Telecom Order CRTC 2020-141

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Reference: 2020-87

Ottawa, 1 May 2020

Northwestel Inc. – Final approval of tariff applications

  1. The Commission approves on a final basis the following tariff applications:
    Applicant Tariff Notice and description Date of application Effective date
    Northwestel Inc. TN 1070

    TN 1070/A

    General Tariff – Revision to Terrestrial Cable and DSL Internet Service
    4 February 2020

    20 February 2020
    1 June 2020
  2. The Commission received no interventions with respect to the applications.
  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 ActFootnote 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 (i) promote consumer interests by providing additional flexibility and benefits to digital subscriber line internet customers by being able to add a greater amount of additional monthly data usage to their service for the same price as before if required, and (ii) innovation by ensuring that consumers 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.

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