Telecom Order CRTC 2022-275

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Ottawa, 11 October 2022

Northwestel Inc. – Approval of a tariff application

1. The Commission approves the following tariff application:

   Applicant	Tariff Notice and description	Date of application	Effective date
   Northwestel Inc.	TN 1162 General Tariff – Revisions to Terrestrial Internet Services	23 August 2022	26 October 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(b) 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) consumer interests by introducing higher speed Internet services for both residential and business customers and reducing rates for certain existing services, and (ii) innovation by ensuring that customers have access to high-quality telecommunications services as a result of receiving increased speeds.  
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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2022-10-11