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20 December 2024

Data collection for the Annual Communications Pricing Survey for the period ending December 1, 2024 will begin January 6, 2025. An email was sent to participating entities in requesting them to submit their data using the web-based Data Collection System (DCS). The survey is due February 10, 2025. Several changes have been made to the survey and we encourage all participants to familiarize themselves with these changes by reviewing the Annual Communications Pricing Survey page.

15 October 2024

Data collection for the Broadcasting Annual Return for the period ending August 31, 2024 will begin on October 15, 2024. The Broadcasting Annual Return includes the previously named Digital Media Survey. A letter and an email were sent to participating entities in requesting them to submit their data using the web-based Data Collection System (DCS). Various broadcasting Regulations indicate that annual returns must be filed by 30 November of each year.

1 October 2024

The Quarterly Survey on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers for the third quarter 2024 will commence on 2 October 2024. The filing date for this survey is 4 November 2024.

5 July 2024

The Quarterly Survey on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers for the second quarter 2024 will commence on 3 July 2024. The filing date for this survey is 5 August 2024.

26 March 2024

The Quarterly Survey on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers for the first quarter 2024 will commence on 3 April 2024. The filing date for this survey is 3 May 2024.

24 February 2023

The annual Telecommunications Survey for the period ending 31 December 2022 begins on 20 February 2023. The filing date for this survey is 5 April 2023.

3 February 2023

The annual Facilities Survey for the period ending 31 December 2022 begins on 1 February 2023. The filing date for this survey is 31 March 2023.

  • To assist with submissions of geographic data, checklists for form 256, form 267 and form 278 have been updated. Checklists are accessible through a link in the instructions of each respective form.

Current surveys

Data for the following surveys is currently being collected by the Data Collection System (DCS)

Updates

Per Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-31, ILECs are required to file quarterly reports with the following information:

  • where applications for pole access were denied due to spare capacity, detailed reasons for the denial (paragraph 193); and
  • details on pole access requests (paragraph 216).

This data collection will be implemented by the introduction of form 268 ("Telecommunications Poles"), added as part of the quarterly Telecommunications survey.

In addition to adding form 268, the quarterly Telecommunications survey will merge with the quarterly Quality of Service survey. There are no material changes to existing forms in either survey.

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