Telecom Order CRTC 2020-155

Reference: 2020-129

Ottawa, 20 May 2020

Northwestel Inc. – Final approval of a tariff application

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

Applicant	Tariff Notice and description	Date of application	Effective date
Northwestel Inc.	TN 1078 Special Services Tariff – Revision to Special Assembly #5 Layer 2 Ethernet WAN Service	15 April 2020	1 May 2020

The Commission received no interventions with respect to the application.
In accordance with subparagraph 1(b)(i) of the 2006 Policy Direction,^{Footnote 1} the Commission considers that final approval of this application will advance the policy objective set out in paragraph 7(f) of the Telecommunications Act^{Footnote 2}.
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 interest by allowing this customer to renew their contract and (ii) innovation by ensuring that this consumer will continue to have access to high-quality innovative telecommunications services.
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