Telecom Orders 1997

97-501 - Stentor TN 437. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 220.3, International Service, reflecting the expansion of Canada Direct service from Vietnam. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

97-502 - Télébec TN 132 . APPROVED - Introduction of two services: Microlink Télébec and Megalink Télébec services. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-503 - Télébec TN 133. APPROVED - Revisions to upgrade the switching equipment in the Malartic, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Parc de la Vérendrye, St-Cyrille, Palmarolle and Contrecoeur exchanges and to provide for an extended area service link between the St-Nazaire and Acton Vale exchanges.

97-504 - TCI TN 893 . APPROVED - Revisions to modify the requirement regarding contracts in General Tariff - Basic Services Item 1005, Alternate Providers of Operator Services. Eff. Date = 14-4-97.

97-505 - TCI TN 901/A . INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of QuickChange Payphone Pass promotion. Eff. Date = 144-97.

97-506 - Guèvremont TN 14. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to Call Return. Eff. Date = 16-5-97.

97-507 - Thunder Bay Telephone TN 38. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to ISDN loop extension units. Eff. Date= 14497.

97-508 - Rebel Communications' application dated 25 September 1996. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for Centrex services in Drummondville, Quebec.

97-509 - Rebel Communications' application dated 25 September 1996. APPROVED - Contribution exemption for (1) Centrex services in Valleyfield, Quebec for single-hop services and (2) administrative services in Belleville, Smiths Falls and Williamsburg, Ontario and in Drummondville and Valleyfield, Quebec.

97-510 - BC TEL TN 3600. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the upgrade of the North Nelson exchange by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. Date = 15-4-97.

97-511 - BC TEL TN 3602. INTERIM APPROVAL - Addition of Megalink Access as an optional digital access arrangement for local Terminal Network Access. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-512 - North Norwich TN 14. APPROVED - Move the Terms of Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 18-4-97.

97-513 - BC TEL TN's 3542/A, 3558, 3559, 3561 and 3562. APPROVED - Revisions providing for rate group consolidation and the elimination of exchange line and locality rate area mileage.

97-516 - Kenora TN 7/A. APPROVED - Establishment of Extended Area Service (EAS) between the Minaki, Whitedog, Redditt, Grassy Narrows, Sioux Narrows and Kenora exchanges.

97-517 - MT&T TN 648. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to the description of General Tariff Item 790 (o), Centrex Virtual Circuits. Eff. Date = 17-4-97.

97-514 - Denial of NBTel's application dated 15 September 1995 to review and vary the Commission's 16 August 1995 Decision with respect to the use of the PIC Restrict feature.

97-515 - TCI TN 897/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 16-04-97.

97-399-1 - Bell TN 5825. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 97-399 dated 25 March 1997.

97-406-1- Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 97-406 dated 27 March 1997. MT&T TNs 622 & 623.

97-484-1 - Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 97-484 dated 10 April 1997. MT&T TN 649/A.

97-518 - BC TEL TN 3603. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 146 C, Provision of Operator Services using BC TEL Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-519 - BC TEL TN 3605. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 143, SmartTouch Services, providing for the removal of limitation of Call Forwarding-Mailbox to local call forwarding. Eff. Date = 24-4-97.

97-520 - Bell TN 5762. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL of a Special Facilities Tariff providing for a customer Specific Toll-free Service.

97-521 - Bell TN 5971. APPROVED - Revisions providing for an analogue 1.2 Ghz service in the Ottawa-Hull exchange for a five-year period. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-522 - Bell TN 5973. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 85.8(a), Provision of Operator Services Using Bell Canada Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 22-4-97.

97-523 - Bell TN 5974. APPROVED - Revisions to Special Facilities Tariff Item B-4525(b), providing for the forwarding of calls from 1,000 telephone numbers to a single telephone number within the same NXX for a period of four months. Eff. Date = 23-4-97.

97-524 - MTS TN 253. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 2-5-97.

97-525 - MTS TN 255. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 310, Surcharge, reflecting the adoption of the interest rate formula. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

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97-526 - MTS TN 258. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 1610(3), Provision of Operator Services Using MTS Services and Facilities. Eff. Date = 24-4-97.

97-527 - NBTel TN 624. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 140.4, Provision of Operator Services Using NBTel Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-528 - Northern TN 69. APPROVED - Revisions to exempt two and four-party line customers in non-urban areas from the requirement to return hardwired telephone sets. Eff. Date = 25-4-97.

97-529 - Northwestel TN 608. APPROVED - Introduction of a 10 MBPS LAN Interconnection Service for customers within the metropolitan areas of Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-530 - Northwestel TN 609. APPROVED - Increase the Non Sufficient Fund (NSF) cheque charge to $15.00. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-531 - Northwestel TN 610. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the restriction of collect calling and third number billing to a Cellular 400, 800 or Autotel service. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-532 - Québec-Téléphone TN 161. APPROVED - Revisions to its Section 2.26.06, Provision of Operator Services using Québec-Téléphone's Facilities or Services. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-533 - Bell TN 5914A. APPROVED - Revisions proposing the establishment of two-way Extended Area Service between the Minaki, Whitedog and Kenora, Ontario exchanges.

97-534 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 444. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 18-4-97.

97-535 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 440. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 220.3, International Service, indicating that the time and/or charges transaction charge applies on requests made to BC TEL only. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-536 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 442. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-537 - Télébec TN 134. APPROVED - Revisions to provide Consumer Safeguards for Operator Services. Eff. Date = 21-4-97.

97-538 - Keewatin TN 5. APPROVED - Introduction of Centrex and Voice Messaging services.

97-539 - Okanagan Skeena Group Limited TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions regarding the introduction of its high-speed Internet access service and for the Commission to forbear from regulating the telecommunication services of secondary market service providers such as itself.

97-540 - Global Voice Corporation. DENIAL of an application dated 28 October 1995, for exemption from contribution for access circuits.

97-541 - Application from Hong Kong Telecommunications (Pacific) Ltd dated 3 September 1996, for an exemption from contribution for Canada-Australia international private line circuits provided by BC TEL which are used exclusively for the transmission of enhanced services.lobal Voice Corporation. APPROVED.

97-542 - Lambton TN 4. INTERIM APPROVAL - Tariffs and agreements for the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service.

97-543 - MTS TN 254/A. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a market trial of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)1 Line Enhancement for a period of four months. Eff. Date = 23-4-97.

97-544 - Northern TN 73. APPROVAL of two Special Assemblies under Section N1000, providing for Schedule 4 Type 4 circuit and Digital Service Access arrangements. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

97-545 - Stentor TN 374/A. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to the rating structure of HELLO! Phone Pass Service.

97-546 - Télébec TN 137. APPROVED - Introduction of a oneyear market trial of its Internet service. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-547 - Bell TN 5975. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item D1013(a)(1)x, providing for a DS-1C 4-port channelized access card for use with three specific access modules. Eff. Date = 24-4-97.

97-548 - Bell TN 5978. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the introduction of a promotional campaign for the ServiceFinder feature during the period 1 May to 31 July 1997.

97-549 - TCEI TN 49. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2406, Toll Restriction Services, providing customers with the option of blocking collect calls and third number calls at no additional charge when this becomes technically feasible.

97-550 - TCI TN 899. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Assembly Tariff Item D-312, providing for a Central Office based Digital Echo Canceller module.

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97-551 - MTS' application dated 18 December 1996. Approval of depreciation life characteristics.

97-552 - BC TEL TN 3606. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to the addition of a point-to-point digital data transmission facility between Kimberly and Cranbrook. Eff. date = 25-4-97.

97-553 - BC TEL TN 3612. APPROVED - Extend the Microlink Home Service charge waiver period by three months. Eff. Date = 25-4-97.

97-554 - Bell TN 5976. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Bell exchange of Redditt, Ontario and the Kenora, Ontario exchange of the Kenora Municipal Telephone System. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

97-555 - Bell TN 5977. APPROVED - Revisions reflecting the establishment of Extended Area Service between the Bell exchange of Actonvale, Quebec and the St-Nazaire, Quebec exchange of Télébec ltée. Eff. Date = 22-5-97.

97-556 - MT&T TN 654/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-557 - MTS TN 260/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions for a one-year market trial to its General Tariff Item 2600, Call Originator Billing. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

97-558 - NBTel TN 626. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 6-5-97.

97-559 - NBTel TN 630. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-560 - NewTel TN 513. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 19-5-97.

97-561 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS and NewTel) TN 443. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15-97.

97-562 - TELUS TN 896. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a DS-1 access channel outside the Bonnyville Base Rate Area for a one-year period. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

97-563 - Télébec TN 135. APPROVED - Corrections to different chapters of its General Tariff.

97-564 - Stentor TN 436. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Provision of a Customer Specific Business Long Distance Service.

97-565 - NewTel TN 510. APPROVED - Revisions providing for two 100 Mbps Ethernet Extensions to its Custom-Built Equipment and Arrangements Non-Basic Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

97-566 - NewTel TN 511. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 50.16, Community Calling Plan, providing clarification to certain terms and conditions of the service. Eff. Date = 28-4-97.

97-567 - AT&T Canada LDS. INTERIM APPROVAL - Application dated 1996/11/13, for contribution exemption for transit facilities configured exclusively for the transport of transit traffic from the U.S. to international destinations via Teleglobe.

97-568 - Bell TNs 5893 and 5894. FINAL APPROVAL - Revisions to its Access Services Tariff for Interconnection with IXCs and to Item 24, Resale and Sharing, to flow through to APLDS the CAT charges applicable to traffic originating or terminating in the territories of the Independent Telephone Companies.

97-569 - Bell TN 5983/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions pertaining to an arrangement for two optical fibres between a customer's two premises in Montréal, Quebec. Eff. Date = 30-4-97.

97-570 - MT&T TN 651. APPROVED - Revisions to increase by $2.00 the monthly rates for residential one party and two party service, pursuant to Telecom Decision CRTC 95-21 dated 31 October 1995. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-571 - Northern TN 60. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS - 1995 Carrier Access Tariff.

97-572 - Northwestel's application dated 1 May 1996. Forbearance from regulation of its Datapac, future X.25, packet data and frame relay services.

97-573 - Québec-Téléphone TN 157/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to amend the rules relative to resale and sharing, to introduce tariffs for the interconnection of interexchange carriers and to revise interim 1997 contribution charges.

97-574 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 368. Ex parte application. FINAL APPROVAL - Special Facilities Tariff providing for a Customer Specific Business Long Distance Service.

97-575 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 397. Ex parte application FINAL APPROVAL - Welcome Back Rebate Promotion market trial promotional campaign.

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97-576 - Stentor TN 445. APPROVED - Modify National Services Tariff Item 515, Advantage 900, introducing the Receipting Option for the 900 programs of registered non-profit organizations. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-577 - Sun Country Cablevision Ltd. TN 1. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of its Wave high-speed Internet access service.

97-578 - Télébec TN 123/A. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to Internet access services.

97-579 - TCI TN 898. APPROVED - Initial DS-1 access channel in the Ralston exchange area. Eff. Date = 7-5-97.

97-581 - BC TEL TN 3609. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 416-A, Occasional Use Broadcast Quality Video Service - NewsRoute, expanding the existing NewsRoute network to include Cranbrook, Nelson & Terrace. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

97-582 - Bell TN 5979. APPROVED - Provide ExtendedArea Service between the Sherbrooke and Stratford, Quebec exchanges. The Stratford exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 10. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

97-583 - Bruce TN 43. APPROVED - Revisions to its Digital Network Services, providing clarification on mileage charges applicable for DS-1 service. Eff. Date = 4-5-97.

97-584 - Island Tel TN 455. APPROVED - Revisions by declaring O'Leary as a single party exchange. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-585 - MTS TN 262. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2148.3, Voice Messaging Service, proposing a rate increase for residential voice mail box from $3.15 to $4.15 per month. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-586 - Northwestel TN 613. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1602, Sympatico Dial-up Internet Access Service to Whitehorse and Yellowknife, changing the number of hours in the Introductory Kit from 10 to 50 hours. Eff. Date = 2-5-97.

97-587 - OTA TN 32. APPROVED - Revisions to Item 900.61, Rates for Extra Listings. Eff. Date = 2-5-97.

97-588 - Teleglobe TN 479. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Globeaccess Service Tariff, expanding the service to Argentina, Brazil and Chile, reducing the rates to Israel and introducing promotional rates to the above locations during the period 1 May 1997 to 31 October 1997. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-589 - Westport TN 10. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Section 900, Item 1.01, to change the name of its Internet Access Service from Westport.Net to Rideau.NET. Eff. Date = 15-5-97.

97-590 - Determinations on the proceeding initiated by Scope of Contribution Paying Services, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 96-19, 23 May 1996, on whether contribution should be payable with respect to the following uses or services: paging; wireless, APLDS' internal administrative use of line-side connections; data service provided through line-side connections; Internet and Centrex one-hop services and on the appropriate treatment of direct access lines for contribution purposes. A process has been established to allow interested parties an opportunity to comment on material to be filed with respect to the wireless services' contribution charge and the level of originating and terminating contribution rates. REFERENCES: FILE #: 8638-C12-02/97 - Follow-up to Telecom Order CRTC 97-590 - IX Contribution Paying Services.

97-591 - Responsibility for carrier specific costs for the provision of local number portability (LNP). The Commission considers it essential that appropriate roll-out criteria are established to ensure that resources are used efficiently. The Commission will request the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee to study the issue of roll-out criteria for LNP and make recommendations to the Commission no later than 18 July 1997. The Commission also recognizes that there is a need to determine the means by which the Stentor-member companies will recover their costs specific to LNP. The Commission will initiate a proceeding to address this issue shortly.

97-592 - Northwestel TNs 599 and 611. APPROVED - Withdrawal of the Autotel, Cellular 400 and Cellular 800 services (automated services) from its Mobile Telephone Service Tariff CRTC 3006. Eff. Date = 1-5-97.

97-593 - Bell TN 5980. APPROVED - Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item D-26(a)(2), providing a 56 Kbps Megaplan Service Extension between Little Current and Sudbury, Ontario. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

97-594 - NBTel TN 628. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 24-5-97.

97-595 - NBTel TN 634. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

97-596 - Stentor TN 349. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 222, Advantage Outbound Service, proposing to reduce the monthly minimum charge to $200.00.

97-597 - Stentor TN 432. APPROVED. Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 310, to include channelized DS-3 access to its High Capacity 45 Service.

97-598 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 447. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-599 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 448. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

97-600 - Télébec TN 136. APPROVED - Revisions providing (1) for the completion of the access to individual-line service program for the exchange of La Tuque and (2) minor revisions to Item 2.11.3 pertaining to prepaid Calling Card. Eff. Date = 5-5-97.

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97-601 - MT&T TN 652/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

97-602 - Stentor TN 446/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

97-603 - Application by Wiznet Inc. dated 18 October 1996, requesting exemption for single-hop Centrex services. APPROVED.

97-604 - Application by Telehop Long Distance Service Ltd. dated 17 July 1996 for contribution exemption with respect to: (1) three Centrex systems (Barrie, Mount Albert and Sutton) used for administrative and data purposes; (2) a Centrex system located in Moonstone used for single-hop and double-hop calling; and (3) a Centrex system located in Alliston used for administrative, data, and double-hop calling. APPROVED.

97-605 - Stentor TN 449. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

97-606 - Island Tel TN 456. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 850, Operator Services. Eff. Date = 9-5-97.

97-607 - MT&T TN 653. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1160, Operator Services. Eff. Date = 9-5-97.

97-608 - NBTel TN 634A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions pertaining to its Cellular Telephone Service.

97-609 - MTS TN 253A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

97-610 - Northern TN 72. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff, Section N210, Item 5, Meridian Electronic Business Telephone Sets and Add-on Modules. Eff. Date = 7-5-97.

97-611 - OTA TN 31. APPROVED - Revisions to General Tariff Item 900, Directory Assistance and Long Distance Directory Assistance. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

97-612 - Stentor TN 450. APPROVED - Revisions to Prepaid Service, International Service and Advantage Outbound Service, National Services Tariff Items 201, 220 and 222. Eff. Date = 15597.

97-613 - TCI TN 900. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 466, which provides for the introduction of a "Double Points" promotion on TELUS Rewards. Eff. Date = 11597.

97-614 - Québec-Télép hone TN 163. APPROVED - Revisions to the service name "Étoiles" providing for one free month when subscribing to its name and number display options.

97-615 - (Please note that the file # referenced in this order should be File No.: 97-8626-S2-01) - Application dated 4 March 1997, by Call-Net Enterprises Inc., on behalf of Sprint Canada Inc., requesting a contribution exemption for a dedicated cross-border circuit, identified as RNS # GIF 00198, leased from Rogers Network Services to the end-user the Department of National Defence. APPROVED.

97-616 - Application dated 5 March 1997 from Telecom Media International Italy-Canada Inc., requesting a contribution exemption for circuits used for the provision of data services. APPROVED.

97-617 - BC TEL TN 3620. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 13-5-97.

97-618 - NBTel TN 636. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 15-5-97.

97-619 - TELUS TN 902. APPROVED - Tariff revisions to correct typographical errors in the rates of its General Tariff Items 325, Public Telephone Service and 345, Semi-Public Telephone Service. Eff. Date = 12-5-97.

97-620 - Bell TN 5981. APPROVED. Revisions providing Extended Area Service between the Grand'Mère and the TroisRivières, Quebec exchanges. Eff. Date = 31-05-97.

97-621 - Bell TN 5982. APPROVED. Revisions to amend its Special Facilities Tariff Item B789(a)(2)b, Access to Automatic Route Selection - Each Centrex III system, to read that it is no longer available for new installations or additions to existing installations. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

97-622 - MTS TN 264. APPROVED. Revisions changing the name of Visual Call Waiting to Call Waiting Plus and from SmartView to Visual Call Waiting. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

97-623 - NBTel's application dated 5 March 1997. Agreement specifying the Procedures of the Interexchange Carrier Group and a Non-Disclosure Agreement with S.N.S. Shared Network Services Inc. INTERIM APPROVAL, with final approval subject to the company filing the revised Form Agreement pursuant to Telecom Decision CRTC 976.

97-624 - NBTel TN 632. APPROVED. Introduce Province Wide Switched Suppressed Ringing Service Access Service. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

97-625 - NewTel TN 514. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff Item 46.3, Provision of Operator Services Using NewTel Communications Services or Facilities. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

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97-626 - North Frontenac TN 13. APPROVED. Revisions to move the Terms of Service tariff pages to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

97-627 - Québec-Télép hone TN 165. APPROVED. Revisions to amend the name of "Microlink" service to "Multiflex". Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

97-628 - Application dated 25 March 1997 by Sogetel. Agreement between QuébecTéléphone and Sogetel inc. pertaining to the provision of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service. APPROVED.

97-629 - Teleglobe TN 480. APPROVED. Remove the Globecard option from the Globedirect Service as there are no customers subscribing to the service anymore. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

97-630 - TCI TN 903. APPROVED. Revisions to provide an initial DS-1 access channel in the Peers exchange area for an initial one-year period. Eff. Date = 13-05-97.

97-631 - Application dated 20 February 1997 by The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay - Telephone Department. APPROVED. Agreement between The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay, operating as Thunder Bay Mobility, and Bell Mobility Cellular Inc.

97-632 - BC TEL TN 3611. APPROVED - Cancellation of Agreement No. 0990 between BC TEL and AGT Limited (now TELUS Communications Inc.) covering transmission services which are no longer required. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

97-633 - BC TEL TN 3613. APPROVED - Upgrade of the Sechelt exchange by replacing the base rate area maps with conditions of service relating to the Rural Upgrade Program. Eff. date = 15-5-97.

97-634 - Bell TN 5984. APPROVED - Establish Extended-Area Service between the exchanges of Cabano and Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. The Cabano exchange will reclassify from Rate Group 6 to Rate Group 9. Eff. Date = 14 June 1997.

97-635 - Bell TN 5985. APPROVED - Establish Extended-Area Service between the Bell exchange of Trois-Rivières, Quebec and the Télébec ltée exchange of Aston-Jonction, Quebec. Eff. Date = 14-6-97.

97-636 - Bell TN 5986. APPROVED - Provide for the activation of a new asynchronous polling interface and for the associated line configuration. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

97-637 - MTS TN 263 - APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 2810, Patient Telephone Service, providing for a market trial during the period of 16 June 1997 to 16 January 1998.

97-638 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL, Bell, MT&T, MTS & TCI) TN 463. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to National Services Tariff Item 1036, Red River Flood Promotion, providing the donation of 7,500 HELLO! Phone Pass cards to Canadian Military Personnel located in Manitoba. Eff. Date = 14-5-97.

97-639 - Bruce TN 45. APPROVED - Modify the Call Management and Custom Calling Features by adding a "Do Not Disturb" feature. Eff. Date = 17-5-97.

97-640 - NewTel TN 515. APPROVED - Provide for a Low Bit Rate Voice Multiplexing Arrangement. Eff. Date = 18-5-97.

97-641 - NewTel TN 516. APPROVED - Removal of various party-line telephone sets which are no longer in service and reduction of the Set Loss Charge to $25.00 for several other sets. Eff. Date = 185-97.

97-642 - NewTel TN 519. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 28-5-97.

97-643 - Stentor TN 451. APPROVAL of tariff revisions to National Services Tariff Item 703(a)(4), Program Channels - C.B.C. Radio, adding a uni-directional channel (Vancouver/Prince George). Eff. Date = 19-5-97.

97-644 - Stentor (on behalf of Bell) TN 458. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-645 - Québec-Télép hone TN 164. APPROVED - Introduction of "Identifiez Le Numéro", a telephone number identification service which provides the corresponding name and community of a calling number. Eff. Date = 16-6-97.

97-646 - Québec-Télép hone TN 166. INTERIM APPROVAL - Reduce certain rates of its Advantage Toll-free service. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-647 - TCI TN 904. APPROVED - Revisions providing an initial DS-1 access channel in Fort McMurray. Eff. Date = 16-5-97.

97-648 - Application by NBTI interActive (1994) Inc. dated 4 December 1996. Application for an exemption from contribution charges with respect to facilities used to provide data and dedicated services.

97-649 - Québec-Télép hone TN 156. APPROVED - Revisions to delete articles from its General Tariff that became irrelevant with the deregulation of terminal equipment.

97-650 - TCI TN 907. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 355, SmartTouch Services, proposing to: (1) add Local Voice Mail capability within the Local Calling Area for all customers subscribing to Call Answer Service; (2) make the Transfer Mailbox feature available to residence and business customers; and (3) add Calll Answer Elite, Call Answer Reach Me and Call Answer Announcement. Eff. Date = 16-05-97.

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97-651 - TCI TN 911. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

97-652 - TCI TN 912. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-6-97.

97-653 - BC TEL TNs 3601 and 3601A. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to a 10 percent across-the-board increase in the rates for specific analogue private line voice and data channel services and the deletion of a rate change for Intra-Office Metallic Service in Item 441.

97-654 - BC TEL TN 3607. APPROVED - Revisions pertaining to a proposed rate increase of 8 percent for the analogue voice and data interexchange, intraprovincial line mileage rate schedules.

97-655 - BC TEL TN 3616. APPROVED - Revised rates and conditions for an existing Audio/Video Channel. Eff. Date = 21-05-97.

97-656 - BC TEL TN 3617. APPROVED - Deletion of certain references to Datapac Service and withdrawal of Item 156 (F2), a bridging arrangement. Eff. Date = 22-05-97.

97-657 - BC TEL TN 3618. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to provide Direct Trunk Overflow, a wireless access service. Eff. Date = 26-05-97.

97-658 - BC TEL TN 3619. APPROVED - Revisions providing a service charge waiver for Wide Area Customer Owned Paging Service (WACOPS) customers during the period 26 May 1997 to 31 July 1997.

97-659 - MTS TN 265. APPROVED - Revisions to increase the mobile monthly access rate from $20.00 to $22.00 and the usage rate from $0.40 to $0.45 per minute. Eff. Date = 01-07-97.

97-660 - Application by Northwestel Inc. dated 8 January 1997 for approval of depreciation life characteristics.

97-661 - TCI TN 906. APPROVED - Revisions providing a DS-1 access channel in Calgary. Eff. Date = 20-05-97.

97-662 - Approval of an application filed by Vancouver Telephone Company Limited dated 22 March 1995 for exemption from contribution for a configuration to facilitate the carriage of international transit traffic.

97-663 - Approval of an application filed by Bentley International Communications dated 4 February 1997 for an exemption from contribution for single-hop Centrex services.

97-664 - Bell TN 5987. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Williamsburg, Ontario exchange from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6. Eff. Date = 19-06-97.

97-665 - Bell TN 5988. APPROVED - Revisions upgrouping the Sault-au-Mouton, Quebec exchange from Rate Group 5 to Rate Group 6. Eff. Date = 16-06-97.

97-666 - Bell TN 5990. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 0206-97.

97-667 - Stentor TN 455. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

97-668 - Application by Niagara Telecomm Inc. dated 3 February 1995 for an exemption from contribution charges on a number of private lines in Hamilton.

97-669 - Stentor TN 453. APPROVED - Revisions to National Services Tariff Items 212, 213, 214 and 215, proposing to add the transaction charge for station-to-station automated credit card calls. Eff. Date = 21-05-97.

97-670 - Bell TN 5989. APPROVED - Revisions providing a service overlap for three customers who are being served from the Garthby, Quebec exchange. Eff. Date = 22-05-97.

97-671 - NBTel TN 633. APPROVED - Revisions providing space and power for the location of customer-provided equipment in the company's central-office. Eff. Date = 2205-97.

97-672 - NBTel TN 638. INTERIM APPROVAL - Ex parte application. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

97-673 - Québec-Télép hone TN 167. APPROVED - Revisions to its service name "Étoiles", providing uniform rates for several service options and increasing the usage rate from $0.35 to $0.50. Eff. Date = 02-06-97.

97-674 - Teleglobe TN 481. APPROVED - Revisions to its International Mobile Service Tariff, introducing Inmarsat Mini-M outbound service for communications originating in Canada and destined for mobile terminals. Eff. Date = 2505-97.

97-675 - Stentor (on behalf of BC TEL) TN 456. Ex parte application. DENIED.

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97-676 - Telesat. Application dated 19 February 1997. Approval of an AFC (allowance for funds used during construction) rate of 9.9% for the 1997 fiscal year.

97-677 - BC TEL TN 3610. APPROVED - Revisions proposing the withdrawal of the Trutch Island and Beavermouth Public Service Radiotelephone locations, and the withdrawal of the radio terminal in Trutch Island. Eff. Date = 01-08-97.

97-678 - Bell TN 5991. APPROVED - Removal of four-party service exception in the St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec exchange. Eff. Date = 24-0597.

97-679 - Bell TN 5992. APPROVED - Introduction of a charge for use of the In Session Activation feature. Eff. Date = 23-0597.

97-680 - MTS TN 267. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 1610, Operator Services, removing the exemption from the directory assistance charge for persons calling from public or semi-public telephones for long distance numbers outside Manitoba. Eff. Date = 02-06-97.

97-681 - Stentor TN 457. APPROVED - Introduce Inmarsat Mini M Outbound Service. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

97-682 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 459. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduce the Advantage Toll-free Term Plan under National Services Tariff Item 203. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

97-683 - Stentor (on behalf of MTS) TN 460. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions introducing the Advantage Outbound Term Plan to its National Services Tariff Item 222. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

97-684 - Teleglobe TN 482. APPROVED - Discontinuation of the Cantat-3 service promotion. Eff. Date = 25-05-97.

97-685 - MT&T TN 655. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 01-07-97.

97-686 - TCI TN 910/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to introduce enhancements to its General Tariff Item 450, Alberta - Overseas Message Toll Service. Eff. Date = 020697.

97-687 - Stentor (on behalf of TCI) TN 461/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL - Eff. Date = 010697.

97-688 - Application by the Ontario Northland Telecommunications dated 19 July 1996 requesting forbearance from the regulation of its Datapac, Hyperstream and Pospac and future X.25 and packet data and frame relay services.

97-689 - Application by Maidens Communications dated 6 March 1997 requesting an exemption from contribution for single-hop Centrex services and two business administrative lines.

97-690 - NewTel TN 517. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Item 80, increasing rates for elements of the Multi-Element Service Charge Structure. Eff. Date = 01-06-97.

97-691 - NewTel TN 518. APPROVED - Introduction of General Tariff Item 196, Centrex Per Agent Service. Eff. Date = 27-05-97.

97-692 - Bell TN 5791 and agreement # 3839.1207. FINAL APPROVAL of an application which provides for a one year market trial of Call Originator Billing.

97-693 - Application by Metro Access Ltd. dated 12 November 1996, for an exemption from contribution for circuits used for the provision of single-hop and double-hop Centrex services in Toronto, Oakville, Brampton, Schomberg, Oak Ridges and Ajax. FINAL APPROVAL.

97-694 - Application by Voice-Tel Communications dated 20 March 1997 for contribution exemptions with respect to single-hop Centrex services and administrative circuits in the (519) 651, 654 and 658 exchanges. APPROVED.

97-695 - Bell TN 5993. APPROVED - Revisions providing for a Sun Terminal associated with a hybrid packet network. Eff. Date = 29-05-97.

97-696 - Bell TN 5995. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the recording of incoming calls on a Centrex Meridian Business Set. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

97-697 - Bruce TN 46. APPROVED - Revisions for additions to its Internet Home Page offerings. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

97-698 - MTS TN 227. Revisions pertaining to the Manitoba Relay Service. The Commission affirms its decision in Order 961502.

97-699 - Northern TN 74. APPROVED - Revisions to its Internet Access Service, increasing the number of hours provided in the Introductory Kit from 10 hrs to 50 hrs for the first month only. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

97-700 - NWTel TN 616. APPROVED - Remove the rotary access and references to service charge exemptions. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

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97-701 - People's TN 28. APPROVED - Revisions introducing the Switched 56 Data Service. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

97-702 - Thunder Bay TN 40. APPROVED - Revisions to Charges for Information Service - Local and Long Distance Directory Assistance. Eff. Date = 30-05-97.

97-703 - Application by Shaw FiberLink Ltd. dated 8 January 1997 for exemption from contribution charges for services used for administrative purposes, testing purposes, and to provide data services. APPROVED.

97-704 - Application by Bell Advanced Communications 1996 Inc. dated 7 March 1997 for exemption from contribution charges for a cross-border circuit which is currently used for administrative purposes, but will ultimately be used to carry end customers' data traffic. APPROVED.

97-705 - MTS TN 235. FINAL APPROVAL of revisions for the introduction of a Province-Wide Enhanced 911 service and a related agreement between MTS and municipalities.

97-706 - Stentor (on behalf of NBTel) TN 454. INTERIM APPROVAL - Revisions to Advantage Toll-free, Advantage Toll-free Entry and Advantage 900 reflecting the introduction of a monthly rate structure for an analogue dedicated access line. Eff. Date = 29-05-97.

97-707 - Gosfield TN 4. APPROVED - Revisions increasing rates for alarm and data circuits over a two-year period. Eff. Date = 010697.

97-708 - MTS TN 266. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduce a six-month Prepaid Phone Card promotional campaign that will run from 1 June 1997 to 30 November 1997.

97-709 - Northwestel TN 614/A. APPROVED - Revisions providing digital access between a customer's premise and the PSTN. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

97-710 - People's TN 26. APPROVED - Revisions providing changes to the rates charged for the use of support structures. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-711 - People's TN 27. APPROVED - Revisions to move the tariff pages of the Terms of Service to the Ontario Independent Services Tariff and to include the grandfathering of party line service under Section 180, Individual and party line service. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-712 - Télébec TN 138. APPROVED - Revisions to its Switched Network Access for Radio Paging System Operators service. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-713 - Westport TN 11. APPROVED - Revisions to its General Tariff Section 900, Item 3 - Internet Service, reducing the monthly charge for the Business home page to $15 and the additional storage space per megabyte from $10 to $7.50. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-714 - BC TEL TN 3630/A. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

97-715 - Island Tel TN 461. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

97-716 - MT&T TN 659. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-717 - MT&T TN 661. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 2-7-97.

97-718 - Amtelecom TN 24. APPROVED. Providing for Call Return - Pay Per Use service. Eff. Date = 31-5-97.

97-719 - BC TEL TN 3621. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff Item 168-A, Integrated Voice Messaging Service (IVMS), proposing a "Call Answer Options 60Day Free Trial". Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

97-720 - BC TEL TN 3622. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff making various administrative and housekeeping changes including (1) updated List of Contents and Section index pages; (2) consolidation of blank tariff pages; (3) correction of various tariff cross-references; and (4) various name changes. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

97-721 - Bell TN 5994. APPROVED. Revisions to its Special Facilities Tariff Item B-776(a)(1), providing for the labour and DMS translations necessary to add an additional department to the automatic call distribution (ACD) networking system. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

97-722 - Bell TN 5996. APPROVED. Revisions providing for a reduced monthly rate for a specific Integrated Megastream Service customer. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

97-723 - Bell TN 5997. APPROVED. Revisions to its General Tariff Item 60.2, proposing the establishment of Extended Area Service (EAS) between the Bell Canada exchange of Grassy Narrows and the exchange of Kenora operated by Kenora Municipal Telephone System resulting in a Rate Group reclassification from 7 to 8 for the Grassy Narrows exchange. Eff. Date = 25-6-97.

97-724 - Bell TN 5998. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions providing for two optical fibres between a customer's two premises in Toronto. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

97-725 - Bell TN 5999. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions providing for two optical fibres between a customer's two premises in London. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

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97-726 - Island Tel TN 457. Ex Parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL. Eff. Date = 30-5-97.

97-727 - NewTel TN 520. APPROVED. Revisions proposing an increase to the monthly residence initial feature rate. Eff. Date = 1-6-97.

97-728 - Stentor TN 462/A. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions to its National Services Tariff Item 200 - Advantage Vnet, modifying the Canada-Mexico usage rates. Eff. Date = 16-97.

97-729 - Teleglobe TN 483. INTERIM APPROVAL. Revisions for the implementation of the International Globeinternet Service on a wholesale basis in Canada. Eff. Date = 31597.

97-730 - Stentor TN 409. INTERIM APPROVAL. Introduction of competitive swipe card access to all the Stentor companies' public telephones equipped with card readers.

97-730-1 - Stentor TN 409. Correction to Telecom Order CRTC 97730 dated 30 May 1997.

97-731 - BC TEL TN 3615. Ex parte application. INTERIM APPROVAL.

97-732 - BC TEL TN 3623. APPROVED. Addition of conditions to the Call Guardian Service. Eff. Date = 4-6-97.

97-733 - Bell TN 6000. APPROVED. Revisions providing Extended Area Service between the Bell exchange of TroisRivières and the exchange of Baie du Febvre which is operated by La Corporation de Téléphone de La Baie (1993). Eff. Date = 5-7-97.

97-734 - ON Tel TN 24. APPROVED. Revised rates for various features pertaining to its Startalk-FLASH service. Eff. Date = 7-6-97.

97-735 - Teleglobe TN 484. APPROVED. Extend Globestream Service to Columbia and Venezuela. Eff. Date = 7-6-97.

97-736 - TCI TN 908. APPROVED. Revisions providing for the provision of an initial DS-1 access channel in the Sangudo Central Office area. Eff. Date = 2-6-97.

97-737 - TCI TN 909. APPROVED. Revisions providing for the provision of an initial DS-1 access channel in the Daysland Central Office area. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

97-738 - Bell TN 6002. DENIED. Promotion applicable to Bell's Calling Features for a period of up to 8 weeks.

97-739 - MTS TN 259. APPROVED - Withdrawal of the FAST alarm service from the Supplementary Tariff - Special Services and Facilities. Eff. Date = 31-12-97.

97-740 - MTS TN 272. APPROVED - Housekeeping revisions to its General Tariff (CRTC 24001). Eff. Date = 13-6-97.

97-741 - Milot TN 8. APPROVED - Delete references to terminal equipment from its General Tariff.

97-742 - O.N. Tel TN 16. APPROVED - Withdrawal of the tariff pages associated with its Datapac, Hyperstream and Pospac services.

97-743 - O.N. Tel TN 25. APPROVED - Revisions providing for the waiver of service charges for new services subscribed to by customers at the Moosonee Home Show on 7 and 8 June 1997.

97-744 - O.N. Tel TN 26. APPROVED - Addition of the Call Management Service. Eff. Date = 7-6-97.

97-745 - Prince Rupert City Telephones TN 14. APPROVED - Tariff for the City Tel Mobility Cellular Service. Eff. Date = 6-6-97.

97-746 - Stentor TN 464. APPROVED - Terms and conditions under which 900 Program Numbers may be included in telephone directory listings and classified telephone directory advertising listings. Eff. Date = 25-6-97.

97-747 - TCI TNs 913/A. INTERIM APPROVAL - Tariff revisions to amend the effective date of the "Double Points" promotion on TELUS Rewards. Eff. Date = 1-7-97.

97-748 - BC TEL TN 3614. APPROVED - Introduction of a market trial involving service guarantees and automatic customer rebates.

97-749 - Bell TN 5908. INTERIM APPROVAL - Introduction of Directory Information Service for Wireless Service Providers.

97-750 - Approval of an application from E.D.S. of Canada, Ltd. dated 5 December 1996, for exemption from contribution charges for circuits used to provide dedicated and data network configuration.

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