Telecom Order CRTC 2020-96

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Ottawa, 16 March 2020

Northwestel Inc. – Approval of a tariff application

1. The Commission approves the following tariff application:

   Applicant	Tariff Notice and description	Date of application	Effective date
   Northwestel Inc.	TN 1063 General Tariff – Introduction of  Fibre-to-the-premises	28 November 2019	16 March 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 approval of this application will promote (i) consumer interests by providing consumers with access to fibre-to-the-premises Internet service and (ii) innovation by ensuring customers have access to high-quality 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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2020-03-16