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Telecom Order CRTC 2003-255
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Ottawa, 26 June 2003
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Northwestel Inc.
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Reference: Tariff notice 782
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Ex parte application
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The Commission approves in part, on an interim basis, the ex parte application1 by Northwestel Inc. (Northwestel), dated 28 January 2003, to modify its General Tariff as it relates to its Message Toll Service.
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The Commission approves the proposed replacement of pre-paid calling card denominations currently available with a minimum card denomination of $5.00 and the introduction of an international mobile termination surcharge of $0.50 per minute. The Commission, however, denies the remaining part of the application. The Commission considers that the proposed modifications would give Northwestel considerable discretion as to the circumstances under which different rates would apply, and considers that the tariff would be unjustly discriminatory and contrary to subsection 27(2) of the Telecommunications Act.
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In order that the application may be available for public examination consistent with the CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure (the Rules), the company shall file with the Commission, within two business days of the date of this order, a hard copy of the application for the public examination room at the Commission's headquarters in Gatineau, and an electronic copy for the Commission's web site. Among other things, the Rules allow interveners to comment, within 30 days, on tariff applications that have been placed on the public record.
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Secretary General
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1An ex parte application is an application that has been filed with the Commission without notice to the public and, as such, is not placed on the public record when initially filed. An ex parte decision is one in which the Commission disposes of an application solely on the basis of the applicant's submissions. Subsection 61(3) of the Telecommunications Act allows the Commission to make an ex parte decision where it considers that the circumstances of the case justify it. In Review of regulatory framework, Telecom Decision CRTC 94-19, 16 September 1994, the Commission set out several considerations to be balanced in any determination to permit ex parte tariff filings, including the public interest in the effective operation of the competitive marketplace and the public interest in an open regulatory process.
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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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Date Modified: 2003-06-26
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