Telecom Order CRTC 2021-15

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Reference: 2020-329

Ottawa, 20 January 2021

Northwestel Inc. – Final approval of a tariff application

  1. The Commission approves on a final basis the following tariff application:
    Table of Tariff Applications
    Applicant Tariff Notice and description Date of application Effective date
    Northwestel Inc. TN 1094
    Special Services Tariff – Amendment to Special Assembly #4 Layer 3 IP/VPN Service
    27 August 2020 18 September 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 final 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 complements and adds appropriate pricing to a previous application that promoted (i) consumer interests by providing customers with additional bandwidth speeds for a three month period, giving them greater flexibility in the circumstances of the current pandemic; and (ii) innovation by ensuring that, as a result of the greater bandwidth speeds available, consumers would 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.

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