
Each access channel to a maximum of 72 channels                    $12.50
Each access channel in excess of 84 channels                            $13.75
ii) for Alberta:
Each access channel in excess of 84 channels                            $13.75
n) in Item 403(3)(b), amend the rates found in the table entitled "Trunk-side access" as follows:
i) for Alberta:
Each access channel to a maximum of 48 channels, or               $32.85
ii) for British Columbia:
Each access channel to a maximum of 24 channels, or               $24.30
Each access channel to a maximum of 48 channels, or               $38.20
Each access channel to a maximum of 72 channels, or               $42.35
Each access channel to a maximum of 96 channels, or               $44.50
Each access channel in excess of 96 channels                            $45.65
iii) for Nova Scotia:
Each access channel to a maximum of 72 channels, or               $42.75
Each access channel to a maximum of 96 channels, or               $44.95
Each access channel in excess of 96 channels                            $45.10
Secretary General
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