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Telecom Decision CRTC 2003-7
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Ottawa, 21 February 2003
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CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee - Consensus items
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Reference: 8621-C12-01/00
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The Co-location Working Group (CLG) of the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) submitted a consensus report to the CISC Steering Committee (SC). The report, entitled Co-location equipment lists (CLRE030D), 11 October 2002, provides a consensus on a list of telecommunications equipment that is ineligible for co-location. This report is available through the Commission's web site.
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On 29 November 2002, the SC parties approved the report and referred it for consideration by the Commission.
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The Commission has reviewed and approves the consensus report with the following change:
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· Paragraph 4.4 should be changed to read: "In any event, no equipment may be
installed within licensed co-location space unless the equipment meets industry
technical specifications."
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The Commission notes that in the report, the incumbent local exchange carriers questioned the value of keeping the national co-location equipment list (NCEL) up to date. The Commission found in The Coalition for Better Co-location - Part VII application for general relief with respect to the co-location regime, Order CRTC 2001-780, 26 October 2001 (2001-780), that there was value in maintaining the NCEL as it was a useful centralized planning tool for competitors. The Commission notes that, in Order 2001-780, it required that the NCEL be maintained and, in addition, a second list of equipment that cannot be co-located be created.
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Accordingly, the Commission directs that the NCEL be retained and updated on an annual basis.
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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: www.crtc.gc.ca
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