ARCHIVED—Proposed Local Telephone Service Areas
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The service areas as shown below were proposed as part of the 2002 consultation.
The current Local Telephone Service Areas can be found at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf08288.html.
(Subject of the 2002 Public Consultation - Gazette Notice DGRB-004-02)
The Department proposes to create the following additional Local Telephone Service Provider Tier service areas to accommodate the transition of non-auctioned Cellular and Personal Communications Services (PCS) licences from apparatus-based licences to spectrum licences.
The new Local Telephone Service Provider Tier is comprised of 47 local telephone service provider areas which generally correspond to the wireline services areas of the telephone companies operating in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia. Boundaries and population data of the new TEL Tier service areas are based on best available information.
The service areas of telephone companies operating in those provinces other than Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia fall well within Tier 2 and Tier 4 service areas. Those companies will therefore be issued Tier 2 or Tier 4 spectrum licences for the purpose of the transition process.
Comments are invited to correct any inaccuracies associated with the new Tier service areas. The TEL Tier Service Area Numbers are used by the Department in this licensing process to officially reference a service area in our licensing database. The Descriptive Names of the TEL Tier service areas are for ease of reference only and open to suggestion during this consultation.
| # | Service Area Name | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (Quebec) | 7,138,795 | |
| TEL-01 | BCE Quebec: Bell Mobility | 5,097,937 |
| TEL-02 | BCE Quebec: Bell Mobility PCS D1 (auction licensed area 2-15G) | 540,375 |
| TEL-03 | BCE Quebec: Telebec Mobilité | 341,745 |
| TEL-04 | Coop Tel | 10,404 |
| TEL-05 | La Corporation de Téléphone de La Baie (1983) | 1,196 |
| TEL-06 | La Compagnie de Téléphone de Courcelles Inc. | 988 |
| TEL-07 | La Compagnie de Téléphone de Lambton Inc. | 2,199 |
| TEL-08 | La Compagnie de Téléphone Nantes Inc. | 1,361 |
| TEL-09 | La Compagnie de Téléphone de St-Victor | 1,296 |
| TEL-10 | La Compagnie de Téléphone de Warwick | 10,668 |
| TEL-11 | La Compagnie de Téléphone Upton Inc. | 5,245 |
| TEL-12 | Le Téléphone de St-Ephrem Inc. | 1,280 |
| TEL-13 | Le Téléphone de St-Liboire de Bagot Inc. | 4,370 |
| TEL-14 | SogeTel Mobilité Inc. | 34,478 |
| TEL-15 | Téléphone Guèvremont Inc. | 6,158 |
| TEL-16 | Téléphone Milot Inc. | 9,780 |
| TEL-17 | PCS B3 Licensed Area Within 2-04 | 1,069,315 |
| # | Service Area Name | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (British Columbia) | 10,753,573 | |
| TEL-45 | Telus - Southern B.C. | 3,687,688 |
| TEL-46 | Northwestel - Northern B.C. | 10,294 |
| TEL-47 | City of Prince Rupert | 26,518 |
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