Telecom Order CRTC 2021-152

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Reference: 2021-40

Ottawa, 3 May 2021

Bell MTS, a division of Bell Canada – 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
   Bell MTS, a division of Bell Canada	TN 831 Special Services and Facilities Tariff – Revisions to Digital Network Access Service	18 January 2021	2 February 2021

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) consumers interests, because it will provide customers with an additional exchange for DS-1/DS-3 access servicing areas, and (ii) innovation, because it will ensure that consumers have access to high-quality telecommunications services as a result of the service revisions.
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

Date modified:

2021-05-03