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accelerated dial-up: a dial-up internet access service that utilizes integrated software to provide dial-up that is quicker than normal dial-up internet. French: Composition Internet acclre. access ancillary: Arrangements that are specificall created to provide an I!" with the a#ilit to connect to end-users. Access Ancillar arrangements tend to have aggregation and user authentication capa#ilities. $%amples include &ell 'atewa Access !ervice ('A!) and Ca#le *hird "art Internet Access (*"IA). French: Acc+s au%iliaire. access-independent VoIP services: services that ena#le customers to make and,or receive real time voice calls over an Internet access service- using telephone num#ers that conform to .orth American .um#ering "lan (.A.")- to and,or from parties that su#scri#e to a "!*. service. An access-independent /oI" service is provided independent of the underl ing Internet access service operating and providing identical service features and similar 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 to a single entit . *hat single entit ma #e a #usiness- #usiness unit- group- organizationprivate individual- or other unit. 1ultiple la ers of accounts are sometimes maintainedparticularl in the case of #usiness units or franchises #illed separatel #ut whose relationship to a single corporate entit is tracked. In the conte%t of the C2*C monitoring process- such accounts are usuall enumerated at the most disaggregated (lowest) level availa#le. French: compte. accounting rate: in international "!*. communication- the s stem administered # the I*3 which sets out the pricing principles to #e used in interconnection agreements #etween international "!*. operators. "er-minute accounting rates are designed to ena#le revenue for international calls to #e shared #etween the operator in the countr that originates traffic and the operator in the countr that delivers the traffic4 #ecause accounting rates theoreticall define the full cost of each international call- a settlement rate of one-half of each accounting rate is normall assigned to #e paid # the originating service provider to the terminating service provider. At the end of each ear- each pair of service providers under the accounting s stem settles its international interconnection pa ments- and the service provider with the negative #alance of trade pa s the net difference to the service provider with the positive #alance of trade. 5ith private inter-carrier arrangements and FCC #enchmark rates- the accounting rate s stem is toda one of three ma6or s stems used to determine international interconnection pa ments. French: tau% de rpartition. advertised throughput: for connectivit services such as Internet access- the throughput speed (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 deferred charges- such as goodwill- patents- financing costs- or #usiness transformation costs- over a period of time greater than one ear. French: amortissement. AMPS: Advanced (or American) 1o#ile "hone ! stem. A communications protocol that uses radio frequencies in the 788 19z (megahertz) frequenc #and to provide mo#ile telecom services- including interopera#ilit with the wire line "!*. (pu#lic switched telephone network). Introduced in the earl :;78s- A1"! was among the earliest widel -deplo ed cellular telephone protocols4 with *AC! (*otal Access Communication ! stem) and .1* (.ordic 1o#ile *elephone)- A1"! was among the primar first-generation (:') analog mo#ile services. A1"! implementations include $-A1"! (e%tended A1"!)- which uses an

e%panded spectrum range- and .-A1"! (narrow#and A1"!)- which triples the original implementation0s voice compression4 <-A1"! (digital A1"!)- a second-generation (=') mo#ile protocol- was the first widel -deplo ed digital implementation of A1"!. French: A1"! (!ervice tlphonique mo#ile perfectionn). annualization: translation or conversion of data for part of a ear- for more than a ear- or which fluctuates over the course of a ear into an annual or one- ear equivalent amount or rate. French: annualisation. annualization basis: the methodological #asis on which a set of data is annualized4 when data are availa#le for multiple points in a single ear- the annualization #asis is the num#er of points used in annualizing the data. A common annualization #asis is the thirteen-point average- calculated as the mean of data points at an equivalent da for thirteen consecutive months- such as the first da of >anuar to >anuar . French: #ase annualise. application: all of the programma#le elements?error-checking- session managementmessage flow- software- user interface?which- together- make use of network connectivit as a platform upon which to deliver usa#le services such as voice telephon or the 5e# to end users. Application is the third of the three-slice vertical capacit -connectivit applications model used in the C2*C0s telecom monitoring process- and corresponds to la ers four and a#ove in the @!I reference model. French: application. AS: Autonomous ! stem. In &'" routing- an Autonomous ! stem is a collection of Intent "rotocol routers- identified # their I" prefi%es- whose single and clearl -defined routing polic is coordinated # an administrative entit formed # one or more network operators. $ach A! is identified # a glo#all unique- two-# te A! .um#er (A!.) assigned and managed # a regional num#ering registr such as the American 2egistr for Internet .um#ers (A2I.)- the Asia-"acific .etwork Information Center (A".IC)- or 2seau% I" $uropens .etwork Co-ordination Centre (2I"$ .CC). In order to qualif for an A! assignment- an Internet network must normall have at least two separate connections to the Internet. A! .um#ers #egan at : and ran to over :A88: at this writing. French: A! (! st+me autonome). AS Number (ASN : see A!. French: .umro A! (A!.). AS!II: (American !tandard Code for Information Interchange): a standard for the simple encoding of te%t documents on computers. Files stored in 9*1B- 1icrosoft word- "<F- or 2ich *e%t Format are not A!CII files4 most data#ase packages and word processors can save A!CII files if a plain Cte%t optionC is selected. French: A!CII. A"M: (As nchronous *ransfer 1ode) a high #andwidth- low-dela - connection-orientedpacket-like switching and multiple%ing technique. French: 1*A. Autonomous System (AS : see A!. French: ! st+me autonome (A!). average revenue per user (A#P$ : Is a measure of revenues on a per user or su#scri#er #asis. *he A2"3 values presented in the telecommunications monitoring report are #ased on average annual monthl data. French: revnus mo ens par utilisateur (21"3). average revenue per minute%message (A#PM : *his is a measure of the average revenues a service provider earns on a per minute or message #asis. A2"1 is commonl used # wireless and long distance service providers. French: 2evenus mo ens par minute,message (2111). top

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bac'bone: the core network segments which connect two or more network nodes together for 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 of the final da of a reporting period. French: #ilan. band(idth: the ma%imum data-carr ing capa#ilit of a point-to-point telecommunications connection as a result of the range of frequencies availa#le to #e occupied # signalsusuall e%pressed in terms of 9ertz (9z) in analog s stems and as a num#er of #its per second in digital s stems. At the capacit la er- #andwidth is measured with regard to theoretical ma%imum throughput #ased on e%isting technolog 4 at the connectivit la er#andwidth is measured with regard to the network segment0s ma%imum throughput #ased on 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 handle cellular traffic. It serves as a #ridge #etween all mo#ile users in a cell and connects mo#ile calls 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 "!*. traffic originating in the 3nited !tates. *he FCC created #enchmark rates after 6udging that the settlement 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.!. service providers incurred to terminate that traffic. &enchmark rates were developed according to a Ctariffed component priceC methodolog which grouped countries into upper income countries- upper-middle income countries- lower-middle income countries- and lower income countries. !ee also accounting rate- international interconnection pa ment. French: ta%es de rfrence. &)$ #evenues: 2evenues generated from &<3 operations e%cluding Internet and telecommunication services. &<3 revenues include revenues from #asic programming service packages- discretionar programming service packages (programming services not on the #asic service) and e%empt and non-programming services. French: 2evenus des $<2. &*P routing: &order 'atewa "rotocol routing. &'"0s &'"A implementation is the standard inter-domain routing protocol used for passing traffic #etween autonomous s stems (A!es) on the Internet. An Internet network operator0s a#ilit to route traffic to and from other Internet A!es therefore requires the a#ilit to use &'" routing. &'" is often sold #undled with Internet access as Internet transport- especiall as a wholesale product. French: acheminement &'". billed minute: one minute of network traffic for which the customer is #illed- usuall the customer having generated or demanded that traffic. In voice calls- #illed minutes correspond to conversation minutes- since the e%clude call set-up time and call signalling. !ee also originating minute and terminating minute. French: minute facture. billing address: the most precise civic address at which a given telecommunication facilit or service is #illed- independentl of the site at which the facilit terminates or the service is delivered. !ee also service address. French: adresse de facturation.

brand name: a compan -specific name for a particular product or service- usuall used to differentiate 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 defined in terms of the minimum amount of #andwidth to which the end user has access- and whose characteristics 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 increase as new applications #ecause widel deplo ed- and so other definitions have usefull emphasized #road#and0s alwa s-on (dedicated access) character- the user0s a#ilit to upgrade her or his access #andwidth as the need arises- and the consideration that the local link #e neither a limiting factor in deplo ing e%isting applications nor a #ottleneck in encouraging new ones. In the conte%t of the C2*C0s telecommunications monitoring process- the term C#road#andC is not used with regard to data collection4 instead- a distinction 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 po(er lines: technolog to allow the transmission of high speed internet over utilit power lines. French: Barge #ande sur ligne lectrique. bundles: an arrangement under which a su#scri#er is provided two or more service elements- under a rate structure which provides a financial or other #enefit that is contingent 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 a num#er of products and,or services. If a #undle includes contri#ution-eligi#le and noncontri#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 opposed to a residential or consumer account. Commercial and institutional customers include #usinesses- such as financial and non-financial commercial enterprises and crown corporations4 pu#lic institutions- such as hospitals- schools- and universities4 and government #odies- including the federal- provincial- territorial- and municipal tiers. French: compte d0affaires. top

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!able )ata F A s stem for transferring data over a Coa% or 9 #rid Fi#re Coa% ca#le television distri#ution s stem. !ee Ca#le 1odem. cable modem: a device which allows a computer end-terminal to initiate and effect a dedicated communications link with a ca#le modem termination s stem (C1*!) via a coa%ial ca#le (Cca#le televisionC) network- usuall using Internet "rotocol (I") at the network la er and interconnecting with the Internet so as to provide the ca#le modem with Internet 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 modems also connected to the C1*! are doing- #ut is generall similar to that provided # <!B connections. French: modem cG#le. calling card: a ph sical support- often in the form of a wallet-sized card made of plastic or paper- which contains contractual information as to using postpaid or prepaid long distance

services from the calling card provider. Calling card #ased long distance- a form of dialaround- 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 prepaid calling card is usuall purchased4 charges are deducted for long distance calls used on the account 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 use of 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 #illed 788,7HH,7II,777 minutes separatel as toll long distance charges?not toll-free?creatingin effect- two minutes of long distance for each minute during which the "!*. connection was maintained. French: carte d0appel. !anadian Non-"elecommunications #evenues: All Canadian revenues that are derived from services other than telecommunications service as defined in sections = and,or =J of the Telecommunications Act (i.e. not a telecommunications service or an service that is incidental to the #usiness of providing telecommunications services). French: 2evenus canadiens autres que de tlcommunications. !anadian "elecommunications Service #evenues: *otal @perating 2evenues for Contri#ution "urposes less .on-Canadian 2evenues and less Canadian .on*elecommunications 2evenues. French: 2evenus des services de tlcommunications canadiens. capacity: the ph sical communications medium of which a network segment is composedincluding its electrical and mechanical properties4 network access lines such as twisted copper 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- and corresponds to la er one- or the ph sical la er- in the @!I reference model4 capacit #andwidth is usuall measured with regard to theoretical ma%imum throughput #ased on e%isting technolog . French: capacit. capital e+penditure: the cost of procuring- constructing- and installing new dura#le plant and machiner and equipment- whether for replacement of worn or o#solete assets- as additions to e%isting assets- or for lease or rent to others. French: dpense en immo#ilisations. !)MA: Code <ivision 1ultiple Access. A spread spectrum air interface protocol that uses radio frequencies to provide mo#ile telecom services- including interopera#ilit with the wireline "!*. (pu#lic switched telephone network). A so-called Csecond generationC (=') service- C<1A was developed in the 3.!. # Kualcomm and- with *<1A and '!1 *<1A- is one of three main protocol implementations used in delivering "C! mo#ile voice services. French: A12C. !)MA ,+#"": also referred to as cdma=888 :%- :%2** is the first phase of cdma=888- a planned Cthird generationC (J') service which conforms to the I*30s I1*-=888 standard for 31*! (3niversal 1o#ile *elecommunications ! stem) services for delivering near#road#and data over mo#ile. As an intermediate step toward cdma=888- :L2** implementation requires onl modest hardware and software upgrades to e%isting C<1A infrastructure. Bike '"2!- C<1A :%2** is a so-called Csecond-and-a-half generationC (=.D') service. French: A12C :%2**. !)P): Cellular <igital "acket <ata. A specification for a packet-switched- narrow#and *<1A overla network designed for wide-area wireless data communication. French:!C*<".

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 and its surrounding area- where the surrounding area contains the main la#our market of an ur#anized zone. A list of C1As- together with Census Agglomeration (CA) and Census !u#division (C!<) lists- ma #e o#tained at Mhttp:,,www:=.statcan.ca,english,census8:,products,standard,popdwell,*a#le-C1A.cfmN. French: rgion mtropolitaine de recensement (212). !entral -..ice (!- : a room or #uilding equipped so that network access lines terminating there ma #e interconnected together and to other portions of the "!*. as required. !ee also local calling area. French: central tlphonique. !entre+: a #usiness telephone service offered # a service provider that permits direct inward dialling to a customer0s e%tension- transfer of incoming calls from one e%tension to another- and identification of e%tension telephones for #illing of long-distance calls. Centre% is compara#le in features to "&L service- #ut is #ased on switching equipment usuall located partl (Centre% C3) or wholl (Centre% C@) on the service provider0s premises. French: Centre%. churn rate: a measure of customer turnover- used especiall in the mo#ile telephon or Internet access markets. $%pressed in the wireless industr as a rate per month for a given measurement period4 the su#scri#er units disconnected divided # the average num#er of units of the network. French: tau% de resiliation. !I!A /andboo': *he Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) 9and#ook contains the 2ecommendations of the Accounting !tandards &oard and of the Auditing !tandards &oard- Accounting 'uidelines- Auditing and 2elated !ervices 'uidelines- and A#stracts of Issues <iscussed of the $merging Issues Committee. French: 1anuel de l0ICCA. citizen band (!& : Is a two wa radio or communication device mainl for short distance communications. French: service radio gnral (!2'). city-to-city: see intercit . French: ville O ville. !00I: (Common Banguage Bocation Identification) code. An eleven character alphanumeric descriptor used to identif switches- points of interconnection- and other categories of telephon network elements and their locations. *he CBBI code consists of A main identifiers. *he first four digits are an a##reviation for the cit it is located in4 the fifth and si%th digits identif the province it is located in4 the seventh and eighth digits identif the #uilding it is located in4 and the last three digits identif the t pe of switch or equipment. French: !3CAB (s st+me universel de codes alphanumriques - lieu%). !MA: see census metropolitan area. French: 212. coa+ial cable (coa+ : a copper wire surrounded # insulation which is itself surrounded # a grounded shield of #raided wire- minimizing electrical and radio frequenc interference. Coa%ial ca#le is the most common t pe of ca#ling used for network access lines that deliver television and other audio-visual signals into customer premises. *wo-wa - or full-duple%coa%ial access lines allow a duple% high-speed Internet to #e deplo ed over the ca#le using a ca#le modem s stem using a h #rid fi#re-coa% network- #uttelephone-return coa% su#scriptions ma also #e counted as narrow#and- wide#and- or #road#and Internet su#scriptions. !ee also optical fi#re. French: cG#le coa%ial. !ompliance Statement: *!"s are required to provide a compliance statement attesting to the accurac of the financial information #eing provided including the Annual 2evenue 2eport- an supporting forms and the financial statements. If a *!" has audited financial statements- then the *!"0s e%ternal auditor must attest to the accurac of the financial

information #eing provided. If a *!" has unaudited financial statements- then the *!" can either provide an affidavit signed # two officers of the compan - with one #eing the compan 0s chief financial officer- or have an e%ternal auditor attest to the accurac of the financial information #eing provided. French: <clarations de conformit. connectivity: the specific protocols- services- and signalling s stems which allow analogue and digital traffic to move across ph sical capacit in such a wa as to allow applications such as voice telephon or the 5e# to take place. Connectivit is the second of the threeslice vertical capacit -connectivit -applications model used in the C2*C0s telecom monitoring procses- and corresponds to la ers two (data link) and three (network) in the @!I reference model. French: connectivit. contribution: Contri#ution revenues consist of the total amount received from the central fund4 contri#ution e%penses consist of the total amount paid into the central fund. Although contri#ution revenues are related to local voice service revenues- the are considered a separate line item- and should not #e reported as a su#set of voice wireline e%cept where e%plicitl instructed. French: contri#ution. !ontribution-1ligible #evenues: Canadian telecommunications service revenues less certain specific deductions including retail Internet revenue- retail paging revenue and terminal equipment revenue. French: 2evenus admissi#les O la contri#ution. !ontribution Payments #eceived: Contri#ution entitlements received from the Central Fund Administrator. French: "aiements de contri#ution rePus. copper: the metal used in most coa%ial ca#le and "!*. network access lines. French:cuivre. customer e2uipment 3 accessories (gross : see terminal equipment. French:quipement et accessoires de client+le (#rut). top

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dar' .ibre: optical fi#re infrastructure that is in place #ut is not connected to in-service transmission equipment. Information is transmitted over optical fi#re using light pulses? which is wh unused fi#re is dark. French: fi#re optique inutilise. data application: an application or service which resides on top of a connectivit la er and relies upon a digital interface to facilitate user interaction as part of a specific function or set of functions. <ata applications are availa#le on a variet of platforms- including mo#ile telephones4 e%amples of mo#ile data applications include !1! and 5A". French: application de donnes. data hosting and storage: a service where# a customer contracts for data to #e stored on a third-part computer or other device connected to a network- such that the data hosted and,or stored is either pu#licl or privatel reacha#le via some local- or wide-area network. <ata hosting charges often include charges for network connectivit and,or network traffic- particularl in the case of the Internet4 5e# hosting is an e%ample of data hosting. French: h#ergement et stockage de donnes. data lin' layer: la er two in the @!I reference model. *he data link la er provides the functional and procedural means to ena#le the moving of data in and out across a ph sical network segment- transforming a raw transmission facilit into a telecommunications network. A*1- frame rela - and L.=D are e%amples of data link la er protocols. French: couche liaison de donnes.

depreciation: the e%pensing of fi%ed assets such as propert (e%cluding land)- plant- and equipment 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 distance service 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 that service provider0s network. *wo t pes of dial-around e%ist: 3nder C:8: callingC- where the seven-digit access num#er #egins with :8:- retail #illing is administered # the su#scri#er0s voice wireline provider- ena#ling post-paid non-calling-card dial-around. C:8: callingC is also known as casual calling. 5here C:8: callingC is not used- the su#scri#er dials a conventional "!*. num#er to access the non-"ICed carrier0s network- and #illing arrangements are arranged directl #etween the su#scri#er and the long distance provider- often in the form of a calling card or credit card. .on-C:8: callingC 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 pa phone- and certain Centre% or "!*.-interconnected "&L terminals. French: contournement. dial-up Internet: an access method which allows a computer end-terminal- using an dialled "!*. connection- to use I*3 v.;8 or v.;= compliant equipment to initiate and effect a switched communications link with another computer terminal via a twisted copper pair0s voice frequenc #and (8-A888 9z) and to esta#lish Internet access over the switched computer-to-computer communications link. French: composition Internet. )NS: <omain .ame ! stem. A distri#uted application for registering alphanumeric domain names- like Cwww.crtc.gc.caC4 assigning each domain name a corresponding and separatel registered I" address- like C:;7.:8J.H:.IC4 and quer ing an up-to-date data#ase to match domain names to I" addresses on a frequent #asis. &oth the <.! implementation and data#ase contents that define the Internet standard are overseen # ICA... French: <.!. )omain Name System: !ee <.!. French: ! st+me des noms de domaine. domestic call: in long distance "!*. communications- a voice wireline or voice pa phone connection which originates in one local calling area in Canada and terminates in another local calling area in Canada- or a dialled mo#ile connection which originates outside that terminal0s calling area in Canada and,or terminates outside that terminal0s local calling area in Canada. 5here a mo#ile call com#ines two t pes of long distance segment- the call is accounted for according to the longest-distance segment4 one and onl minute of long distance is counted for each #illed minute of air time. French: appel intrieur. )o(nstream: in Internet access- traffic handled at the service provider end and terminating to the customer. French: aval. )S0: <igital !u#scri#er Bine. A specification for dedicated- full-duple% service #etween customer premise and a service provider0s point of presence via a conventional twisted copper pair0s upper A E9z to =.= 19z frequenc #and. *he capacit of the <!B connection is highl dependent on the length of the connection and- therefore- the distance #etween the customer premise and the service provider0s point of presence4 in general- the ma%imum range for repeaterless <!B is D.D km. @ther <!B implementations include A<!B (As mmetric <!B)- which dedicates most of its #andwidth to service provider-to-user flowsand /<!B (/er high data rate <!B)- which can #e provisioned onl over relativel short distances- #ut delivers s mmetrical- #road#and capacit well over :.D 1#ps. <!B is often #undled with one or two connectivit services. & implementing ATM (As nchronous

*ransfer 1ode) in the customer-end modem and- at the service provider end- in a <!B Access 1ultiple%er (<!BA1)- the service provider is a#le to easil interconnect the <!B su#scri#er0s line with A*1-#ased network services and providers. In Canada- some highspeed Internet resellers interconnect via A*1 to the <!BA1 in this manner in order to provide Internet services to <!B su#scri#ers. 5here the su#scri#er has not contracted with a separate Internet provider- the ma contract directl with their <!B provider for #undled Internet 4over-)S0 -- technicall - Internet-over-A*1-over-<!B. Although <!B is often associated with Internet access- the two are therefore distinct network servicesAlthough <!B is a capacit -la er technolog - it is often #undled with one or two connectivit services. & implementing A*1 (As nchronous *ransfer 1ode) in the customer-end modem and- at the service provider end- in a <!B Access 1ultiple%er (<!BA1)- the service provider is a#le to easil interconnect the <!B su#scri#er0s line with A*1-#ased network services and providers. In Canada- high-speed Internet resellers interconnect via A*1 to the <!BA1 in this manner in order to provide Internet services to <!B su#scri#ers. 5here the su#scri#er has not contracted with a separate Internet provider- the ma contract directl with their <!B provider for #undled Internet-over-<!B?technicall - Internet-over-A*1-over-<!B. Although <!B is often associated with wide#and and #road#and Internet access- the two are therefore distinct network services. French: BA.. )S0AM F short for Q<igital !u#scri#er Bine Access 1oduleR. $quipment that provides <!B on the telephone service provider end of a twisted pair telephone line. * picall located in a telephone wire centre or remote terminal. !ee <!B. )"M5: <ual *one 1ultifrequenc signalling. !ee touchtone. French: <*1F. )ual "one Multi.re2uency ()"M5 : see touchtone. French: <ou#le tonalit multifrquence (<*1F). top

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e-mail: the e%change of partl or wholl te%t-#ased messages #etween fi%ed or mo#ile computer terminals or similar devices. "opular protocols for e%changing e-mail over the Internet include "@"J ("ost @ffice "rotocol J)- for receiving e-mail on a local computer4 I1A" (Internet 1essage Access "rotocol)- for receiving and reading e-mail stored on a remote server4 and !1*" (!imple 1ail *ransfer "rotocol)- for sending e-mail4 proprietar Internet e-mail protocols developed # 1icrosoft and # Botus are also used widel . 5here "@"J e-mail accounts and !1*" services are #undled # IA"s as part of a standard su#scription offering- and no lower-priced su#scription offering is availa#le free of "@"J and,or !1*" services from the same IA"- then e-mail services are said to have #een provided on a zero-revenue #asis- and all charges are assigned to the su#scription offering. 5here 5e#-#ased e-mail accounts are #undled as part of a given service offering and all charges are #ased on access to the entire 5e#- including #ut not restricted to the 5e##ased e-mail accounts- then e-mail services are said to have #een provided on a zerorevenue #asis- and all charges are assigned to the #illed services as appropriate. French: courriel. 1&I": operating revenue after having su#tracted operating e%penses- depreciation- and amortization- #ut #efore su#tracting charges for interest pa ments and ta%es. French:&AII. 1&I")A: operating revenue after having su#tracted operating e%penses #ut #efore su#tracting charges for interest pa ments- ta%es- depreciation- and amortization. French:e%cdent #rut d0e%ploitation ($&$). email: see e-mail. French: courriel.

1SM#: $nhanced !pecialized 1o#ile 2adio. A 1otorola-developed mo#ile communications implementation that integrates radio services with *<1 mo#ile telephon to provide digital mo#ile communications service using primaril the 788 19z frequenc #and- facilitating applications such as paging- data transmission- dispatch- and interopera#ilit with the wireline "!*. (pu#lic switched telephone network). $!12 services are delivered using equipment #randed # 1otorola under the i<$. (Integrated <ispatch $nhanced .etwork) name- which converts an analogue !12 (!pecialized 1o#ile 2adio) for digital $!12 use. In Canada- $!12 services are provided a#oard *elus 1o#ilit 0s 1ike network. French: 2adio mo#ile spcialise amliore (21!A). e+change: *he #asic unit for the administration and provision of telephone service # an IB$C- which normall encompasses a cit - town or village and ad6acent areas. 5ithin an e%change and to other e%changes that have e%tended area service ($A!) or similar services with that e%change- all su#scri#ers ma place an unlimited num#er of calls of an duration to all other su#scri#ers without incurring long distance toll charges. $%changes for which $A! or similar services have #een esta#lished continue- nevertheless to #e separate and distinct e%changes. French: central. e+pense: costs incurred in the process of earning revenue- measured # the cost of goods and services consumed in the operation of the #usiness. French: dpense. e+tended area service (1AS : a toll-free calling area which allows customers served # neigh#ouring e%changes to call one another without incurring long distance chargesalthough introduction of $A! ma result in higher local rates. 5hen accounting for local rate revenue in voice wireline- mandator $A! charges and related distance charges are included. !ee also local calling area. French: service rgional (!2). e+traordinary item: gain- loss or provision for loss that results from an occurrence whose underl ing nature is not t pical of the reporting entit 0s normal #usiness activities- that should not occur on a regular #asis over several ears- and that is not considered a recurring factor in all assessments of the ongoing operations of the compan . French:poste e%traordinaire. top

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.acilities-based service: a distinct telecommunications service provided # a supplier using ph sical telecommunications facilities owned # the same supplier. A compan which provides a service on a facilities-#ased #asis is a facilities-#ased provider of that service- #ut the same compan ma also #e a resale-#ased provider of other services: a compan ma therefore #e descri#ed as a facilities-#ased provider onl with regard to a given service. French: service dot d0installations. .eature: in voice wireline and mo#ile voice communications- a voice or data application service offered to the su#scri#er- either as part of a local rate or su#scription- or #ased on a per-service fi%ed or recurring charge. Features include specialised software or data#ase applications such as call forwarding- call waiting- caller identification- speed dialing- and three-wa calling4 call management services such as automatic call-#ack- call #locking- call displa - call return- and call screen4 and telemessaging services such as call answere%tending call answer- voice mail- and voice menus. 5hen accounting for #asic local service revenue in voice wireline- revenue from mandator features which must #e taken with a su#scription are included- #ut optional features charges are e%cluded. French: fonction. .ibre: shorthand for optical fi#re. French: fi#re.

.ibre pair: two strands of optical fi#re which- when in service- are provisioned and operated as a unit. !ome wave division multiple%ing equipment- used to move information along optical 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 facilit either 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- and ma #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 locations using wireless devices or s stems- whether analogue or digital. Fi%ed wireless devices normall derive their electrical power from utilit mains- as opposed to porta#le wireless devices that normall derive their power from #atteries. 1ost fi%ed wireless s stems rel on digital radio transmitters placed on rooftops- aerial towers- or other elevated locations- and achieve point-to-point signal transmission via a microwave platform. 3nlike a satellite s stem- 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- as opposed to a position on a software-defined grid such as an $%cel spreadsheet. A form cell is specified according to its vertical form column coordinate and its horizontal form row coordinate- in that order. French: cellule du formulaire. .orm column: see form cell. French: colonne du formulaire. .orm ro(: see form cell. French: range du formulaire. 5or(ard Sortation Area (5SA : in Canada- the first three characters of a postal code#ased on the format Better,.um#er,Better?for e%ample- A:A. *he first character represents part or all of a given province or territor - including Sukon (S)- .orthwest *erritories and .unavut (L)- &ritish Colum#ia (/)- Al#erta (*)- !askatchewan (!)- 1anito#a (2)- @ntario (EB- 1- .- ")4 Kue#ec ('- >- 9)4 .ewfoundland (A)4 .ew &runswick ($)4 .ova !cotia (&)4 and "rince $dward Island (C). *he second character shows whether or not the F!A pertains to a rural area- in which case the character is a 8- or to an ur#an area- in which the character is a num#er from : through ;. *he letters <- F- I- @- K- 3- 5- and T are not used in F!A designations. A full guide and map set for Forward !ortation Areas ma #e downloaded from Canada "ost- (http:,,www.canadapost.ca,tools,pg,fsamaps,pdf,Canada.pdf). !ee also Bocal <eliver 3nit. French: rgion de tri d0acheminement. .re2uency: a specified #and or range within the overall spectrum of electromagnetic radio waves used as a channel for sending or receiving communications. French:frquence. 5SA: see Forward !ortation Area. French: 2*A. top

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generic name: the commonl -accepted industr name for a t pe of service. !ee also #rand name. French: nom gnrique. *P#S: 'eneral "acket 2adio !ervice. A packet-#ased air interface designed as a '!1 overla - permitting the use of '"2! as an optional data networking service on '!1-#ased networks- including interopera#ilit with the wireline Internet. '"2!- which ma also #e implemented on non-'!1 *<1A networks- can theoreticall offer near-#road#and data over

mo#ile- #ut practical multi-user implementations are constrained to much lower throughput rates closer to dial-up Internet speeds. Bike C<1A :%2**- '"2! is a so-called Csecond-anda-half generationC (=.D') service. French: '"2!. group company: one compan is a group compan with regard to another compan if one of them is the su#sidiar of the other or #oth are su#sidiaries of the same #od corporate or each of them is controlled # the same person. *wo companies in the same group are called related compaies. !ee also in group- out of group- related companies- su#sidiaries. French: compagnie de groupe. *SM: 'lo#al ! stem for 1o#ile4 formerl 'roupe spciale mo#ile. <eveloped under the auspices of the C$"* (Conference of $uropean "osts U *elecommunications)- '!1 is a *<1A-#ased protocol implementation and a mem#er of the so-called Csecond generationC (=') famil of mo#ile protocols. '!1 is deplo ed widel across $urope and around the world- especiall at the ;88- :788- and in Canada- :;88 19z frequenc #ands. 5hen delivered in the :;88 19z frequenc #and- '!1 is sometimes referred to as part of the "C! famil of services. ('!1). French: '!1. top

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high speed Internet: an Internet Access service whose advertised throughput reaches- or which consistentl achieves- speeds a#ove narrowband (:=7 E#ps) #etween the end user0s equipment and the first Internet router reached outside the I" network managed # the Internet provider. French: Internet haute vitesse. /""P: 9 perte%t *ransfer "rotocol. A transactional protocol used # 5e# servers and 5e# clients to esta#lish virtual sessions and to pass traffic #etween one another within these virtual sessions over a *C",I" connection. French: 9**". hybrid .ibre-coa+: see coa%ial ca#le. French: fi#re-cG#le-coa%ial. top

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I!ANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned .ames and .um#ers. *he #od charged with administering and maintaining the central #ank of Internet "rotocol addresses- domain name registries which ensure near-universal addressa#ilit #etween Internet hosts. French: ICA... i)1N: see $!12. French: i<$.. in group companies: two companies or other legal entities ma #e said to #e in a single group?and- hence- to have an in-group relationship with one another?when: one compan directl or indirectl - through one or more intermediaries- owns a ma6orit stake (ND8V)- or is ma6orit -owned # - or is under common ownership with- the second compan 4 or a single individual and,or multiple mem#ers of the same immediate famil directl - or indirectl through one or more intermediaries- hold a ma6orit stake in #oth companies. !ee also group compan - out of group companies- related companies- and su#sidiar . French: compagnie du groupe. indoor payphone: see pa phone. French: tlphone pa ant intrieur.

inside (ire: wire and,or other network segments and facilities that e%tend from a given service provider demarcation point into end-user premises- are used e%clusivel to serve that 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 pa a#le to another telecommunications service provider to 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 for administrative purposes or to provide telecommunications services or facilities- including#ut not limited to- Centre%- private line services- and un#undled local loops- switching and aggregation pursuant to a tariff approved # the C2*C- co-location services and start-up costs pursuant to a tariff approved # the C2*C. French: "aiements interentreprises intercity: connecting #etween separate municipalities4 usuall a network segment. In the conte%t of long-haul #ack#one segments- a point-to-point connection #etween two nonad6acent municipalities located in separate census metropolitan areas. French: interville. interconnection: the linking of at least two telecommunications network segments at a common ph sical point inside a single #uilding- where each interconnected network segment is managed # a separate part - in such a manner as to allow traffic from one part 0s network segment to #e transferred onto another part 0s network segment. French: interconne%ion. interconnection revenues: revenues earned for the provision of service and,or facilities #e ond the point of interconnection in order to transit or terminate network traffic on #ehalf of another service provider- including transiting or termination provided pursuant to an interconnection tariff or agreement. French: revenues d0interconne%ion. international call: in long distance "!*. communications- a connection which originates in Canada 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 whose local calling area is in Canada- an international calls is also made where the connection originates and terminates in countries outside the Canada and the 3.!.- or originates in the 3.!. 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 overseas calling. French: appel international. international interconnection payment6 net: the mone paid out or the mone taken in after settling #alance-of-minutes accounts for international "!*. communications with other service providers- regardless of whether the settlement is #ased on I*3 accounting ratesFCC #enchmark rates- or private arrangements. French: paiement d0interconne%ion international- net . Internet: a collection of terminals which are addressa#le via the Internet protocol and reacha#le via ICA..-administered I" address space. French: Internet. Internet access: the provision of Internet protocol (I") connectivit to an end user such that: the end user is a#le to send and receive http traffic and at least one other t pe of applications traffic to and from hosts that provide these services and are reacha#le through the ICA..-administered domain name s stem4 and the end user is assigned a unique address for the duration of the connection- even where that address is routa#le onl # the end user0s access provider.

Access to a closed network dedicated to a specific I" application such as voice-over-I" does not- therefore- constitute Internet access4 nor does access to a private network which significantl restricts reacha#ilit to and from other ICA..-registered domain name participants. As a connectivit protocol- Internet access must #e provided over ph sical network capacit as well as a data link connection4 lower-la er facilities or services of this t pe- such as <!B provisioning charges or mo#ile airtime charges- the latter are distinguished from Internet access as separate items. French: acc+s Internet. Internet access provider: an service provider- including providers of voice telephon or ca#le television services- which provides Internet access on a retail or wholesale #asis. !ee also Internet service provider. French: fournisseur d0acc+s Internet. Internet bac'bone: the set of all network connections esta#lished #etween the routing computers 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 a discrete capacit #ased on the capacit (in 1#ps) dedicated to Internet traffic on that link4 where each router is a core router whose direct links are to other routing equipment- not to end-use terminals4 and where each router-to-router link is part of a single Autonomous ! stem. French: dorsale Internet. Internet band(idth: network #andwidth dedicated- at la er 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 1etropolitan Area $%changes (1A$s)- Internet e%change points (IL points- or IL"s) are services created to facilitate on-site interconnection #etween independent or third-part Internet networks without 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 an Internet 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 la er protocol for e%changing data #etween computers. I" standards are set # the Internet $ngineering *ask Force4 currentl standardized on I" version A (I"vA)?another version- I"vH- has #een deplo ed and makes use of I"vA space via tunnelling?the Internet "rotocol requires a hostto-host transport protocol specified as either *C" (*ransmission Control "rotocol)- which defines a connection-oriented service- or 3<" (3ser <atagram "rotocol)- which defines a connectionless service. I" connectivit entails the provision of Internet protocol connectivit to an end user such that that end user is a#le to communicate with other users also granted similar connectivit W. &ecause non-Internet I" services e%ist- however- I" connectivit does not necessaril impl connectivit to the pu#lic Internet. French:protocole Internet ("I). Internet service provider (ISP : an service provider- including providers of voice telephon or ca#le television services- which provides Internet connectivit or an Internet#ased application on a retail or wholesale #asis. Internet connectivit services include Internet access and Internet transit. French: fournisseur de service Internet(F!I). Internet transit: a specialized- revenue-#ased form of Internet access which #undles &'" routing with connectivit to either the whole Internet or to a su#set of the whole Internetwhere the su#set ma #e defined # geographic- # network- or otherwise. &ecause it includes inter-domain (&'") routing- onl Internet users with an A! num#er and at least two separate connections to the Internet normall purchase Internet transit. French: transit Internet.

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 is sent 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 (encr pted) links whose end-use nodes constitute a closed group- and each of whose nodes accesses this network via the Internet protocol. "opular I"-/". protocols include "oint-to"oint *unnelling "rotocol (""*")- Ba er = *unnelling "rotocol (B="")- and I" !ecure (I"sec). 5here additional services such as voice-over-I" and video-over-I" communications are provided to a customer over a customer-provisioned I"-/". infrastructure- and where that I"-/". 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 $se): 3nconditional right to use a facilit - e.g. a fi#re-optic ca#le. *he I23 holder holds privileges generall associated with ownership e%cept the right to control the operation of the facilit in which the circuit lies. French: <3I (<roits d0usage indfecti#les). IS)N: Integrated !ervice <igital .etwork. An I*3-* specification for digital transmission over twisted-pair copper lines as well as over other media- such that the same switches and digital transmission paths are used to esta#lish connections for different services- usuall over the "!*.. I!<. lines come in two flavours- the &2I (&asic 2ate Interface)- which consists one or two HA E#ps channels and an associated :H E#ps signalling channel- and the "2I ("rimar 2ate Interface) which- in Canada- consists of twent -three HA E#ps and an associated HA E#ps signalling channel. French: 2.I!. ISP: see Internet service provider. French: F!I. I"$: International *elecommunications 3nion. An international organization within the 3nited .ations ! stem where governments and the private sector coordinate glo#al telecom networks and services. *he I*3-* and I*3-2- two of the I*30s #ranches- are responsi#le for stud ing technical- operating- and tariff questions and issuing recommendations on them with the o#6ective of standardizing telecommunications and radiocommunications worldwide- continuing the standards-setting activities of the International *elegraph and *elephone Consultative Committee (CCI**) and the International 2adio Consultative Committee (CCI2)- their predecessor organizations. French: 3I*. top. 0 large business: in the conte%t of #usiness users of telecommunications services- a ver large #usiness is defined as an commercial account whose telecom service charges generate at least X =8 888 in monthl revenue- which is at least X=A8 888 in annual revenue. !mall #usinesses generate less than XD88 monthl 4 medium #usinesses generate at least XD88 #ut less than X=D88 monthl - and large #usinesses generate #etween X=D88 and X=8 888 monthl . French: grande entreprise. layer one: in the @!I reference model- the ph sical la er. !ee capacit . French: couche :. layer t(o: in the @!I reference model- the data link la er. !ee also connectivit . French: couche =. layer three: in the @!I reference model- the network la er. !ee also connectivit . French: couche J.

0)$: see Bocal <eliver 3nit. French: 3BB. leased .acility: a ph sical telecommunications facilit - especiall a network segmentmanaged # a supplier who does not own that facilit #ut has managerial control over it through a leasing arrangement- ena#ling the supplier to provide a telecommunications service using the leased facilit . 5hen this occurs- the service provider is known as a leased-facilit provider of that service. !ee also owned facilit and resale. French:installation loue. lit .ibre: optical fi#re ca#le attached to in-service transmission equipment. !ee also dark fi#re. French: fi#re en service. local: see local calling area and local rate revenue. French: local. local access line: see network access line. French: ligne d0acc+s local. local calling area: in voice wireline- the sum of all destinations to which a dialled connection ma #e esta#lished over the "!*. without incurring a toll charge a#ove and #e ond the local rate. *hese destinations ma #e served # one e%change or- especiall where e%tended area service is provided- # more than one e%change. Connections #etween e%changes #ut within the mandator e%tended area service area are considered part of the local calling area. !ometimes a##reviated as local4 see also local rate revenue. French: zone d0appel local. 0ocal )elivery $nit (0)$ : in Canada- the last three characters of a postal code- #ased on the format .um#er,Better,.um#er?for e%ample- :A:. *he B<3 reveals a specific deliver point- such as a #uilding- a large-volume receiver of mail- or a range of addresses on a street. *he letters <- F- I- @- K- and 3 are not used in B<3 designations.!ee also Forward !ortation Area. French: unit de livraison locale (3BB). local rate revenue: in voice wireline- revenue o#tained from the recurring charge paid # su#scri#ers for local "!*. service- including an optional or mandator touch-tone dialling charges- optional or mandator $%tended Area !ervice charges- optional or mandator $A!related distance charges- and mandator features which must #e taken with a voice wireline su#scription- #ut e%cluding an optional features charges or flat-rate toll (non-$A!) plans. !ee also local calling area. French: revenu de frais locau%. local voice: see local calling area- local rate revenue- and voice wireline. French: service local vocal. long distance: in voice wireline or voice pa phone originated "!*. communications- an originated connection which terminates outside the local calling area in which it originated4 one minute of long distance communication is counted for each #illed minute during which that connection is active. In mo#ile voice originated "!*. communications- an originated connection which originates outside that terminal0s local calling area and,or which terminates outside that terminal0s local calling area4 one and onl one minute of long distance communication is counted for each #illed minute during which that connection is active- even where the call involves two long distance segments. Bong distance connections are sometimes called toll calls or trunk calls- and the are divided into four t pes according to the geographic position of their endpoints- regardless of the geographic path taken # the call #etween those endpoints: <omestic long distance calls originate and terminate within Canada. 3.!. long distance calls originate in Canada and terminate in the 3.!.- or originate in the 3.!. and terminate in Canada- or?in the case of a mo#ile phone whose local calling area is in Canada?originate and terminate in the 3.!.

International long distance calls originate in Canada and terminate in an other countr e%cept the 3.!.- or originate in an countr e%cept Canada or the 3.!. and terminate in Canada. 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 the Canada and the 3.!.- which originate in the 3.!. and terminate outside Canada and the 3.!.- or which originate outside Canada and the 3.!. and terminate in the 3.!. International long distance is sometimes referred to overseas calling. *oll-free long distance calls are calls whose point-to-point geograph would normall impl a domestic- 3.!.- or international charge to the originating caller- #ut are placed to a num#er translation that allows the receiving part to receive and pa for that call- usuall as part of a #ulk rate for long distance calls. $%amples of toll-free calls are calls to 788- 7HH7II- or 777 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 long distance charges- however- that connection is accounted for as a domestic- 3.!.- or international long distance connection- as appropriate. And where a call originated to a tollfree 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 long distance connection- as appropriate. 5here a mo#ile call com#ines two t pes of long distance segment- the call is accounted for according 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 intercit network segments whose function is to transit network traffic #etween edge nodes. French: dorsale longue distance. top

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MAN: see metropolitan area network. French: rseau mtropolitain. mappable geographic in.ormation: a data file containing geocoded information in a format compati#le with the 1apInfo software package. French: information gographique mappa#le. medium business: in the conte%t of #usiness users of telecommunications services- a medium #usiness is an commercial account whose telecom service charges generate at least 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 XD88 monthl 4 large #usinesses generate at least X=D88 monthl . French: mo enne entreprise. metropolitan area net(or' (MAN : a short-haul network which fills the gap #etween access and long-haul networks # connecting three or more locations together within a single municipalit or ad6acent municipalities- and then making private-line capacit availa#le on those network segments in increments whose ma%imum is no less than AA 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 wavelengths or !@.$*-#ased private lines. @n-net #uildings include carrier hotels- central officescolocation facilities- terminal rooms in multi-tenant units- and similar sites. French: rseau mtropolitain. metropolitan .ibre system: a fi#re-#ased 1A.. French: s st+me de fi#re mtropolitain.

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 provides connectivit using a given wireless protocol such as A1"!- C<1A- C<1A :%2**- non-'!1 *<1A- '!1- '"2!- or $!12. 1o#ile coverage ma #e provided in one of two wa s- either as an on-net service using the network managed # the service provider- or as a roaming service using a network managed # another service provider- usuall due to a formal roaming agreement #etween the user0s service provider and the mo#ile network operator.. &ecause mo#ile coverage often fluctuates in a given geographic zone according to climacticarchitectural- and other conditions- the presence or a#sence of mo#ile coverage ma #e estimated according to geographic zones in which a customer might have reasona#l e%pected outdoor coverage in at least D8 percent of the zone in question. French: ra onnement du service mo#ile. mobile data: a wireless communications service involving the transmission and,or reception of data- such as !1!. 1o#ile data revenues include revenues accruing from Internet-#ased and non-Internet-#ased content and applications delivered as mo#ile datae%cept where those content and applications are #roken out as a specific su#categor on a reporting form. French: service de donnes mo#ile. mobile interconnect: *he linking of at least two telecommunications networks- managed separatel - that allows traffic from one part 0s network segment to #e transferred or terminated onto another part 0s network segment. mobile internet service: a wireless communications service providing persistent or intermittent Internet access. It offers services such as news- travel- weather and entertainment using a wireless phone. 1o#ile Internet service revenues include flat-rate su#scription revenues and recurring or volume-#ased usage revenues- #ut not revenues realized from equipment sales- nor revenues realized from the transmission of specific content or the use of specific Internet-#ased applications- on which see mo#ile data. French: service Internet mo#ile. French : interconne%ion mo#ile mobile penetration rate: 1easures the num#er of mo#ile su#scri#ers per :88 inha#itants and is usuall represented as a percentage figure. French : tau% de pntration des services mo#iles mobile plan: a predetermined amount of airtime- which ma include a set package of features and other services and,or a set of optional features and other services identified # a trademark- and that provides a detailed outline of the terms of wireless or mo#ile su#scri#er service. A single plan usuall allows for some minor fle%i#ilit - i.e.- num#er of minutes of airtime- thus resulting in a limited num#er of permutations. & adding together all of the possi#le options of a plan- in all plans considerered separatel - the total num#er of plan permutations availa#le to new su#scri#ers can #e calculated. French: plan mo#ile. mobile s(itch centre (MS! : Is a sophisticated telecommunications switch within a cellular network architecture which manages and handles circuit-switched calling and transmissions #etween #ase stations and mo#ile users. French : centre de commutation mo#ile mobile virtual net(or' operator (MVN- : Is a mo#ile service provider who esta#lishes arrangements with e%isting mo#ile service operator(s) to resell- pre-packaged or repacked mo#ile wireless service plans. *he 1/.@ handles its own customer care- #illingmarketing- and #randing. French : e%ploitant de rseau virtuel mo#ile ($2/1)

mobile voice: a wireless communications service providing access to the "!*. over radio frequencies which allow direct-dial communications to #e esta#lished. French:service vocal mo#ile. Mobite+: a specification for a packet-switched- narrow#and "C! network designed for widearea wireless data communications which- in Canada- provides mo#ile data connectivit in the ;88 19z frequenc #and. French: 1o#ite%. modem: Is short for 1odulator and <emodulator. *his is a device that ena#les the transfer of analogue,digital signals to and from one computer device to another. French : modem Monthly "ra..ic: see traffic cap. French: trafic mensuel. municipality: an incorporated cit - count - metropolitan authorit - town- village- townshipdistrict or rural municipalit or other incorporated municipal #od however designated. In the C2*C telecom monitoring process- Census 1etropolitan Area (C1A) #oundaries are preferred- #ut lower levels of aggregation are accepted as well. !ee also Census 1etropolitan Area. French: municipalit. top

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narro(band: on a point-to-point data access link- two-wa capa#ilities with speed in either direction not e%ceeding :=7 E#ps. !ee also #andwidth- #road#and- wide#and- high-speed internet- wide#and. French: #ande troite. NAS: see network access service. French: !A2.

NAS: equivalent: referring to the definition of NAS, a NAS-equivalent is also a wireline connection from a customer location to the PSTN. It also includes a telephone number and a connection to the PSTN but, access from the customer's location to the service provider's office utilizes a broadband Internet access. As the provider of NAS-equivalent does not inherently include the access with the service, this is also characterized as an access-independent service. NAS-equivalent is quantified by measuring the total primary telephone numbers in service counted in the exchange that is native to the primary telephone number. French: quivalent de SAR a wireline connection from a customer location to the PSTN which includes i) a telephone number, ii) a connection to the PSTN and iii) access from the customer location to the service providers office. NAS is used for voice connections as well as PSTNswitched data services. French: service d'accs au rseau
net(or' access line: net(or' access service (NAS : a connection or line that provides su#scri#ers with access to the "!*. (pu#lic switched telephone network)- including voice connections as well as "!*.-switched data services. .A! are a su#set of all network access lines- and usuall come in the form of twisted copper wire pairs. $ach twisted copper pair counts as a single .A! and as a single network access line. *o account for all data lines- it is necessar to take a superset of .A!- adding in non-.A! access lines. French : service d0acc+s au rseau (!A2) *o account for all voice lines- it is similarl necessar to take a su#set of .A!- su#tracting data .A! lines French: service d0acc+s au rseau. net(or' layer: la er three in the @!I reference model. *he network la er performs network routing and forwarding- flow control- segmentation,desegmentation- and error control functions- co##ling various data links together so as to ena#le data to #e delivered

#etween an two nodes on the interconnected data links. I" is an e%ample of a network la er protocol. French: couche rseau. net(or' segment: a network link connecting two interfaces- regardless as to whether the two interfaces interconnect switching equipment- transmission equipment- terminal equipment- or other facilities- and regardless as to whether the network link is achieved through a ph sical medium- through radio frequencies- or otherwise. French: segment de rseau. Non-!anadian #evenues: 2evenues derived from goods and services that are provided outside of Canada- including- #ut not limited to- revenues derived from the provision of telecommunications services provided outside of Canada- roaming services provided outside of Canada- the sale of telecommunications s stems outside of Canada- the operation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment provided outside of Canada- transit traffic services- and international consulting services provided to customers outside of Canada. If non-Canadian revenues are deducted- then the corresponding Inter-Carrier "a ments cannot #e deducted. French: 2evenus non canadiensNorth American Numbering Plan (NANP : an integrated telephone num#ering plan serving :; .orth American countries that share its resources. *hese countries include the 3nited !tates and its territories- Canada- &ermuda- Anguilla- Antigua U &ar#uda- the &ahamas- &ar#ados- the &ritish /irgin Islands- the Ca man Islands- <ominica- the <ominican 2epu#lic- 'renada- >amaica- 1ontserrat- !t. Eitts and .evis- !t. Bucia- !t. /incent and the 'renadines- *rinidad and *o#ago- and *urks U Caicos. ("..A). .A." num#ers are ten-digit num#ers consisting of a three-digit .um#ering "lan Area (."A) codecommonl called an area code- followed # a seven-digit local num#er. *he format is usuall represented as .LL-.LL-LLLL where . is an digit from = through ; and L is an digit from 8 through ;. French: "lan de numrotation nord-amricain top

o..-net (mobile : not served- or not a#le to #e served- using a given service provider0s facilities. A call originating (or terminating) off-net has originated (or terminated)- not on the network managed directl # the su#scri#er0s service provider- #ut on another service provider0s network. *he latter provider usuall #ills the former provider for roaming or for service resale on a wholesale #asis4 the su#scri#er0s provider- in turn- usuall #ills the end user on a retail #asis. !ee also on-net. French: hors rseau (appel mo#ile). on-net: served- or a#le to #e served- using a given service provider0s facilities. A call originating (or terminating) on-net has originated (or terminated) on the su#scri#er0s service provider0s managed network. !ee also off-net. French: en rseau. on-net building: a #uilding containing switching equipment and,or an access interface allowing interconnection with a given service provider0s network. French: immeu#le en rseau. operating e+penses: costs associated with sales and administrative functions- as distinct from those associated with production. French: frais d0e%ploitation. operating revenues: income earned from the provision of services and sale of goods during a given period. French: revenus d0e%ploitation. optical .ibre: the medium and technolog associated with the transmission of information as light pulses guided over a filament of transparent dielectric material- usuall glass or plastic. An optical fi#re usuall has a c lindrical core surrounded # - and in intimate contact with- a cladding of similar geometr . French: fi#re optique.

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 # a su#scri#er. French: minute de dpart. -SI re.erence model: @pen ! stems Interconnect. A vertical- seven-la er model pu#lished # the I!@ as a standard for data communication which has #ecome a common reference point as to network protocols and services- ranging from the ph sical communications medium at the #ottom to applications at the top. *he C2*C0s telecom monitoring process is #ased on a simplified- three-la er @!I model which retains the #ottom-most la er one- calling it capacit 4 collapses la er two and la er three of the @!I model into connectivit 4 and collapse upper la ers into applications. French: mod+le de rfrence I!@. out o. group companies: two companies or other legal entities ma #e said not to #e in the same group?and- hence- to have an out-of-group relationship with one another?when their 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 group compan - in group companies- related compan - and su#sidiar . French:compagnies hors groupe. out-o.-territory operations: includes all operations of the IB$Cs that are carried out in geographic areas outside of the traditional domestic territor of the IB$C. French: activit hors territoire. outdoor payphone: see pa phone. French: tlphone pa ant e%trieur. overage: additional units- such as giga# tes- or the cost of these additional units- which e%ceed a traffic cap. French: e%dent. overseas telephone service: see international and long distance. French: service tlphonique outre-mer. o(ned .acility: a ph sical telecommunications facilit owned # a supplier who- when providing a telecommunications service using that facilit - is known as a facilities-#ased provider of that service. !ee also leased facilit and resale. French: installation en propre. top

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Pac'et: A unit of data formatted for transmission on a network. <ata is #roken up into packets for sending over a packet switching network. $ach packet has a header containing its source and destination- a #lock of data content- and an error-checking code. All the data packets related to a message ma not take the same route to get to their destination4 the are reassem#led once the have arrived. French: paquet. paging: a service that allows transmitting a signal via radio from an telephone in the "!*. to a personal- porta#le receicing device in a defined operating area. 1ore sophisticated s stems provide audi#le or visual displa messages. French: tlappel- tlavertissement. payphone: a pu#lic telecommunications terminal which provides coin- or card-#ased #illing on a per-transaction #asis. $%amples of pa phone-provided services include "!*. telephon - "!*. data 6ack- "!*. fa%- Internet 5e#- Internet e-mail- and !1! services4 voice pa phones- however- must provide direct-dial "!*. services- either via a voice handset or via a 6ack permitting data services to #e dialled over "!*. lines. "a phones are located indoors- outdoors- or in transportation vehicles such as airplanes and trains- where each location t pe includes semi-pu#lic phones availa#le on a restricted #asis owing to their

location- for e%ample pa phones on private premises such as restaurants. French: tlphone pa ant. P&7: "rivate &ranch $%change. A private voice-communications-capa#le switching facilit located 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 communications protocols using radio frequencies in the :;88 19z frequenc #and to provide mo#ile telecom services- including interopera#ilit with the wireline "!*. (pu#lic switched telephone network). Introduced in :;;D in Canada- "C! ma #e delivered using C<1A*<1A- or '!1 *<1A protocols. @utside Canada and the 3.!.- the "C! service description often refers to the :788 19z frequenc #and. French: !C". peering: a settlement-free e%change of routing announcements #etween two Internet service providers for the purpose of ensuring that traffic from the first can reach customers of the second- and vice-versa. French: peering. percentile: a score in the %th percentile is a score that is greater than %V of the scores attained within a given set. French: percentile. permutation: one of the possi#le com#inations or groupings of a set of options. !ee mo#ile plan. French: permutation. PI! (Primary Intere+change !arrier : *he intere%change carrier designated # a voice wireline su#scri#er to provide direct-dial long distance services on that line4 sometimes used as a ver# (Cto "ICC) or ad6ective (Ca "ICed providerC). 5hen a su#scri#er wishes to place a voice wireline long distance call using a non-"ICed provider- the su#scri#er must dial around to access the non-"ICed providers network. !ometimes referred to as preselection or presu#scription. French: $I& (entreprise intercirconscription de #ase). P-P8: "ost @ffice "rotocol- version three. !ee e-mail. French: "@"J. postal code: codes used # postal services to divide large geographic areas into discrete zones in order to simplif deliver . In Canada- postal codes are si%-character strings structured in the alphanumeric format Better,.um#er,Better4 full space4 .um#er,Better,.um#er?for e%ample- A:A :A:. *he first three characters of the postal code are known as the Forward !ortation Area (F!A)- and represent a geographic area4 the final three characters of the postal code are known as the Bocal <istri#ution 3nit- and identif part or all of a street- an apartment #uilding- or a group of rural post offices. French: code postal. postpaid service: A service for which a significant portion of services and usage are paid in arrears- su#sequent to consuming the services. !ee also prepaid service. French:port postpa . prepaid service: A service for which a significant portion of services and usage are paid in advance- prior to consuming the services. "repaid service is especiall prominent in mo#ile voice communications- where a su#scri#er prepa s for a set amount of airtime in advance of actual usage. A prepaid su#scri#er is defined as- at an given point in time- a su#scri#er who originated and,or received at least one mo#ile voice call using prepaid air time at an time during the three preceding months- independentl of the specific charge associated with that call or calls. !ee also postpaid service. French: service prpa .

private line: an network segment- including a network access line- delivered as a clear communications path which provides its full #andwidth for the user0s service- and on which no 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 the network segment. French: liaison spcialise. protocol: a set of formal rules and specifications descri#ing how functional units should interact- especiall within a network. For e%ample- a data link protocol is the specification of methods where# data communications over a data link are performed in terms of the particular transmission mode- control procedures- and recover procedures. French:protocole. provider name: the registered name of a legal entit contracted to act as a service provider. French: .om du fournisseur. PS"N: "u#lic !witched *elephone .etwork. *he worldwide set of interconnected switched voice telephone networks that deliver fi%ed telephone services to the general pu#lic and are usuall accessed # telephones- ke telephone s stems- 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 requires network signalling in the form of either dial pulses or multifrequenc tones. *he "!*. includes local loops4 short-haul trunks4 long-haul trunks- including international links4 e%changes4 and switching technolog . French: 2*"C. PS"N data 9ac': an 2>-:: interface on a pa phone or other terminal for connecting a modem in order to esta#lish a data link through the "!*.. French: prise pour transmission de donnes sur 2*"C. top

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region: in Canada- si% groupings of one or more geographicall contiguous provinces and,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 J7A8 of the 9and#ook of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Companies making monthl or annual filings on #ehalf of a group of related companies are required to file separate 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 is required- whether or not the companies file separatel or as part of a group. *he minimum threshold of X:8 million in Canadian *elecommunications !ervice 2evenues applies to the group of related companies. French: Compagnies apparentes #eporting 1ntity: A legal entit which earned revenues in =88J for an of the services listed 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- the reseller 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

market. A distinct telecommunications service or facilit is #ounded horizontall # @!I network la ers and verticall # market segments: value added #e ond these #oundaries is defined 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 sell Internet transit on that trunk- for e%ample- no resale ma #e said to have occurred- since the leasing of raw material (clear-channel trunk) occurs at a different network la er than the A*1 (data link) or I" (network) services- and since the clear-channel private line is not itself resold to another entit . A compan which provides a service on a resale #asis is a reseller of that service- #ut the same compan ma also #e a facilities-#ased provider or wholesaler of other services: a compan ma therefore #e descri#ed as a reseller onl with regard to a given service. French: revente. resell6 reseller: see resale. French: revendre- revendeur. residential account: an account #illed to a private individual or household4 sometimes referred to as a consumer account. !ee also #usiness account. French: compte rsidentiel. retail: provision of a telecommunications service or facilit for end use- including trunking and #ack#one use. !ee also wholesale. French: au dtail. #etail Internet #evenues: All Internet service (I!) revenues- independent of speed and the facilities over which the services are carried. 2etail I! includes- #ut is not limited to- all I! that permit the users of those services to upload and,or download information from the Internet 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#le telecommunications services- nor does it include goods or services the revenues from which fall within the definition of Canadian .on-*elecommunications 2evenues. For the purposes of this definition- C"!*. /oiceC services refers to Creal-timeC voice communication via the Internet to or from a telephone set or other equipment where the conversion for carriage on the Internet is performed at the service provider0s (i.e.- the I!"0s) equipment as defined in *elecom @rder C2*C ;7-;=;- :I !eptem#er :;;7. For the purpose of this definition- 2etail I! includes Internet-#ased application services such as we# hosting and Internet service provided on a wholesale #asis to other I!"s- which in turn are resold to their end-user customers. *he provision to I!"s of access to underl ing telecommunication facilities to provide I! to end-users is not considered a 2etail Internet !ervice for the purpose of the contri#ution regime. French: 2evenus du service Internet au dtail. #etail Paging #evenues: A wireless and,or satellite-#ased service that permits a customer to receive and,or send uni-directional messages from one or more individual receivers. 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 or services to customers. French: revenu. roaming: a service offered # mo#ile communications network operators which allows a su#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 two charges- an end-user retail charge paid # the end-user to a service provider- and an intercarrier 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 more network segments at la er three of the @!I reference model- routing traffic through these segments in such a wa as to promote its arrival at the final destination to which it was addressed. An Internet router accomplishes this # reading the network la er address of each packet transmitted to it- making an algorithm-#ased decision a#out the ne%t network

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

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satellite: a microwave receiver- repeater- and regenerator in or#it a#ove $arth. A satellite link is a microwave link using a satellite to receive- amplif - and retransmit signals to another location4 network segments- including private lines- ma #e delivered in this manner. A point-to-point satellite link is defined as a network segment connecting two terrestrial 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 given telecommunications 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- or removal 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 telecommunications service to an other private person or legal entit for compensation. French: fournisseur de services. 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 the auspices 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 the theoretical half-circuit cost. 5ith private intercarrier arrangements and FCC #enchmark rates- the accounting rate s stem is toda one of three ma6or s stems used to determine "!*. international interconnection pa ments. French: tau% de r+glement. short-haul bac'bone: a metropolitan area core network made up of point-to-point intracit 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- a small #usiness is an commercial entit whose telecommunications service fees generate revenues of less than XD88 per month or XH-888 per ear. 1edium-size #usinesses are commercial entities whose telecommunications service revenues generate more than XD88 per month- #ut less than X=-D88 per month. Barge #usinesses are commercial entities that generate a minimum of X=-D88 per month in revenues. French:petite entreprise. SMS: !hort 1essaging !ervice. A wireless messaging service that permits the transmission of a short te%t message from and,or to a digital mo#ile telephone (C<1A- including C<1A :%2** and other C<1A-#ased implementations4 *<1A4 '!14 or $!12) terminal- regardless of whether the transmission originates and terminates on a mo#ile telephone- originates on a mo#ile telephone and terminates on a computer- or originates on a computer and terminates on a telephone. French: !1C. S-N1": (! nchronous optical network) An interface standard for s nchronous optical-fi#re transmission- applica#le to the ph sical la er of @!I 2eference 1odel.

spectrum band: see frequenc . French: #ande du spectre. subscription: a #illed product or service made availa#le to a customer for usage. 3nlike an account- each individiaul product or service constitutes a separate su#scription: a single account ma - for e%ample- include man mo#ile su#scription and man Internet access su#scriptions. /oice wireline and mo#ile su#scriptions are measured # the num#er of separate phone num#ers with service4 Internet access su#scriptions are measured # the num#er of unique I" addresses which ma #e used simultaneousl # different parties. !ee also prepaid and postpaid. French: a#onnement. subsidiary: a compan is the su#sidiar of a second compan if it the second compan 0s ownership stake in it is over D8 percent- or if the second compan indirectl controls it through a hierarchical series of one or more intermediar companies- each of which is a su#sidiar to another through an ownership stake of greater than D8 percent. !ee also in group compan - out of group compan - and related compan . French: filiale. s(itching and aggregation: a tariffed interconnection charge which a service provider must pa another service provider to load "!*. traffic off the former0s and onto the latter0s network. !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. top

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")MA (non-*SM : *ime <ivision 1ultiple Access. A digital air interface technolog which assigns unique time-slots to each user0s communication- allowing real-time separation # the sender and reconstruction # the recipient of each communication within a session- and facilitating mo#ile telecom services which include interopera#ilit with the wireline "!*. (pu#lic switched telephone network). Although '!1 and- to a certain e%tent- $!12 are *<1A-#ased mo#ile communications protocol- mo#ile "!*.-connected voice communications ma also use non-'!1 *<1A implementations- especiall the I!-:JH specification. 1ost non-'!1 *<1A implementations are so-called Csecond generationC (=') wireless protocols- including the :;88 19z implementation used to delivered "C! services. French: A12* (non-'!1). telecommunications: an emission- transmission- or reception of intelligence # an wireca#le- radio- optical- or other electromagnetic s stems. French:tlcommunications. telecommunications .acility: an ph sical apparatus- device- line- network segment- or other thing that is used or is capa#le of #eing used for telecommunication service or for an operation directl connected with telecommunications. French: installations de tlcommunication. "elecommunications #evenues: 2evenues generated providers of telecommunications products and services. *he revenues are net of discounts- returns or allowancespromotional offers- re#ates and federal and provincial ta%es collected for remittance to the governments. $%amples include revenues from local- long distance- data- private linemo#ile and internet services. French: revenus de tlcommunication. telecommunications service: an service involving the use of telecommunications in whole or in part and which is provided # an person- organization- unit- or legal entit to an other private person- organization- unit- or legal entit . *elecommunications services include #oth regulated and unregulated services- such as the provision of Internet access. French: service de tlcommunication.

telecon.erencing: an interactive telecommunications session managed # a service provider in such a manner as to allow participants0 live audio- and possi#ilit linked video and,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 s stems- and addon devices- that are discharged to the customer or su#scri#er and are either ph sicall located on that customer0s propert or are generall carried on the customer0s person. 'ross e%penses or gross revenues for customer equipment U accessories represents the total e%pense or revenue associated with these items #efore su#sidies or other offsetting charges 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 # a su#scri#er. French: minute d0arrive. terrestrial: a network segment which is entirel on land and uses neither satellites nor su#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 F !ee fi%ed wireless. *erm utilised to differentiate versus satellite. toll call: see long distance. French: interur#ain. toll-.ree: in long distance "!*. communications- an originated connection to a num#er translation that allows the receiving part to receive and pa for that connection- usuall as part of a #ulk rate for long distance calls. $%amples of toll-free calls are calls to 788- 777- or 7II 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 long distance charges- however- that connection is accounted for as a domestic- 3.!.- or international long distance connection- as appropriate. And where a call originated to a tollfree 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 long distance 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,or terminating long distance traffic. French: revenu d0interur#ain. "otal -perating #evenues: A compan 0s reported non-consolidated operating revenues which 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 following amounts have #een deducted in arriving at a compan 0s total operating revenues- these amounts must #e added #ack in arriving at the *otal @perating 2evenues for the contri#ution calculation purposes: &ad <e#ts- Commissions- Agent,<ealer fees and other selling costs- 1aterial and Ba#our Cost of !ales- Contri#ution ("orta#le !u#sid ) e%pense!ettlements and @ther inter-carrier e%pense- and Costs associated with warrant claims. French: *otal des revenus d0e%ploitation au% fins de contri#ution

touchtone: a generic term for <ual *one 1ultifrequenc (<*1F) signalling # means of pressing #uttons on a touchtone telephone. A s stem for signalling dialled num#ers in the "!*. in such a wa as to minimize attenuation and interference and to prevent the human voice from inadvertentl imitating signalling digits4 each <*1F signal consists of two simultaneous tones- one from a set of four possi#le low-frequenc (H;I-;A: 9z) tones and one from a set of four possi#le high-frequenc (:=8;-:HJJ 9z) tones. *ouchtone service is #undled into voice wireline and mo#ile charges # most providers4 some voice wireline providers #reak out touchtone as a separate line item- however- including providers which make touchtone an optional service. 2egardless of individual provider price structurehowever- touchtone revenues are included when calculating local rate revenues. French: composition au clavier. "PIA 4 short for Q*hird "art Internet AccessR. !ervice provided to Internet Access "roviders for the purpose of providing Internet Access over Ca#le <ata networks- as mandated in *elecom <ecision ;;-7 and implemented in accordance to *elecom @rder =888-I7;. !ee Ca#le 1odem. French: AI*. "ra..ic cap: a notional limit on the amount of traffic which a su#scri#er ma pass through a connection service- especiall an Internet access. *he traffic cap is the point at which paidfor connectivit services are e%ceeded and additional traffic #ecomes su#6ect to overage charges. French: plafond de trafic. transported minute: in international "!*. communications- one minute of transported international traffic is a minute of traffic carried # the reporting service provider across international #orders. *he transported minute0s countr of termination is the countr in which the transported minute was taken off the originating provider0s network- either through interconnection with another service provider- or through termination on customer equipment. French: minute de transport. t(isted-pair copper (ire: is especiall common in "!*. network access lines and is composed of two independentl insulated wires twisted around one another. French:paire de fils de cuivre torsads. t(o-(ay: full duple%4 a communications service capa#le of transmitting in #oth directions simultaneousl within the same ph sical or logical network segment. !ee also coa%ial ca#le. French: #idirectionnel. top

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$;S; call: in long distance "!*. communications- a connection which originates in Canada and terminates the 3.!.- or originates in the 3.!. and terminates in Canada- or?in the case of a mo#ile phone whose local calling area is in Canada?originates and terminates in the 3.!. 5here a mo#ile call com#ines two t pes of long distance segment- the call is accounted for according to the longest-distance segment4 one and onl minute of long distance is counted for each #illed minute of air time. French: appel Y.-3. upstream: in Internet access- traffic originating at the customer end and travelling towards the service provider- possi#l for transit to other points on the Internet. French:amont. unbundled loop: access to the full and e%clusive use of an alread -e%isting network access line which is monopol controlled- which is required as an input to provide services- and which cannot #e duplicated economicall or technicall . An un#undled loop is a pair of wires that winds its wa from the central office to the customer0s premises. *his access is usuall provided in return for fi%ed and,or recurring compensation. French:ligne dgroupe. unimproved: without additional services or facilities. French: non amlior.

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vehicle payphone: see pa phone. 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 audio to #e transmissed to one or more locations using the Internet protocol- or a two-wa telecommunications service that allows live video images and speech of participants in a session- such as a conference- to #e transmitted #etween two or more locations using the Internet protocol. French: vido-I". voice application: an application or service which relies upon voice communicationsincluding "!*. voice- also known as "@*! (Cplain old telephone serviceC)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 and tandem 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 a discrete capacit #ased on the real or average estimated capacit (in 1#ps) dedicated to moving voice traffic across that link. French: dorsale vocale. voice payphone: see pa phone. French: tlphone pa ant vocal. voice (ireline: fi%ed user access to the "!*. over a "!*.-interconnected network access line which allows direct-dial communications to #e esta#lished- regardless of whether the facilit is used for voice- fa%- dial-up Internet- or other services carried from customer premise to a switch in the 8-A888 E9z range. /oice wireline service ma #e provisioned over traditional telco copper- coa%ial ca#le- fi%ed wireless- and other circuits. !ee also local calling area. French: voi% filaire. VoIP: a service or capa#ilit utilizing #oth hardware and software that ena#les users to emplo I" networks- such as the Internet- as the transmission medium for voice communication. French: /oI". V-IP so.t s(itches and gate(ays: switching- signalling- routing and processing equipment used in the provisioning of voice telecommunications services using Internet "rotocols top

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:AP: wireless application protocol. A transaction-oriented specification for sending and receiving information- content- and service-specific data over wireless networks. French:5A". (avelength: the distance #etween a point on one lightwave and the point of corresponding phase on the following lightwave- measured in nanometers. In con6unction with a technique called wavelength division multiple%ing- lightwaves can #e divided into wavelength portions and deplo ed as a series of communications channels similar to virtual clear-channel circuits. Although the #andwidth supplied # these channels is a function of the equipment deplo ed at their ends- most commercial wavelength products are offered in standard #andwidth increments- especiall =.D '#ps and :8 '#ps. French:longueur d0onde.

:)M ( :avelength )ivision Multiple%ing): Is a method of transmitting multiple signals at various wavelengths of light simultaneousl over a single fi#re optic strand4 this is utilised to improve the capacit of the fi#re. French : 5<1 (multiple%age en longueur d0onde) (holesale: provision of a telecommunications service or facilit to a service providerregardless of whether that service provider re#ills the service or facilit to another entit - or uses that service or facilit internall to support the services it #ills. French: de gros. (ideband: on a point-to-point telecom link- two-wa capa#ilities with speed in at least one direction of greater than HA E#ps up to and including :.DAA 1#ps. !ee also #andwidth#road#and- narrow#and. French: large #ande. :i5i (<=>;,, : a limited-range wireless networking protocol #ased on the 78=.:: famil of standards4 uses spectrum in the =.A '9z range to e%change data at #road#and speeds. French: 5iFi (78=.::). (ireless: a device or s stem which performs one or more telecommunications applications without using wires to communicate #etween nodes- usuall # rel ing on radio frequencies instead. French: sans fil. (ireless number portability (:NP : Allow consumers to switch #etween telecommunications service provider- either wireline or wireless- while retaining their telephone num#er. French : *ransfra#ilit des numros de services sans fils (*.!!F) (ireline voice: see voice wireline. French: vocal filaire.

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