Telecom Order CRTC 2021-271

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Ottawa, 9 August 2021

Bell MTS, a division of Bell Canada – Approval of a tariff application

1. The Commission approves the following tariff application:

   Applicant	Tariff Notice and description	Date of application	Effective date
   Bell MTS, a division of Bell Canada	TN 832 Access Services Tariff – Revisions to Ethernet Central Office Connection Link Service	19 May 2021	9 August 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 approval of this application will promote (i) innovation, because it will ensure continued access to high-quality telecommunications services as a result of the addition of a port on terminating equipment; and (ii) consumer interests, because it will ensure that the necessary underlying services are available for the provision of next generation 9-1-1 service.
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:

2021-08-09