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Telecom Order CRTC 2005-40
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Ottawa, 3 February 2005 |
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Bell Canada
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Reference: Tariff Notice 854
(National Services Tariff) |
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Ex parte application
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The Commission approves on
an interim basis the ex parte application1 by Bell
Canada, dated 14 January 2005. |
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In order that the application
may be available for public examination consistent with the
CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure (the Rules), the company
is directed to file with the Commission, within two business days of the
date of this Order, a hard copy of the application for the public
examination room at the Commission's headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec,
and an electronic version for the Commission's web site. Among other
things, the Rules allow interveners to comment, within 30 days, on
tariff applications that have been placed on the public record. |
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Secretary General |
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An ex parte application is an application that has
been filed with the Commission without notice to the public and, as such,
is not placed on the public record when initially filed. An ex parte
decision is one in which the Commission disposes of an application
solely on the basis of the applicant's submissions. Subsection 61(3)
of the Telecommunications Act allows the Commission to make
an ex parte decision where it considers that the circumstances
of the case justify it. In Review of regulatory framework,
Telecom Decision CRTC 94-19,
16 September 1994, the Commission set out several considerations
to be balanced in any determination to permit ex parte tariff
filings, including the public interest in the effective operation
of the competitive marketplace and the public interest in an open
regulatory process. |
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This document is available
in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in html or
pdf format at the following Internet site:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca |
Date Modified: 2005-02-03 |
