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The major categories of telecommunications services provided by TELUS that are subject to rate
regulation or have been forborne from rate regulation are as follows:
Regulated services
Forborne services (not subject to rate
regulation)
• Residential wireline services in
incumbent local exchange carrier
regions
• Business wireline services in
incumbent local exchange carrier
regions
• Competitor services
• Public telephone services
• Non-incumbent local exchange carrier
services
• Long distance services
• Internet services
• International telecommunication
services
• Interexchange private line services(1)
• Certain data services
• Cellular, enhanced specialized mobile
radio and digital personal
communications services
• Other wireless services, including
paging
• Sale of customer premises equipment
(1) Forborne on routes where one or more competitors are offering or providing service at DS-3
or greater bandwidth.
In 2005, the CRTC undertook a review of the framework for the regulation of residential and
business local exchange services. The CRTC's decision on local forbearance is expected to
determine the timing and the conditions under which forbearance will be granted. The CRTC's
decision is anticipated in the first half of 2006.
In 2005, the federal government undertook a review of Canada’s telecommunications policy and
regulatory framework. The review panel, reporting to the Minister of Industry, was asked to
provide recommendations on how to modernize Canada’s telecommunications framework in
order to benefit Canadian industry and consumers. The report is expected to be presented in the
first half of 2006.
Regulation of local services
In 1997, the CRTC issued Decision 97-8. This decision, together with several later decisions and
orders, effectively opened Canada’s local switched services voice market to full competition.
Additionally, in Decision 97-9 the CRTC adopted a four-year price cap regulatory regime for a
number of local services provided by the ILECs, which placed price caps on the amount by
which rates for these services could be increased but which also allowed the ILECs to respond
more quickly and flexibly to competitive conditions in their local markets than under the
previous regulatory system. This decision was followed in 2002 (Decision 2002-34), with a
second four-year price cap regulation period for TELUS. The four-year price cap regulation
period was extended to five years, ending May 31, 2007, by the CRTC in Decision 2005-69.