What's New - June 18, 2001
NEWS RELEASE:
CRTC wants comments on telephone number depletion in 613 and 819
area codes.
DECISIONS:
2001-230-1
Shaw Cablesystems Company, Shaw Cablesystems (SMB) Ltd., Prairie
Co-Ax TV Ltd, MacGregor, Manitoba; Assiniboia, Bengough, etc.,
Saskatchewan; Pincher Creek, Cowley and Lundbrek, etc., Alberta; Fairmont
Hot Springs and Columere Park, etc., British Columbia. The Commission
hereby corrects Decision CRTC 2001-230 dated 24 April 2001 which
approved carriage of a second set of U.S. 4+1 signals on a discretionary
digital basis on the Class 3 cable distribution undertakings serving the
communities noted above. Access Communications Co-operative Limited should
not have been included in the list of applicants.
2001-357
Star Choice Television Network Incorporated, Across Canada.
APPROVED – Amendment to condition of licence related to spending on
program production.
2001-358
Gretsinger Cablevision Limited, Spences Bridge, British Columbia.
Revocation of its licence for the cable distribution undertaking serving
Spences Bridge.
2001-359 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CHUM Limited,
Telemedia Radio Inc., Astral Radio inc. RENEWED -
Broadcasting licences for the transitional digital radio undertakings
listed in the decision, from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2002.
2001-360 OKS Cable Corporation. Application no. 2001-0595-9 –
APPROVED – Relocation of the local head-end of the cable distribution
undertaking serving Terrace, BC.
2001-361
Re: Co-Location Group (CLG): Consensus Item CLRE012
NOTICE:
2001-58-1 Digital migration issues: Call for comments regarding
small cable systems. At the request of the Canadian Cable Television
Association, the Commission extends the deadline for the filing of reply
comments to 20 July 2001.
2001-71 Telephone numbers in area codes 613 and 819 will soon be
depleted. Solutions and recommendations for a relief plan have been
identified by a subcommittee of the CRTC Industry Steering Committee. This
public notice invites comments on solutions and recommendations in
determining the appropriate relief method(s) and date(s) for these area
codes. Parties who wish to provide comments are requested to submit their
responses to this public notice by 8 August 2001. Reference: 8698-C12-16/01.
The HTML version of the Appendix will be posted shortly on our Web site.
In the meantime, the document may be viewed at the following Internet
site: www.cnac.ca/npa_data.htm#NPA613/819.
ORDERS:
2001-472 The Commission approves Aliant Telecom's request, filed
on behalf of Maritime Tel & Tel Limited and NewTel Communications Inc.
to remove MTT's General Tariff CRTC 10001 Item 4500 and NewTel's
General Tariff CRTC 13001 Item 210; and introduce a common Megalink
service for customers in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Reference: MTT TN 799, NewTel TN
653 and APTC TN 35. Eff. date = 18.06.01.
2001-473 The Commission approves the 9-1-1 amending agreement between
the Province of Nova Scotia and Aliant Telecom Inc.
Reference: 8340-M1-0081/02.
2001-474 The Commission approves Appendices 9A, CCS7 transit service,
of the Interconnection Agreement between Bell Canada and the ACTQ
members. Référence : 8340-B2-0036/04,
8340-B2-0041/04,
8340-B2-0042/05, 8340-B2-0043/05,
8340-B2-0044/06, 8340-B2-0045/05,
8340-B2-0046/04, 8340-B2-0047/05,
8340-B2-0048/03 and
8340-B2-0089/04.
2001-475 The Commission approves Appendices 10A, CCS7 transit service,
of the Interconnection Agreement between Bell Canada and the OTA
members. Reference: 8340-B6-0529/11,
8340-H3-0532/11,
8340-E25-0534/11,
8340-P1-0540/11,
8340-H4-0533/11 and
8340-T7-0544/11.
2001-476 The Commission approves, on a final basis, rate increases by Execulink
to its local residential and business services, effective 1 January 2001.
The rates filed reflect the Commission's directive issued in Order CRTC 2000-1088, dated 4 December 2000. Reference: TN 33.
2001-477 The Commission approves MTS' request to increase the
monthly rate associated with the following calling features for all
individual-line residential and business customers, and for multiline
business customers. Reference: TN 457. Eff. date = 10.07.01.
2001-478 The Commission approves Sogetel's request to establish
an extended area service between the exchanges of Nicolet and Manseau.
Reference: TN 101. Eff. date = 25.08.01.
2001-479 The Commission approves TELUS Québec's (formerly Québec-Téléphone)
request to offer, free of charge, two SmartTouch services to all new
single-line residential customers for the first two months of
subscription, from 21 August 2001 to 20 August 2002. Reference: TN 304. Eff. date = 21.08.01.
2001-480 The Commission approves, on an interim basis, an ex parte
application filed by Bell Canada on 18 May 2001.
Reference: TN 6587.
2001-481 The Commission approves, on an interim basis, an ex parte
application filed by Bell Canada on 1 June 2001.
Reference: TN 6591.
2001-482 The Commission approves, on an interim basis, Northwestel's
request to introduce a $0.25 rates compensation per call which applies to
the interexchange carriers (IXC) for every toll-free call that orignates
at the company's public or semi-public telephones and is carried by the
IXC. Reference: TN 756. Eff. date = 25.06.01.
2001-483 The Commission approves Aliant Telecom's request, filed
on behalf of Maritime Tel & Tel Limited, to increase the monthly rate
for local residence, business and Centrex service by $0.19. Reference: MTT
TN 800. Eff. date = 03.07.01.
Date Modified: 2001-08-21
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