Telecom Order CRTC 2020-111

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Reference: 2020-55

Ottawa, 30 March 2020

Northwestel Inc. – Final approval of a tariff application

1. The Commission approves on a final basis the following tariff application:

   Applicant	Tariff Notice and description	Date of application	Effective date
   Northwestel Inc.	TN 1067 Special Services Tariff – Revision to GNWT Internet Services for Education Special Assembly	27 January 2020	12 February 2020

2. The Commission received no interventions with respect to the application.
3. In accordance with subparagraph 1(b)(i) of the 2006 Policy Direction,^{Footnote 1} the Commission considers that the approval of this application will advance the policy objective set out in paragraph 7(f) of the Telecommunications Act.^{Footnote 2}
4. In accordance with the 2019 Policy Direction,^{Footnote 3} the Commission considers that this order, which is based on a complete record, can promote competition, affordability, consumer interests, and innovation. Specifically, the final approval of this application will promote (i) consumer interests by ensuring continued availability of Internet Services for Education to schools and post-secondary institutions and (ii) innovation by ensuring that the GNWT and educational institutions in the Northwest Territories will continue to have access to high-quality innovative telecommunications services.
5. Revised tariff pages are to be issued within 10 calendar days of the date of this order. Revised tariff pages can be submitted to the Commission without a description page or a request for approval; a tariff application is not required.

Secretary General

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2020-03-30