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accelerated dial-up:a dial-up internet access service that utilizes integrated software toprovide dial-up that is quicker than normal dial-up internet. French: Composition Internetacclre.

access ancillary:Arrangements that are specificall created to provide an I!" with thea#ilit to connect to end-users. Access Ancillar arrangements tend to have aggregation anduser authentication capa#ilities. $%amples include &ell 'atewa Access !ervice ('A!) andCa#le *hird "art Internet Access (*"IA). French: Acc+s au%iliaire.

access-independent VoIP services:services that ena#le customers to make and,orreceive real time voice calls over an Internet access service using telephone num#ers thatconform to orth American um#ering "lan (A") to and,or from parties that su#scri#eto a "!* service. An access-independent /oI" service is provided independent of theunderling Internet access service operating and providing identical service features andsimilar qualit over an Internet access service of sufficient #andwidth. French: !ervices

/oI" indpendants de l0acc+s.account: the #asket of products services and all other revenue-generating items #illed toa single entit. *hat single entit ma #e a #usiness #usiness unit group organizationprivate individual or other unit. 1ultiple laers of accounts are sometimes maintainedparticularl in the case of #usiness units or franchises #illed separatel #ut whoserelationship to a single corporate entit is tracked. In the conte%t of the C2*C monitoringprocess such accounts are usuall enumerated at the most disaggregated (lowest) levelavaila#le. French: compte.

accounting rate: in international "!* communication the sstem administered # theI*3 which sets out the pricing principles to #e used in interconnection agreements #etweeninternational "!* operators. "er-minute accounting rates are designed to ena#le revenuefor international calls to #e shared #etween the operator in the countr that originatestraffic and the operator in the countr that delivers the traffic4 #ecause accounting ratestheoreticall define the full cost of each international call a settlement rate of one-half ofeach accounting rate is normall assigned to #e paid # the originating service provider tothe terminating service provider. At the end of each ear each pair of service providersunder the accounting sstem settles its international interconnection paments and theservice provider with the negative #alance of trade pas the net difference to the serviceprovider with the positive #alance of trade. 5ith private inter-carrier arrangements and FCC#enchmark rates the accounting rate sstem is toda one of three ma6or sstems used todetermine international interconnection paments. French: tau% de rpartition.

advertised throughput: for connectivit services such as Internet access the throughputspeed (in #its or some multiple thereof) associated with a particular product offering.Advertised throughput ma #e #ut is not necessaril guaranteed contractuall to the

purchasing customer. French: d#it annonc.amortization: the gradual e%pensing of capitalized intangi#le assets and,or deferredcharges such as goodwill patents financing costs or #usiness transformation costs over aperiod of time greater than one ear. French: amortissement.

AMPS: Advanced (or American) 1o#ile "hone !stem. A communications protocol that usesradio frequencies in the 788 19z (megahertz) frequenc #and to provide mo#ile telecomservices including interopera#ilit with the wire line "!* (pu#lic switched telephonenetwork). Introduced in the earl ;78s A1"! was among the earliest widel-deploedcellular telephone protocols4 with *AC! (*otal Access Communication !stem) and 1*(ordic 1o#ile *elephone) A1"! was among the primar first-generation (') analogmo#ile services. A1"! implementations include $-A1"! (e%tended A1"!) which uses an


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e%panded spectrum range and -A1"! (narrow#and A1"!) which triples the originalimplementation0s voice compression4


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bac'bone: the core network segments which connect two or more network nodes togetherfor the purpose of transiting network traffic #etween edge nodes. !ee also Internet#ack#one long-haul #ack#one short-haul #ack#one voice #ack#one. French:dorsale.

balance sheet: a formal statement of financial position in the form of a concise statementshowing a true and fair view of total assets lia#ilities and owners0 equit as of the end ofthe final da of a reporting period. French: #ilan.

bandidth: the ma%imum data-carring capa#ilit of a point-to-point telecommunicationsconnection as a result of the range of frequencies availa#le to #e occupied # signalsusuall e%pressed in terms of 9ertz (9z) in analog sstems and as a num#er of #its persecond in digital sstems. At the capacit laer #andwidth is measured with regard totheoretical ma%imum throughput #ased on e%isting technolog4 at the connectivit laer#andwidth is measured with regard to the network segment0s ma%imum throughput #asedon the provisioned installed equipment in service. French:#ande passante.

base station:A transmission and reception station in a fi%ed location consisting of one or

more receive,transmit antenna microwave dish and electronic circuitr used to handlecellular traffic. It serves as a #ridge #etween all mo#ile users in a cell and connects mo#ilecalls to the mo#ile switching center. French: station de #ase.

benchmar' rate: one of a modified set of per-minute charges esta#lished # the 3.!.Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a ceiling on the international rates that 3.!.service providers ma pa non-3.!. service providers to terminate international "!* trafficoriginating in the 3nited !tates. *he FCC created #enchmark rates after 6udging that thesettlement rates 3.!. service providers pa non-3.!. service providers to terminate 3.!.-originated "!* traffic were in most cases su#stantiall a#ove the costs non-3.!. serviceproviders incurred to terminate that traffic. &enchmark rates were developed according to atariffed component price methodolog which grouped countries into upper incomecountries upper-middle income countries lower-middle income countries and lower income

countries. !ee also accounting rate international interconnection pament. French: ta%es derfrence.

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brand name: a compan-specific name for a particular product or service usuall used todifferentiate that product or service from competitor offerings. !ee also generic name.French: nom de marque.

broadband: generall a data access link especiall an Internet access link usuall definedin terms of the minimum amount of #andwidth to which the end user has access and whosecharacteristics facilitate the use of advanced telecommunications applications and services.!ome definitions fi% this threshold at .D 1#ps (*-) speed in orth America and at = 1#ps($-) speed in $urope4 at the same time it is recognized that this scale is likel to increaseas new applications #ecause widel deploed and so other definitions have usefullemphasized #road#and0s alwas-on (dedicated access) character the user0s a#ilit toupgrade her or his access #andwidth as the need arises and the consideration that the locallink #e neither a limiting factor in deploing e%isting applications nor a #ottleneck inencouraging new ones. In the conte%t of the C2*C0s telecommunications monitoringprocess the term #road#and is not used with regard to data collection4 instead adistinction is esta#lished #etween narrow#and (speed in either direction of up to =7 E#ps)

and high-speed (speed in either direction of over =7 E#ps) Internet access. French: large#ande.

broadband over poer lines: technolog to allow the transmission of high speed internetover utilit power lines. French: Barge #ande sur ligne lectrique.

bundles: an arrangement under which a su#scri#er is provided two or more serviceelements under a rate structure which provides a financial or other #enefit that iscontingent on the use consumption of or su#scription to an or all service elements in the#undle and that would not otherwise #e availa#le. French: Forfait.

bundled #evenues:&undling generall refers to a situation where one rate covers anum#er of products and,or services. If a #undle includes contri#ution-eligi#le and non-contri#ution eligi#le revenues the #undling rules appl as per @rders C2*C =88-==8 and

=88-==. French: 2evenus groups.business account: an account #illed to a commercial or institutional customer as opposedto a residential or consumer account. Commercial and institutional customers include#usinesses such as financial and non-financial commercial enterprises and crowncorporations4 pu#lic institutions such as hospitals schools and universities4 andgovernment #odies including the federal provincial territorial and municipal tiers.French: compte d0affaires.

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!able )ata A sstem for transferring data over a Coa% or 9#rid Fi#re Coa% ca#le

television distri#ution sstem. !ee Ca#le 1odem.cable modem: a device which allows a computer end-terminal to initiate and effect adedicated communications link with a ca#le modem termination sstem (C1*!) via acoa%ial ca#le (ca#le television) network usuall using Internet "rotocol (I") at thenetwork laer and interconnecting with the Internet so as to provide the ca#le modem withInternet access. &ecause ca#le modem networks operate as a shared #roadcast mediumthe #andwidth availa#le to each ca#le modem is a function of what the other ca#le modemsalso connected to the C1*! are doing #ut is generall similar to that provided #

calling card: a phsical support often in the form of a wallet-sized card made of plastic orpaper which contains contractual information as to using postpaid or prepaid long distance


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services from the calling card provider. Calling card #ased long distance a form of dial-around is a two-step method for selecting a long distance service provider on a call-#-call#asis. *he caller first dials an access num#er to enter the non-"ICed service provider0s

network then dials the destination num#er from within that service provider0s network.A postpaid calling card is usuall provided # a long distance provider to its su#scri#ersespeciall where the su#scri#er0s voice wireline service is "ICed to that provider. A prepaidcalling card is usuall purchased4 charges are deducted for long distance calls used on theaccount whose access num#ers are provided on that account until the account value has#een depleted. Charges ma #e deducted from the prepaid account for the su#scri#er0s useof a toll-free access num#er in addition to charges associated with the destination num#er.5here this is the case the calling card provider ma account for these #illed788,7HH,7,777 minutes separatel as toll long distance charges?not toll-free?creatingin effect two minutes of long distance for each minute during which the "!* connectionwas maintained. French: carte d0appel.

!anadian Non-"elecommunications #evenues:All Canadian revenues that are derivedfrom services other than telecommunications service as defined in sections = and,or =J ofthe Telecommunications Act (i.e. not a telecommunications service or an service that isincidental to the #usiness of providing telecommunications services). French: 2evenuscanadiens autres que de tlcommunications.

!anadian "elecommunications Service #evenues:*otal @perating 2evenues forContri#ution "urposes less on-Canadian 2evenues and less Canadian on-*elecommunications 2evenues. French: 2evenus des services de tlcommunicationscanadiens.

capacity: the phsical communications medium of which a network segment is composedincluding its electrical and mechanical properties4 network access lines such as twistedcopper pairs are e%amples of capacit. Capacit is the first of the three-slice capacit-

connectivit-applications model used in the C2*C0s telecom monitoring process andcorresponds to laer one or the phsical laer in the @!I reference model4 capacit#andwidth is usuall measured with regard to theoretical ma%imum throughput #ased one%isting technolog. French: capacit.

capital e+penditure: the cost of procuring constructing and installing new dura#le plantand machiner and equipment whether for replacement of worn or o#solete assets asadditions to e%isting assets or for lease or rent to others. French: dpense enimmo#ilisations.

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cell site:"lease refer to #ase station. French: station de #ase.

census metropolitan area (!MA: a term used # !tatistics Canada to refer to a cit andits surrounding area where the surrounding area contains the main la#our market of anur#anized zone. A list of C1As together with Census Agglomeration (CA) and Census!u#division (C!


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information #eing provided. If a *!" has unaudited financial statements then the *!" caneither provide an affidavit signed # two officers of the compan with one #eing thecompan0s chief financial officer or have an e%ternal auditor attest to the accurac of the

financial information #eing provided. French:


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depreciation: the e%pensing of fi%ed assets such as propert (e%cluding land) plant andequipment over a period of time greater than one ear. French: dprciation.

dial-around: a two-step method of #passing the "ICed carrier to select a long distanceservice provider on a call-#-call #asis # dialling an access num#er to access the non-"ICed service provider0s network then dialling the destination num#er from within thatservice provider0s network. *wo tpes of dial-around e%ist:

3nder 8 calling where the seven-digit access num#er #egins with 8 retail #illing isadministered # the su#scri#er0s voice wireline provider ena#ling post-paid non-calling-carddial-around. 8 calling is also known as casual calling.

5here 8 calling is not used the su#scri#er dials a conventional "!* num#er to accessthe non-"ICed carrier0s network and #illing arrangements are arranged directl #etweenthe su#scri#er and the long distance provider often in the form of a calling card or creditcard. on-8 calling dial-around ma #e used from terminals which do not normall

e%tend "rimar Intere%change Carrier selection to individual users such as mo#ile voicevoice paphone and certain Centre% or "!*-interconnected "&L terminals.

French: contournement.

dial-up Internet: an access method which allows a computer end-terminal using andialled "!* connection to use I*3 v.;8 or v.;= compliant equipment to initiate and effecta switched communications link with another computer terminal via a twisted copper pair0svoice frequenc #and (8-888 9z) and to esta#lish Internet access over the switchedcomputer-to-computer communications link. French: composition Internet.

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*ransfer 1ode) in the customer-end modem and at the service provider end in a

speed Internet resellers interconnect via A*1 to the

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)S0AM short for Q)"M5:


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1SM#: $nhanced !pecialized 1o#ile 2adio. A 1otorola-developed mo#ile communicationsimplementation that integrates radio services with *


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.ibre pair: two strands of optical fi#re which when in service are provisioned and operatedas a unit. !ome wave division multiple%ing equipment used to move information alongoptical fi#re requires #oth strands of a fi#re pair in order to achieve full-duple%

communication using each strand in one direction onl. French: paire de fi#res optiques.5ibre to the home: Fi#re terminating at a residence and originating at a switching faciliteither a concentrator remote or central office.

.i+ed: generall voice wireline. French: fi%e.

.i+ed access line: a network access line which connects #etween two fi%ed nodes andma #e delivered over twisted-pair copper coa%ial copper optical fi#re fi%ed wirelesssatellite or other materials. French: ligne d0acc+s fi%e.

.i+ed ireless: a method for provisioning a network segment #etween two fi%ed locationsusing wireless devices or sstems whether analogue or digital. Fi%ed wireless devicesnormall derive their electrical power from utilit mains as opposed to porta#le wirelessdevices that normall derive their power from #atteries. 1ost fi%ed wireless sstems rel ondigital radio transmitters placed on rooftops aerial towers or other elevated locations andachieve point-to-point signal transmission via a microwave platform. 3nlike a satellitesstem fi%ed wireless is a terrestrial technolog. French: sans fil fi%e.

.orm cell: a position on a grid defined e%plicitl # a surve form or questionnaire asopposed to a position on a software-defined grid such as an $%cel spreadsheet. A form cellis specified according to its vertical form column coordinate and its horizontal form rowcoordinate in that order. French: cellule du formulaire.

.orm column: see form cell. French: colonne du formulaire.

.orm ro: see form cell. French: range du formulaire.

5orard Sortation Area (5SA: in Canada the first three characters of a postal code

#ased on the format Better,um#er,Better?for e%ample AA. *he first character representspart or all of a given province or territor including Sukon (S) orthwest *erritories andunavut (L) &ritish Colum#ia (/) Al#erta (*) !askatchewan (!) 1anito#a (2) @ntario (EB 1 ")4 Kue#ec (' > 9)4 ewfoundland (A)4 ew &runswick ($)4 ova !cotia (&)4 and"rince $dward Island (C). *he second character shows whether or not the F!A pertains to arural area in which case the character is a 8 or to an ur#an area in which the character isa num#er from through ;. *he letters


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mo#ile #ut practical multi-user implementations are constrained to much lower throughputrates closer to dial-up Internet speeds. Bike C


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inside ire: wire and,or other network segments and facilities that e%tend from a givenservice provider demarcation point into end-user premises are used e%clusivel to servethat end user and are under that end user0s responsi#ilit and control. Inside wiring ma

include copper wire coa%ial ca#le and optical fi#re ca#le although it is not limited to these.French: cG#lage intrieur.

intercarrier payment: $%penses paa#le to another telecommunications service providerto the e%tent incurred to earn contri#ution-eligi#le revenues including #ut not limited tofor the transmission and terminating of traffic roaming charges services either foradministrative purposes or to provide telecommunications services or facilities including#ut not limited to Centre% private line services and un#undled local loops switching andaggregation pursuant to a tariff approved # the C2*C co-location services and start-upcosts pursuant to a tariff approved # the C2*C. French: "aiements interentreprises

intercity: connecting #etween separate municipalities4 usuall a network segment. In theconte%t of long-haul #ack#one segments a point-to-point connection #etween two non-ad6acent municipalities located in separate census metropolitan areas. French: interville.

interconnection: the linking of at least two telecommunications network segments at acommon phsical point inside a single #uilding where each interconnected network segmentis managed # a separate part in such a manner as to allow traffic from one part0snetwork segment to #e transferred onto another part0s network segment.French: interconne%ion.

interconnection revenues: revenues earned for the provision of service and,or facilities#eond the point of interconnection in order to transit or terminate network traffic on #ehalfof another service provider including transiting or termination provided pursuant to aninterconnection tariff or agreement. French: revenues d0interconne%ion.

international call: in long distance "!* communications a connection which originates inCanada and terminates in an other countr e%cept the 3.!. or originates in an countr

e%cept Canada or the 3.!. and terminates in Canada. In the case of a mo#ile phone whoselocal calling area is in Canada an international calls is also made where the connectionoriginates and terminates in countries outside the Canada and the 3.!. or originates in the3.!. and terminates outside Canada and the 3.!. or originates outside Canada and the 3.!.and terminates in the 3.!. International long distance is sometimes referred to overseascalling. French: appel international.

international interconnection payment6 net: the mone paid out or the mone taken inafter settling #alance-of-minutes accounts for international "!* communications with otherservice providers regardless of whether the settlement is #ased on I*3 accounting ratesFCC #enchmark rates or private arrangements. French: paiement d0interconne%ioninternational net .

Internet: a collection of terminals which are addressa#le via the Internet protocol andreacha#le via ICA-administered I" address space. French: Internet.

Internet access: the provision of Internet protocol (I") connectivit to an end user suchthat:

the end user is a#le to send and receive http traffic and at least one other tpe ofapplications traffic to and from hosts that provide these services and are reacha#le throughthe ICA-administered domain name sstem4 and

the end user is assigned a unique address for the duration of the connection even wherethat address is routa#le onl # the end user0s access provider.


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Access to a closed network dedicated to a specific I" application such as voice-over-I" doesnot therefore constitute Internet access4 nor does access to a private network whichsignificantl restricts reacha#ilit to and from other ICA-registered domain name

participants. As a connectivit protocol Internet access must #e provided over phsicalnetwork capacit as well as a data link connection4 lower-laer facilities or services of thistpe such as

Internet access provider: an service provider including providers of voice telephon orca#le television services which provides Internet access on a retail or wholesale #asis. !eealso Internet service provider. French: fournisseur d0acc+s Internet.

Internet bac'bone: the set of all network connections esta#lished #etween the routingcomputers that move aggregated end-user I" traffic through the Internet. Internet#ack#ones are measured as a series of router-to-router links where each link is assigned adiscrete capacit #ased on the capacit (in 1#ps) dedicated to Internet traffic on that link4where each router is a core router whose direct links are to other routing equipment not toend-use terminals4 and where each router-to-router link is part of a single Autonomous!stem. French: dorsale Internet.

Internet bandidth: network #andwidth dedicated at laer three to Internet traffic.French: #ande passante Internet.

Internet capacity: see Internet #andwidth. French: capacit Internet.

Internet e+change point: also known as etwork Access "oints (A"s) or 1etropolitanArea $%changes (1A$s) Internet e%change points (IL points or IL"s) are services createdto facilitate on-site interconnection #etween independent or third-part Internet networkswithout recourse to the facilit owner e%cept for technical and trou#leshooting reasons.Internet e%change points are neutral meeting grounds: the e%change must provide anInternet switching fa#ric for traffic e%change although mem#ers ma usuall opt to

interconnect their equipment directl. French: point d0change Internet.Internet peering: see peering. French: peering Internet.

Internet protocol (IP: a connectionless packet-switched network laer protocol fore%changing data #etween computers. I" standards are set # the Internet $ngineering *askForce4 currentl standardized on I" version (I"v)?another version I"vH has #eendeploed and makes use of I"v space via tunnelling?the Internet "rotocol requires a host-to-host transport protocol specified as either *C" (*ransmission Control "rotocol) whichdefines a connection-oriented service or 3


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Internet transport: see peering Internet transit. French: transport Internet.

IP address: a J=-#it num#er that identifies each sender or receiver of information that issent in packets across the Internet. Internet I" addresses are assigned and overseen #ICA. French: adresse "I.

IP connectivity: see Internet protocol. French: connectivit "I.

IP-VPN: Internet "rotocol /irtual "rivate etwork. An overla network of secured(encrpted) links whose end-use nodes constitute a closed group and each of whose nodesaccesses this network via the Internet protocol. "opular I"-/" protocols include "oint-to-"oint *unnelling "rotocol (""*") Baer = *unnelling "rotocol (B="") and I" !ecure (I"sec).5here additional services such as voice-over-I" and video-over-I" communications areprovided to a customer over a customer-provisioned I"-/" infrastructure and where thatI"-/" infrastructure is not used e%clusivel for one or another of these additional servicesthen revenues for these services should #e included in I"-/" revenues. French: /"-"I.

I#$s ( Indefeasi#le #ight of $se): 3nconditional right to use a facilit e.g. a fi#re-opticca#le. *he I23 holder holds privileges generall associated with ownership e%cept the rightto control the operation of the facilit in which the circuit lies. French:


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0)$: see Bocal


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International long distance calls originate in Canada and terminate in an other countre%cept the 3.!. or originate in an countr e%cept Canada or the 3.!. and terminate inCanada. In the case of a mo#ile phone whose local calling area is in Canada international

long distance calls are also those which originate and terminate in countries outside theCanada and the 3.!. which originate in the 3.!. and terminate outside Canada and the3.!. or which originate outside Canada and the 3.!. and terminate in the 3.!. Internationallong distance is sometimes referred to overseas calling.

*oll-free long distance calls are calls whose point-to-point geograph would normall impla domestic 3.!. or international charge to the originating caller #ut are placed to anum#er translation that allows the receiving part to receive and pa for that call usuall aspart of a #ulk rate for long distance calls. $%amples of toll-free calls are calls to 788 7HH7 or 777 prefi%es. 5here a mo#ile call is originated to one of these prefi%es from outsidethe local calling area and therefore incurs additional domestic 3.!. or international longdistance charges however that connection is accounted for as a domestic 3.!. orinternational long distance connection as appropriate. And where a call originated to a toll-free prefi% is #illed to the caller?for e%ample through the use of a prepaid calling card?that connection should similarl #e accounted for as a domestic 3.!. or international longdistance connection as appropriate.

5here a mo#ile call com#ines two tpes of long distance segment the call is accounted foraccording to the longest-distance segment where 3.!. is longer than domesticinternational is longer than 3.!. and all are longer than toll-free. French: interur#ain.

long-haul bac'bone: a wide-area core network made up of point-to-point intercitnetwork segments whose function is to transit network traffic #etween edge nodes.French: dorsale longue distance.

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MAN: see metropolitan area network. French: rseau mtropolitain.

mappable geographic in.ormation: a data file containing geocoded information in aformat compati#le with the 1apInfo software package. French: information gographiquemappa#le.

medium business: in the conte%t of #usiness users of telecommunications services amedium #usiness is an commercial account whose telecom service charges generate atleast XD88 #ut less than X=D88 in monthl revenue which is equivalent to at least XH888#ut less than XJ8 888 in annual revenue. !mall #usinesses generate less than XD88monthl4 large #usinesses generate at least X=D88 monthl. French: moenne entreprise.

metropolitan area netor' (MAN: a short-haul network which fills the gap #etweenaccess and long-haul networks # connecting three or more locations together within asingle municipalit or ad6acent municipalities and then making private-line capacitavaila#le on those network segments in increments whose ma%imum is no less than 1#ps. Barger than a local area network (BA) #ut smaller than a wide area network (5A)a 1A is generall used to provide "@"-to-"@" digital carrier services such as wavelengthsor !@$*-#ased private lines. @n-net #uildings include carrier hotels central officescolocation facilities terminal rooms in multi-tenant units and similar sites. French: rseaumtropolitain.

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MMS: (1ultimedia 1essaging !ervice): a wireless messaging service that adds imageste%t audio clips and video clips to !1! (!hort 1essage !ervice,te%t messaging). French:!11

mobile coverage: the geographic area in which a given service provider providesconnectivit using a given wireless protocol such as A1"! C


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mobile voice: a wireless communications service providing access to the "!* over radiofrequencies which allow direct-dial communications to #e esta#lished. French:service vocalmo#ile.

Mobite+: a specification for a packet-switched narrow#and "C! network designed for wide-area wireless data communications which in Canada provides mo#ile data connectivit inthe ;88 19z frequenc #and. French: 1o#ite%.

modem: Is short for 1odulator and


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#etween an two nodes on the interconnected data links. I" is an e%ample of a networklaer protocol. French: couche rseau.

netor' segment: a network link connecting two interfaces regardless as to whether thetwo interfaces interconnect switching equipment transmission equipment terminalequipment or other facilities and regardless as to whether the network link is achievedthrough a phsical medium through radio frequencies or otherwise. French: segment derseau.

Non-!anadian #evenues:2evenues derived from goods and services that are providedoutside of Canada including #ut not limited to revenues derived from the provision oftelecommunications services provided outside of Canada roaming services provided outsideof Canada the sale of telecommunications sstems outside of Canada the operation andmaintenance of telecommunications equipment provided outside of Canada transit trafficservices and international consulting services provided to customers outside of Canada. Ifnon-Canadian revenues are deducted then the corresponding Inter-Carrier "amentscannot #e deducted. French: 2evenus non canadiens

North American Numbering Plan (NANP: an integrated telephone num#ering planserving ; orth American countries that share its resources. *hese countries include the3nited !tates and its territories Canada &ermuda Anguilla Antigua U &ar#uda the&ahamas &ar#ados the &ritish /irgin Islands the Caman Islands


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originating call: a call initiated # a su#scri#er. French: appel de dpart.

originating minute: one #illed minute of conversation time on a call initiated # asu#scri#er. French: minute de dpart.

SI re.erence model: @pen !stems Interconnect. A vertical seven-laer modelpu#lished # the I!@ as a standard for data communication which has #ecome a commonreference point as to network protocols and services ranging from the phsicalcommunications medium at the #ottom to applications at the top. *he C2*C0s telecommonitoring process is #ased on a simplified three-laer @!I model which retains the#ottom-most laer one calling it capacit4 collapses laer two and laer three of the @!Imodel into connectivit4 and collapse upper laers into applications. French: mod+le derfrence I!@.

out o. group companies: two companies or other legal entities ma #e said not to #e inthe same group?and hence to have an out-of-group relationship with one another?whentheir relationship does not fulfill the in group companies criteria defined # ownership of a

ma6orit stake or common ma6orit-stake ownership under a parent. !ee also groupcompan in group companies related compan and su#sidiar. French:compagnies horsgroupe.

out-o.-territory operations: includes all operations of the IB$Cs that are carried out ingeographic areas outside of the traditional domestic territor of the IB$C. French: activithors territoire.

outdoor payphone: see paphone. French: tlphone paant e%trieur.

overage: additional units such as giga#tes or the cost of these additional units whiche%ceed a traffic cap. French: e%dent.

overseas telephone service: see international and long distance. French: servicetlphonique outre-mer.

oned .acility: a phsical telecommunications facilit owned # a supplier who whenproviding a telecommunications service using that facilit is known as a facilities-#asedprovider of that service. !ee also leased facilit and resale. French: installation en propre.

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location for e%ample paphones on private premises such as restaurants.French: tlphone paant.

P&7: "rivate &ranch $%change. A private voice-communications-capa#le switching facilitlocated in an end-user organizaton0s premises which provides on-premises connection#etween terminals connected to it including dial service and ma provide connections to#etween those terminals and other communications networks including the "!*.French: "&L.

P!S: "ersonal Communications !ervice. A #road service description for communicationsprotocols using radio frequencies in the ;88 19z frequenc #and to provide mo#iletelecom services including interopera#ilit with the wireline "!* (pu#lic switchedtelephone network). Introduced in ;;D in Canada "C! ma #e delivered using C


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private line: an network segment including a network access line delivered as a clearcommunications path which provides its full #andwidth for the user0s service and on whichno control or signalling is performed. A private line ma #e provisioned as a terrestrial

private line including fi#re copper microwave and other non-satellite materials or it ma#e provisioned as a satellite private line in which case the point-to-point link is defined #the two terrestrial points which connect the line making the satellite portion internal to thenetwork segment. French: liaison spcialise.

protocol: a set of formal rules and specifications descri#ing how functional units shouldinteract especiall within a network. For e%ample a data link protocol is the specification ofmethods where# data communications over a data link are performed in terms of theparticular transmission mode control procedures and recover procedures.French:protocole.

provider name: the registered name of a legal entit contracted to act as a serviceprovider. French: om du fournisseur.

PS"N: "u#lic !witched *elephone etwork. *he worldwide set of interconnected switchedvoice telephone networks that deliver fi%ed telephone services to the general pu#lic and areusuall accessed # telephones ke telephone sstems private #ranch e%change trunksand certain data arrangements transmitting voice other audio video and data signals.Completion of a "!* circuit #etween the call originator and the call receiver requiresnetwork signalling in the form of either dial pulses or multifrequenc tones. *he "!*includes local loops4 short-haul trunks4 long-haul trunks including international links4e%changes4 and switching technolog. French: 2*"C.

PS"N data 9ac': an 2>- interface on a paphone or other terminal for connecting amodem in order to esta#lish a data link through the "!*. French: prise pour transmissionde donnes sur 2*"C.

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region: in Canada si% groupings of one or more geographicall contiguous provincesand,or territories as follows: orthern *erritories (Sukon orthwest *erritories unavut)4&ritish Colum#ia4 Al#erta4 !askatchewan4 1anito#a4 @ntario4 Kue#ec4 and Atlantic(ewfoundland and Ba#rador4 ew &runswick4 ova !cotia4 "rince $dward Island).French: rgion.

#elated !ompanies:2elated companies are determined in accordance with !ection J78of the 9and#ook of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Companies makingmonthl or annual filings on #ehalf of a group of related companies are required to fileseparate reports with supporting information for each compan that is a telecommunications

service provider. 5hen filing our annual reporting form a list of all related companies isrequired whether or not the companies file separatel or as part of a group. *he minimumthreshold of X8 million in Canadian *elecommunications !ervice 2evenues applies to thegroup of related companies. French: Compagnies apparentes

#eporting 1ntity: A legal entit which earned revenues in =88J for an of the serviceslisted in the 2eporting $ntit "rofile form . French: entit dclarante.

resale: the su#sequent sale or lease on a commercial #asis with or without adding valueof a distinct telecommunications service or distinct telecommunications facilities provided #a supplier on a wholesale #asis. 3nder sustaina#l competitive market conditions thereseller attempts to price its services or facilities high enough to recover its wholesale cost#ut low enough to remain competitive with facilities-#ased service providers in the same


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market. A distinct telecommunications service or facilit is #ounded horizontall # @!Inetwork laers and verticall # market segments: value added #eond these #oundaries isdefined as creating a new service not reselling an e%isting service or facilit. 5here a

service provider leases a clear-channel trunk and provides its own A*1 and I" routers to sellInternet transit on that trunk for e%ample no resale ma #e said to have occurred sincethe leasing of raw material (clear-channel trunk) occurs at a different network laer thanthe A*1 (data link) or I" (network) services and since the clear-channel private line is notitself resold to another entit. A compan which provides a service on a resale #asis is areseller of that service #ut the same compan ma also #e a facilities-#ased provider orwholesaler of other services: a compan ma therefore #e descri#ed as a reseller onl withregard to a given service. French: revente.

resell6 reseller: see resale. French: revendre revendeur.

residential account: an account #illed to a private individual or household4 sometimesreferred to as a consumer account. !ee also #usiness account. French: compte rsidentiel.

retail: provision of a telecommunications service or facilit for end use including trunkingand #ack#one use. !ee also wholesale. French: au dtail.

#etail Internet #evenues:All Internet service (I!) revenues independent of speed andthe facilities over which the services are carried. 2etail I! includes #ut is not limited to allI! that permit the users of those services to upload and,or download information from theInternet and to use applications such as electronic mail #ut it does not include "u#lic!witched *elephone etwork ("!*) /oice services or other contri#ution-eligi#letelecommunications services nor does it include goods or services the revenues from whichfall within the definition of Canadian on-*elecommunications 2evenues. For the purposesof this definition "!* /oice services refers to real-time voice communication via theInternet to or from a telephone set or other equipment where the conversion for carriage onthe Internet is performed at the service provider0s (i.e. the I!"0s) equipment as defined in

*elecom @rder C2*C ;7-;=; !eptem#er ;;7. For the purpose of this definition 2etailI! includes Internet-#ased application services such as we# hosting and Internet serviceprovided on a wholesale #asis to other I!"s which in turn are resold to their end-usercustomers. *he provision to I!"s of access to underling telecommunication facilities toprovide I! to end-users is not considered a 2etail Internet !ervice for the purpose of thecontri#ution regime. French: 2evenus du service Internet au dtail.

#etail Paging #evenues:A wireless and,or satellite-#ased service that permits acustomer to receive and,or send uni-directional messages from one or more individualreceivers. 2etail paging service also ma contain #ut is not limited to voice te%t audiovideo and data. French: 2evenus du service tlappel au dtail.

revenue: the inflow of cash or other assets received in e%change for providing goods orservices to customers. French: revenu.

roaming: a service offered # mo#ile communications network operators which allows asu#scri#er to use her or his terminal while in the service area of another service provider.3suall measured # minute or # message roaming normall involves at least twocharges an end-user retail charge paid # the end-user to a service provider and anintercarrier retail charge paid from one service provider to another for network use.French: itinrance.

router: a computer or other functional unit used as an interface #etween two or morenetwork segments at laer three of the @!I reference model routing traffic through thesesegments in such a wa as to promote its arrival at the final destination to which it wasaddressed. An Internet router accomplishes this # reading the network laer address ofeach packet transmitted to it making an algorithm-#ased decision a#out the ne%t network


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segment hop which must #e taken # each packet and treating the packet accordingl.French: routeur.

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satellite: a microwave receiver repeater and regenerator in or#it a#ove $arth. A satellitelink is a microwave link using a satellite to receive amplif and retransmit signals toanother location4 network segments including private lines ma #e delivered in thismanner. A point-to-point satellite link is defined as a network segment connecting twoterrestrial points where the satellite portion is considered internal to the network segment.French: satellite.

service address: the most precise civic address of the site at which a giventelecommunications facilit terminates or at which telecommunications service is delivered# the service provider regardless of the point of #illing. !ee also #illing address.

French:adresse de service.service charge: a one-time charge #illed to an end user for installation addition orremoval of lines equipment services premise wiring repairs or maintenance serviceswhether on or off the customer0s premises. French: frais de service.

service provider: an private person or legal entit who provides an telecommunicationsservice to an other private person or legal entit for compensation. French: fournisseur deservices.

set rental charge: operating lease revenues for customer equipment and accessories.French: frais de location d0appareil.

settlement rate: usuall one-half of the per-minute accounting rate determined under theauspices of the I*3 to esta#lish the theoretical full cost of an international "!*communication on a given countr-to-countr route. *he settlement rate is the amount paid# the originating service provider to the terminating service provider to reim#urse thetheoretical half-circuit cost. 5ith private intercarrier arrangements and FCC #enchmarkrates the accounting rate sstem is toda one of three ma6or sstems used to determine"!* international interconnection paments. French: tau% de r+glement.

short-haul bac'bone: a metropolitan area core network made up of point-to-pointintracit network segments whose function is to transit network traffic #etween edge nodes.French: dorsale de courte distance.

small business: within the conte%t of commercial users of telecommunications services asmall #usiness is an commercial entit whose telecommunications service fees generaterevenues of less than XD88 per month or XH888 per ear. 1edium-size #usinesses are

commercial entities whose telecommunications service revenues generate more than XD88per month #ut less than X=D88 per month. Barge #usinesses are commercial entities thatgenerate a minimum of X=D88 per month in revenues. French:petite entreprise.

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spectrum band: see frequenc. French: #ande du spectre.

subscription: a #illed product or service made availa#le to a customer for usage. 3nlike anaccount each individiaul product or service constitutes a separate su#scription: a singleaccount ma for e%ample include man mo#ile su#scription and man Internet accesssu#scriptions. /oice wireline and mo#ile su#scriptions are measured # the num#er ofseparate phone num#ers with service4 Internet access su#scriptions are measured # thenum#er of unique I" addresses which ma #e used simultaneousl # different parties. !eealso prepaid and postpaid. French: a#onnement.

subsidiary: a compan is the su#sidiar of a second compan if it the second compan0sownership stake in it is over D8 percent or if the second compan indirectl controls itthrough a hierarchical series of one or more intermediar companies each of which is asu#sidiar to another through an ownership stake of greater than D8 percent. !ee also ingroup compan out of group compan and related compan. French: filiale.

sitching and aggregation: a tariffed interconnection charge which a service provider

must pa another service provider to load "!* traffic off the former0s and onto the latter0snetwork. !witching and aggregation ma #e paid to terminate traffic onto a local access line(local switch) or to transport traffic across a toll network (toll tandem).French: commutation et groupement.

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telecon.erencing: an interactive telecommunications session managed # a serviceprovider in such a manner as to allow participants0 live audio and possi#ilit linked videoand,or data to #e transmitted #etween two or more locations. French: tlconfrence.

telephone-return coa+: see coa%ial ca#le. French: coa% de retour tlphonique.

terminal e2uipment: an fi%ed or mo#ile apparatus including telephone handsets private#ranch e%change ("&L) switching equipment ke and h#rid telephone sstems and add-on devices that are discharged to the customer or su#scri#er and are either phsicalllocated on that customer0s propert or are generall carried on the customer0s person.'ross e%penses or gross revenues for customer equipment U accessories represents thetotal e%pense or revenue associated with these items #efore su#sidies or other offsettingcharges or revenues. French: quipement terminal. French : matriel terminal

terminating call: a call received # a su#scri#er. French: appel d0arrive.

terminating minute: one #illed minute of conversation time on a call received # asu#scri#er. French: minute d0arrive.

terrestrial: a network segment which is entirel on land and uses neither satellites norsu#marine ca#les. *errestrial network technologies used in this wa include microwavetwisted copper pair coa%ial ca#le and optical fi#re among others. French: terrestre.

"errestrial 5i+ed ireless !ee fi%ed wireless. *erm utilised to differentiate versussatellite.

toll call: see long distance. French: interur#ain.

toll-.ree: in long distance "!* communications an originated connection to a num#ertranslation that allows the receiving part to receive and pa for that connection usuall aspart of a #ulk rate for long distance calls. $%amples of toll-free calls are calls to 788 777 or7 prefi%es. 5here a mo#ile call is originated to one of these prefi%es from outside the

local calling area and therefore incurs additional domestic 3.!. or international longdistance charges however that connection is accounted for as a domestic 3.!. orinternational long distance connection as appropriate. And where a call originated to a toll-free prefi% is #illed to the caller?for e%ample through the use of a prepaid calling card?that connection should similarl #e accounted for as a domestic 3.!. or international longdistance connection as appropriate. French: sans frais d0interur#ain.

toll minute: a #illed minute during a successful long distance connection. Airtime usedlocal loop usage and other non-long distance elements are not included in a toll minute.French: minute d0interur#ain.

toll revenue: revenue realised from originating transiting interconnecting and,orterminating long distance traffic. French: revenu d0interur#ain.

"otal perating #evenues:A compan0s reported non-consolidated operating revenueswhich have #een prepared in accordance with generall accepted accounting principles.French: *otal des revenus d0e%ploitation.

"otal perating #evenues .or !ontribution Purposes:*o the e%tent the followingamounts have #een deducted in arriving at a compan0s total operating revenues theseamounts must #e added #ack in arriving at the *otal @perating 2evenues for thecontri#ution calculation purposes: &ad


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vehicle payphone: see paphone. French: tlphone pu#lic de vhicule.

Video )istribution:$quipment used in the provisioning of #roadcast distri#ution services.French: distri#ution vido.

Video-over-IP: a one-wa telecommunications service that allows video images and audioto #e transmissed to one or more locations using the Internet protocol or a two-watelecommunications service that allows live video images and speech of participants in asession such as a conference to #e transmitted #etween two or more locations using theInternet protocol. French: vido-I".

voice application: an application or service which relies upon voice communicationsincluding "!* voice also known as "@*! (plain old telephone service)4 features such as

voice mail4 services such as teleconferencing4 and audiote%t. French: application vocale.voice bac'bone: the set of all network connections esta#lished #etween the toll andtandem and toll-tandem switches that move aggregated voice and fa% traffic #etween "!*terminals regardless of the protocols or equipment or facilities used to do so. /oice#ack#ones are measured as series of switch-to-switch links where each link is assigned adiscrete capacit #ased on the real or average estimated capacit (in 1#ps) dedicated tomoving voice traffic across that link. French: dorsale vocale.

voice payphone: see paphone. French: tlphone paant vocal.

voice ireline: fi%ed user access to the "!* over a "!*-interconnected network accessline which allows direct-dial communications to #e esta#lished regardless of whether thefacilit is used for voice fa% dial-up Internet or other services carried from customerpremise to a switch in the 8-888 E9z range. /oice wireline service ma #e provisionedover traditional telco copper coa%ial ca#le fi%ed wireless and other circuits. !ee also localcalling area. French: voi% filaire.

VoIP: a service or capa#ilit utilizing #oth hardware and software that ena#les users toemplo I" networks such as the Internet as the transmission medium for voicecommunication. French: /oI".

VIP so.t sitches and gateays:switching signalling routing and processingequipment used in the provisioning of voice telecommunications services using Internet"rotocols

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AP: wireless application protocol. A transaction-oriented specification for sending andreceiving information content and service-specific data over wireless networks.French:5A".

avelength: the distance #etween a point on one lightwave and the point of correspondingphase on the following lightwave measured in nanometers. In con6unction with a techniquecalled wavelength division multiple%ing lightwaves can #e divided into wavelength portionsand deploed as a series of communications channels similar to virtual clear-channelcircuits. Although the #andwidth supplied # these channels is a function of the equipmentdeploed at their ends most commercial wavelength products are offered in standard#andwidth increments especiall =.D '#ps and 8 '#ps. French:longueur d0onde.


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)M ( avelength )ivision Multiple%ing): Is a method of transmitting multiple signals atvarious wavelengths of light simultaneousl over a single fi#re optic strand4 this is utilisedto improve the capacit of the fi#re. French : 5

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