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Telecom Order CRTC 2005-414
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Ottawa, 22 December 2005 |
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Sogetel inc.
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Reference: Tariff Notices 125
and 125A |
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Application of Sogetel inc.'s General Tariff to the former
subscribers of Le Téléphone de St-Liboire de Bagot Inc.
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1. |
The Commission received an application by
Sogetel inc. (Sogetel), dated 13 October 2005 and amended on 24 October
2005, proposing to apply its General Tariff to Le Téléphone de
St-Liboire de Bagot Inc.'s (St-Liboire) subscribers as of 1 January 2006
now that it has acquired the issued shares of the capital stock of
Télécommunications St-Liboire inc., which holds the issued shares of the
capital stock of St-Liboire. |
2. |
Sogetel proposed to add to section 2.1 of
its General Tariff the monthly rates for residential and business
primary exchange services (PES) approved for St-Liboire in Telecom
Order CRTC 2005-169, 6 May 2005. |
3. |
Sogetel also proposed to add to its General
Tariff two sections for services approved by the Commission for
St-Liboire, namely section 2.16, Centrex PME Service, and section
5.14, Use of Carrier Facilities, in order to continue providing those
services to former St-Liboire customers. |
4. |
With regard to services that are included
in the fourth basket of services according to the classification established
in Regulatory framework for the small incumbent telephone companies,
Decision CRTC 2001-756,
14 December 2001 (Decision 2001-756),
Sogetel proposed that the rates for those services included in its
General Tariff be applied to former St-Liboire customers. |
5. |
Sogetel noted that where the technology
permits it, St-Liboire subscribers will have access to new services
currently provided by Sogetel to its subscribers. |
6. |
Finally, Sogetel requested that the
Commission approve the withdrawal of the St-Liboire General Tariff
effective 1 January 2006. |
7. |
The Commission received no comments with
respect to this application. |
8. |
The Commission notes that in Decision 2001-756,
it established that small incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs)
should be subject to a simplified form of price regulation. The Commission
thus grouped services into four separate baskets, each with their
own pricing constraints. |
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The first and second baskets comprise
residential PES and business PES respectively. The Commission determined
that the rates for each of those services would be permitted to increase
each year by no more than inflation in the absence of any exogenous
factors. |
10. |
The third basket comprises 9-1-1, message
relay service and toll restriction. The Commission considered it
appropriate to freeze, at the existing tariffed rates, the rates for
those services provided directly by the small ILECs. |
11. |
The fourth basket comprises all other
services offered by the small ILECs, such as optional services,
multi-element service categories, special facilities tariffs and
competitor access tariffs. The Commission determined that rates for
those services would generally be permitted to increase up to any
already approved rate for the same service. |
12. |
The Commission notes that Sogetel's proposal
will have no impact on St-Liboire customers who already subscribe
to first-, second- or third-basket services. However, Sogetel's proposal
will result in rate increases for many St-Liboire customers who subscribe
to services in the fourth basket. The Commission notes that, as of
1 January 2006, the rates applicable to former St-Liboire customers
will be the rates already approved for Sogetel. The Commission therefore
finds that Sogetel's proposal meets the requirements set out in Decision 2001-756. |
13. |
In light of the above, the Commission
approves Sogetel's application. The amendments will take effect as
of 1 January 2006. |
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Secretary General |
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