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Ottawa, 8 August 2012

File No.: 8340-A117-201208827

BY E-MAIL

Ms. Jane Gagnon
Regulatory Analyst
MTS Allstream Inc.
Suite 1400
45 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
iworkstation@mtsallstream.com

Dear Madam:

RE: Agreement 1493/00 - Master Agreement for LEC-IXC interconnection between Allstream Inc. and Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership

On 24 July 2012, the Commission received a submission by Allstream Inc., under Agreement Number 1493/00, in which the company informed the Commission that it has entered into a standard form Master Agreement for LEC-IXC interconnection with Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership, effective 4 July 2012.

Commission staff notes that in paragraphs 31 and 32 of Forbearance with respect to certain inter-carrier agreements filed pursuant to section 29 of the Telecommunications Act, Telecom Decision CRTC 2007-129, 14 December 2007, the Commission determined, among other things, that LECs were no longer required to file and obtain Commission approval of LEC-IXC agreements as long as the agreements are identical to a Commission-approved model.

Agreement Number 1493/00 was not required to be filed with the Commission and, as such, this file is closed.

Yours sincerely,

‘Original signed by M. Murray’

Michel Murray
Director, Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications

c.c.: Cameron Warriner, Senior Analyst, CRTC, (819) 953-6081, cameron.warriner@crtc.gc.ca

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