Telecom Order CRTC 2022-260

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Reference: 2022-228

Ottawa, 22 September 2022

Northwestel Inc. – 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
   Northwestel Inc.	TN 1159 General Tariff – Addition of Type B Community for Terrestrial Enterprise Internet Services	8 August 2022	23 August 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 the addition of another Type B community to Northwestel Inc.’s Terrestrial Enterprise Internet Services will provide customers with more service options; and (ii) innovation because it will ensure that consumers have access to high-quality telecommunications services as a result of the network upgrade.
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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2022-09-22