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We are pleased to announce that, on May 30th, Mr. David Colville, Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications was honoured by the Canadian Information Processing Society's (CIPS) by becoming the recipient of the 1st Canadian ICT Industry Award. In 1990, Mr. Colville was appointed as Commissioner for the CRTC and in 1995 was appointed as Vice-Chair, Telecommunications. As Vice-Chair, he oversaw the dramatic restructuring of the telecommunications industry in Canada, including the introduction of local competition and the deregulation of competitive services. He also chaired the special hearing on regulation and the Internet which resulted in Canada being the first country in the world to state that it would not regulate the Internet. In addition to his role with the CRTC, Mr. Colville has served on the Board of Directors in several capacities since 1986 and he continues to do so.

2000-538 Compensation for toll-free calls payable to competitive payphone service providers. Reference:  8650-C66-01/99. This order directs all interexchange carriers (IXCs) to compensate competitive pay telephone service providers who provide access to the IXC's toll-free services. It also sets a default compensation of $0.25 per call and directs competitive local exchange carriers to provide sufficient billing information to a payphone service provider so that it can bill the IXCs.

2000-4 In re:  New media – Call for comments – Telecom Public Notice CRTC 98-20. Reference:  8697-C12-03/98 and 4768-087. Taxation of costs of PIAC/ARC.

2000-5 In re:  Location of demarcation point for inside wire in multi-tenant buildings and associated issues – Telecom Public Notice CRTC 98-35. Reference:  8644-C12-01/98 and 4768-088. Taxation of costs of ARC/CAC/NAPO.

2000-6 In re:  Review of frozen contribution rate policy – Telecom Public Notice CRTC 99-5. Reference:  8692-C12-01/99 and 4768-086. Taxation of costs of ARC/CAC/NAPO.