Telecom Order CRTC 2022-239

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Reference: 2022-185

Ottawa, 6 September 2022

Bell Aliant, 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 Aliant, a division of Bell Canada	TN 558 General Tariff – New contract negotiation provisions for Centrex Business Service customers in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island	24 June 2022	14 July 2022

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) consumer interests, because it will provide service stability during the contract negotiation period; and (ii) innovation, because it will ensure that customers have continued 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

Date modified:

2022-09-06