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File No.: 8180-8/00
Ottawa, 8 August 2000
BY FACSIMILE
Mr. Jordan Kendall
Vice-President, Intercarrier Operations
Riptide Networks Inc.
40 West Wilmot Street
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4B 1H8
Dear Mr. Kendall:
RE: Confirmation - Fulfillment of CLEC Requirements Bell Canada's Serving
Territory Riptide Networks Inc.
- This is in response to a letter from Riptide Networks Inc. ("Riptide")
(formerly, Riptide Communications Inc.) dated 23 June 2000 in which it provided
information regarding how it satisfied the requirements imposed on Competitive Local
Exchange Carriers (CLECs) in Telecom Decision CRTC 97-8, Local Competition, 1 May
1997 (Decision 97-8).
- Based on the statements made by Riptide in its letter, Commission staff considers that
Riptide has met the CLEC requirements set out by the Commission in Decision 97-8. Riptide
can provide service as a CLEC, provided it continues to meet those requirements and
complies on an ongoing basis with the Canadian ownership and control regime set out in
section 16 of the Telecommunications Act and in the associated regulations.
Yours sincerely,
Campbell Laidlaw
Director, Competition Implementation
Telecommunications
c.c.: A. De Caigny, Central Fund Administrator
Bell Canada
R. Gauthier, CRTC (819) 953-8608
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