Letter
Ottawa, 23 December 2005
File #: 8623-C12-05/05
To Recipient
Entity ID: xxxxxx
Dear Response Manager,
Telecommunications Industry Data Collection
The CRTC annually collects data through its web-based Data Collection
System (DCS) for, amongst other things, the updating of CRTC registration
lists, telecommunications fees, the Canadian contribution mechanism fund
administration, international licenses and Monitoring of the Canadian
telecommunications industry.
Data collection for the annual period ending 31 December 2005 will begin
on 16 January 2006. As per Telecom Circular
CRTC 2005-4, 9 February 2005, the CRTC has stratified the industry into
two broad groups to simplify the data collection for most of the smaller
entities.
Group 1 entities
This group is made up of telecommunications
entities that meet any one of the following criterion:
- they have significant Canadian telecommunications
revenues;
- they file a CRTC telecommunications tariff;
- they hold a basic international telecommunications
licence (BITS);
- they are in a related group that has total
telecommunications revenues in excess of $10 million;
- they are subject to any other electronic
data collection forms in the Commission's web-based Data Collection System (DCS).
Group 1 entity data will be collected by the
DCS. All Group 1 Response Managers (as defined in Circular 2003-1
) and Form Respondents must have a valid epass in order to access
the DCS. Details of how to apply for an epass can be found at http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/file.htm
.
Group 2 entities
This group consists of smaller entities that
do not file CRTC telecommunications tariffs nor participate in certain
telecommunications processes (telecommunications fees, international licence
holders, etc.).
In February 2006 a pre-populated simplified
Registration form will be mailed to entities in Group 2. The simplified
Registration form must be completed and returned to the CRTC by 31
March 2006 .
If you have any questions regarding the upcoming data collection you
can contact us by phone at (819) 953-0795 or by e-mail at telinfo@crtc.gc.ca
.
Peter Wilson
Manager, Database and Registrations
Tel: 819-953-5584
Fax: 819-953-7811
E-mail: peterwilson@crtc.gc.ca
CRTC
Date Modified: 2005-12-23
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