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Telecom Decision CRTC 2008-44

 

Ottawa, 29 May 2008

See also : 2008-44-1

 

Forbearance from the regulation of high capacity/digital data services interexchange private line services on certain additional routes

  Reference: 8638-S1-01/98
  In this Decision, the Commission forbears, with some conditions, from regulating high capacity/digital data services interexchange private line services on 105 additional routes.
 

Introduction

1.

In Telecom Order 99-434, the Commission directed the competitors of several incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to file a semi-annual report identifying the interexchange private line (IXPL) routes on which they provided or offered high capacity/digital data services IXPL services (IXPL services) to at least one customer, at the equivalent of DS-3 or greater bandwidth, using terrestrial facilities from a company other than the ILEC or an affiliate of the ILEC.1

2.

The Commission stated that upon being satisfied that one or more competitors met this criterion, it would proceed to forbear from the regulation of IXPL services on those particular routes without further process. The reports are due on 1 April and 1 October of each year.

3.

The Commission received April 2008 filings from the following competitors: Axia SuperNet Ltd.; Bell Canada on behalf of itself, Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership (Bell Aliant), and NorthernTel, Limited Partnership; Bragg Communications Inc. on behalf of itself and EastLink, Persona Communications Corp., Delta Cable, and Amtelecom Communications Corp.; Greater Sudbury Telecommunications Inc. operating as Agilis Networks; Hamilton Hydro Services Inc.; Hydro One Telecom Inc.; Kenora Municipal Telephone System; Manitoba Hydro; MTS Allstream Inc. (MTS Allstream); O.N.Tel Inc. carrying on business as Ontera; Rogers Communications Inc.; Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel); SCBN Telecommunications Inc.; Shaw Business Solutions Inc.; TELUS Communications Company (TCC); and Videotron Ltd.
 

Commission's analysis and determinations

4.

The Commission established a framework for considering whether to forbear from regulation in Telecom Decision 94-19.

5.

In Telecom Decision 97-20, pursuant to section 34 of the Telecommunications Act (the Act) and in accordance with the framework set out in Telecom Decision 94-19, the Commission forbore in large part from regulating the IXPL services provided by the former Stentor-member companies on certain routes. The Commission expanded the scope of forbearance for forborne IXPL services provided by TCC in Telecom Decision 2003-77 and for those provided by Bell Canada, Aliant Telecom Inc. (now part of Bell Aliant), MTS Allstream, and SaskTel in Telecom Decision 2004-80.

6.

The Commission has reviewed the competitors' reports filed pursuant to Telecom Order 99-434 and finds that one or more competitors met the above-noted forbearance criterion for 105 additional routes, which are in territories served by Bell Aliant, Bell Canada, Dryden Municipal Telephone System (Dryden MTS), MTS Allstream, SaskTel, TBayTel, and/or TCC. The Commission notes that these additional routes are listed in the Appendix.

7.

Pursuant to subsection 34(1) of the Act, the Commission finds, as a question of fact, that to refrain from the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties to the extent set out in this Decision with respect to the regulation of the IXPL services on the routes listed in the Appendix is consistent with the Canadian telecommunications policy objectives set out in section 7 of the Act.

8.

Pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Act, the Commission also finds, as a question of fact, that the IXPL services on the routes listed in the Appendix are subject to a level of competition sufficient to protect the interests of users and that, to the extent set out in this Decision, it is appropriate to refrain from regulating the IXPL services provided on these routes.

9.

Pursuant to subsection 34(3) of the Act, the Commission finds, as a question of fact, that refraining from regulating the IXPL services on the routes listed in the Appendix, to the extent set out in this Decision, is unlikely to unduly impair the continuance of a competitive market for these services.

10.

In light of the above and pursuant to subsection 34(4) of the Act, the Commission declares that the following sections of the Act, with some exceptions as noted, do not apply to the affected ILECs' IXPL services on the routes identified in the Appendix:
 
  • section 24, except that the Commission directs the ILECs whose territories include one or more of the IXPL routes listed in the Appendix (the affected ILECs) to incorporate where appropriate, on a going-forward basis, the existing conditions regarding the disclosure of confidential customer information to third parties into all contracts and any other arrangements for the provision of the IXPL services forborne from regulation in this Decision. The Commission considers that it is also appropriate to retain sufficient powers under section 24 of the Act to specify possible future conditions upon the forborne services provided by the affected ILECs, where circumstances warrant;
 
  • section 25;
 
  • section 27, except with respect to subsection 27(3) of the Act in relation to compliance with powers and duties not forborne from in this Decision;
 
  • section 29; and
 
  • section 31.

11.

The Commission directs the affected ILECs to issue, within 45 days, tariff pages removing the tariffs for the IXPL services on the routes identified in the Appendix, effective on the date of issuance of the tariff pages.
  Secretary General
 

Related documents

 
  • Aliant Telecom, Bell Canada, MTS Allstream and SaskTel - Forbearance from section 29 of the Act for agreements related to forborne domestic toll services and forborne interexchange private line services, Telecom Decision CRTC 2004-80, 9 December 2004
 
  • TELUS' application for forbearance from section 29 of the Telecommunications Act with respect to forborne interexchange private line and long distance services, Telecom Decision CRTC 2003-77, 19 November 2003
 
  • Telecom Order CRTC 99-905, 17 September 1999
 
  • Follow-up Proceeding to Telecom Decision CRTC 97-20: Establishment of criterion and process for considering further forbearance for High Capacity/DDS interexchange private line services, Telecom Order CRTC 99-434, 12 May 1999
 
  • Stentor Resource Centre Inc. - Forbearance from regulation of interexchange private line services, Telecom Decision CRTC 97-20, 18 December 1997
 
  • Review of regulatory framework, Telecom Decision CRTC 94-19, 16 September 1994
  This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca
  Footnote:
 1In Telecom Order 99-905, the Commission extended the IXPL forbearance process of Telecom Order 99-434 to Québec‑Téléphone, now part of TCC, and to Télébec ltée, now Télébec, Limited Partnership.  
 

Additional IXPL routes that qualify for forbearance
based on the April 2008 reports from competitors, pursuant to
Telecom Order 99-434

 

ILEC A

Exchange A

Exchange B

ILEC B

1

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Campbellton NB Bell Aliant

2

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Edmundston NB Bell Aliant

3

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Fredericton NB Bell Aliant

4

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Halifax NS Bell Aliant

5

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Miramichi NB Bell Aliant

6

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Moncton NB Bell Aliant

7

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Richibucto NB Bell Aliant

8

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Saint John NB Bell Aliant

9

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB St. Leonard NB Bell Aliant

10

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Tracadie NB Bell Aliant

11

Bell Aliant Bathurst NB Woodstock NB Bell Aliant

12

Bell Aliant Corner Brook NL St. Johns NL Bell Aliant

13

Bell Aliant Gander NL St. Johns NL Bell Aliant

14

Bell Aliant Halifax NS St. Johns NL Bell Aliant

15

Bell Canada Cambridge ON Sarnia ON Bell Canada

16

Bell Canada Chicago IL Streetsville ON Bell Canada

17

Bell Canada Chicago IL Whalley BC TCC

18

Bell Canada Cooksville ON Kanata ON Bell Canada

19

Bell Canada Kanata ON Montréal QC Bell Canada

20

Bell Canada Kitchener ON Seattle WA  

21

Bell Canada Montréal QC Seattle WA  

22

Bell Canada Ottawa ON Seattle WA  

23

Bell Canada Thornhill ON Woodbridge ON Bell Canada

24

Bell Canada Toronto ON Woodbridge ON Bell Canada

25

Dryden MTS Dryden ON Winnipeg MB MTS Allstream

26

MTS Allstream Portage La Prairie MB Winnipeg MB MTS Allstream

27

SaskTel Moose Jaw SK Regina SK SaskTel

28

SaskTel Prince Albert SK Saskatoon SK SaskTel

29

SaskTel Regina SK Swift Current SK SaskTel

30

SaskTel Saskatoon SK Winnipeg MB MTS Allstream

31

TBayTel Thunder Bay ON Winnipeg MB MTS Allstream

32

TCC Abbotsford BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

33

TCC Airdrie AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

34

TCC Banff AB Calgary AB TCC

35

TCC Bonnyville AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

36

TCC Brooks AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

37

TCC Calgary AB Chipewan Lake AB TCC

38

TCC Calgary AB Elk Point AB TCC

39

TCC Calgary AB Seattle WA  

40

TCC Calgary AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

41

TCC Camrose AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

42

TCC Chilliwack BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

43

TCC Cold Lake AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

44

TCC Courtenay BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

45

TCC Delta BC Vancouver BC TCC

46

TCC Drumheller AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

47

TCC Duncan BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

48

TCC Edmonton AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

49

TCC Edmonton AB Fort St. John BC TCC

50

TCC Fort St. John BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

51

TCC Fort McMurray AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

52

TCC Grande Prairie AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

53

TCC High River AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

54

TCC Kamloops BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

55

TCC Kamloops BC Trail BC TCC

56

TCC Kamloops BC Vancouver BC TCC

57

TCC Kelowna BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

58

TCC Lacombe AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

59

TCC Leduc AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

60

TCC Lethbridge AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

61

TCC Lloydminster AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

62

TCC Medicine Hat AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

63

TCC Nanaimo BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

64

TCC New Westminster BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

65

TCC New Westminster BC Seattle WA  

66

TCC New Westminster BC Vancouver BC TCC

67

TCC Newton BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

68

TCC North Vancouver BC Seattle WA  

69

TCC Parksville BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

70

TCC Penticton BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

74

TCC Prince George BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

72

TCC Red Deer AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

73

TCC Richmond BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

74

TCC Saanich BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

75

TCC Sherwood Park AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

76

TCC Sooke BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

77

TCC Spruce Grove AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

78

TCC Squamish BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

79

TCC St. Albert AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

80

TCC Stony Plain AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

81

TCC Strathmore AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

82

TCC Vancouver BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

83

TCC Vancouver BC Whalley BC TCC

84

TCC Vegreville AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

85

TCC Vermilion AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

86

TCC Vernon BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

87

TCC Victoria BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

88

TCC Wetaskiwin AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

89

TCC Whistler BC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

90

TCC Whitecourt AB Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

91

TCC Hauterive QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

92

TCC Baie-Comeau QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

93

TCC Bonaventure QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

94

TCC Donnacona QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

95

TCC Gaspé QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

96

TCC Matane QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

97

TCC Montmagny QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

98

TCC Rimouski QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

99

TCC Sept-Îles QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

100

TCC St-Augustin-de-Desmaures QC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC TCC

101

TCC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC St-Georges de Beauce QC TCC

102

TCC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC St-Henri-de-Lévis QC TCC

103

TCC Ste-Anne-des-Monts QC Ste-Marie de Beauce QC TCC

104

  Chicago IL Kitchener ON Bell Canada

105

  Seattle WA Whalley BC TCC
 

Date Modified: 2008-05-29

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