Coordination of Telecommunications Matters
First Report from the Council-Established
Telecommunications Steering Committee
The Policy and Finance Committee recommends:
(1)the adoption of the report (July 8, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, subject to amending
Recommendation No. (3) by inserting after the words "portion of funds", the words "in the amount of $48,804.63
(the source of funds to be provided from the Corporate Contingency Account)" so that Recommendation No. (3)
now reads as follows:
"(3)the City of Toronto contribute its fair-share portion of funds in the amount of $48,804.63 (the source of funds
to be provided from the Corporate Contingency Account) to the FCM Rights-of-Way Legal Defence Fund and that
Council authorize the release of such funds pending confirmation of the appropriate level of contribution with
FCM by the Mayor and the Chair of the Steering Committee;"; and
(2)the adoption of the joint report (June 29, 1999) from the City Solicitor, and the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services.
The Policy and Finance Committee submits the following report (July 8, 1999) from the Chief Administrative
Officer:
Purpose:
Council established the Telecommunications Steering Committee in January 1999, to develop a corporate-wide and
strategic City approach to telecom issues. In accordance with its mandate, the Telecommunications Steering Committee
has identified a number of telecom matters requiring City-wide coordination. This report is recommending a series of
inter-related activities necessary to develop comprehensive policy respecting the use of the municipality's rights-of-way
and other property.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
There are no immediate or direct expenditures arising from the recommendations of this report. The matters being
addressed in this report, however, have significant financial implications for the City since they will effect its ability to
develop more comprehensive principles, policy and procedures respecting the use of its property and assets by
telecommunications providers.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)this report be considered with the report from the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services titled, "Vancouver v. Ledcor: CRTC Hearing - City of Toronto Support of FCM Position";
(2)the aforementioned report be adopted subject to its Recommendation (1) being amended as follows:
"City Council authorize the City Solicitor, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, the Chair of the
Telecommunications Steering Committee and the Chief Administrative Officer as required, to participate as members of
the Telecommunications Sub-Committee of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in the instruction of its legal
counsel with respect to the Public Notice Proceedings expected to be commenced before the CRTC this summer";
(3)the City of Toronto contribute its fair-share portion of funds to the FCM Rights-of-Way Legal Defense Fund and that
Council authorize the release of such funds pending confirmation of the appropriate level of contribution with FCM by the
Mayor and the Chair of the Steering Committee;
(4)on an interim basis, all departments, agencies, boards, commissions and special purpose bodies of the City submit
requests for telecom approvals or agreements not previously approved by the Council, through the CAO and the Steering
Committee for coordinated recommendations until such time that the Council adopts a City wide telecom strategy and that
the CAO is to so advise all concerned Commissioners, agencies, boards, commissions and special purpose bodies;
(5)Council authorize the Steering Committee to act on its behalf respecting all telecom matters during the summer break
of Standing Committee and Council meetings subject to confirmation by Council at its meeting of September 28 to 30,
1999;
(6)all departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and special purpose bodies of the City be requested to provide an
inventory of:
(i)duct work, trunk and cable-lines, above and below ground telecom towers, and other installations within their purview
to approve for access or placement, or otherwise manage, approve, maintain, or operate;
(ii)ownership (City-owned, externally owned, partnerships, or other arrangements, for example)of all such infrastructure,
facilities, or installations;
(iii)the infrastructure, facilities, or installations located within the City's ROW and identification of the street locations;
(iv)the amount of any rental/leasing, permit, percentage of revenue, or other compensation, collected; and
(v)the terms of any existing agreements, access and permit approval conditions and so on;
(7)Council request the Commissioners of Works and Emergency Services and Corporate Services, to request all telecom,
cable, telephone and other companies having an agreement with the City to identify the type and location of their above
and below ground installations on public rights-of-way and other City property and that the Steering Committee be updated
by the Commissioners as replies are forthcoming;
(8)the report from the Region of Ottawa-Carleton respecting a format for negotiating with telecom companies be
obtained by CAO staff to inform the work of staff and the Steering Committee;
(9)staff report to the Steering Committee on the merits of a Model Agreement for Multiple Crossings Access;
(10)the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer arrange a minimum half-day Strategy Session as early in September as
possible following the summer session break of Council, for the Steering Committee to identify its role and task priorities,
review information gathered from Departments and assess all City wide interests and the future directions required;
(11)consideration of the report on a Municipal Access Agreement be deferred until such time as the Steering Committee
has held its Strategy Session;
(12)all agreements include the provision to supply the City with technical information on all the applicant's above and
below ground telecom installations, cabling, structures, conduits and ducts owned by the applicant, or its third-parties using
the systems of the applicants, that cross or use City rights-of-ways or other City property;
(13)all agreements include the requirement that the City be notified of any contemplated third-party use of the public
right-of-way or of the system, its installations and infrastructure (including, for example, cable, wire, or conduit ) in the
public right-of-way, such that the agreement will be subject to re-negotiation;
(14)all agreements be required to make available for the use of the City, extra fibre optic wires if and when installed, and
space inside the installed conduit for the City to use if it chooses to install fibre optic wiring;
(15)the Steering Committee seek comments on the matter of the correspondence from R.V. Anderson Associates Limited
respecting an application from Ledcor Communications Limited, with the City of Vancouver;
(16)the City of Toronto also seek comments on the R.V. Anderson Associates Limited correspondence from the FCM
Sub-Committee on Telecommunications at their meeting in Calgary during August;
(17)Ledcor Communications Limited be informed that it is the intention of the Steering Committee to work with them to
resolve their matter of application for access to the public rights-of-way in a timely fashion;
(18)the representatives of R.V. Anderson Associates Limited and Ledcor Communications Limited be requested to meet
with the staff and Chair of the Steering Committee and with the Chairman of the FCM Sub-Committee on
Telecommunications at the earliest possible opportunity in September following the summer recess of the Council;
(19)in the interim, Ledcor Communications Limited be requested to provide staff with complete technical details of each
proposed crossing including maps and technical drawings for review by staff and presentation to the Steering Committee at
their next meeting;
(20)Ledcor Communications Limited be requested to refrain from any installations or activity related to their application
to the City until these matters have been reviewed by the Steering Committee as outlined in the preceding
recommendations;
(21)the City Clerk provide Secretariat support to the Steering Committee given its significant workload and its
requirement to report to Council through the Policy and Finance Committee; and
(22)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
Council Reference:
In January 1999, Council approved the report from the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) titled, "Comments on
Suggested Amendments to the Report: Feasibility of Establishing a Telecommunications Authority and Related Matters
Respecting Rights-of-Way Access and Use".
The report recommended a coordinated inter-departmental approach on telecommunications by the City, a structure to deal
with operational matters in the short-term and a strategic approach to future telecom network matters internal to the City
and with external organizations. Accordingly, Council directed the CAO to establish an inter-departmental Working Group
given the Corporate-wide and strategic nature of telecom issues.
In addition, Council established a five-member Telecommunications Steering Committee to oversee the staff Working
Group. Councillor John Adams chairs the Steering Committee with the other members being Councillors Davis, Fotinos,
Moscoe and Silva. Reporting of the Steering Committee is through the Policy and Finance Standing Committee to Council.
Comments:
The Steering Committee recognizes that enabling access to municipal rights-of-way by telecom providers for network
development/expansion is only one aspect of City responsibility and that the future emphasis must be far more strategic.
Specifically, external demand, as well as potential financial gain by the City, must be planned for and dealt with in the
context of a City telecommunications plan. Such a plan requires the City to define and integrate its own telecom and other
interests and its own possible uses of its rights-of-way, for example.
Issues Considered To-Date:
The Steering Committee has considered a number of legislative, operating and financial matters specific to telecom
initiatives. The meetings have been well attended by the Inter-Departmental Working Group with representatives from
Legal, Planning, Buildings, Information Technology, Real Estate, Works, Economic Development, Finance, Transportation
and the Office of the CAO.
(a)Additional City Representation Respecting FCM Telecommunications Initiatives:
The Steering Committee is closely following the initiatives of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) respecting
telecommunications matters. The federal Telecommunications Act was enacted in 1993 without consultation with
municipalities. Jurisdictional authority for the regulation of telecom providers by a municipality does not exist beyond that
already in place to permit access (upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed to) and construction in its
rights-of-ways. In response to operating concerns of its members, FCM developed a series of five principles in the
mid-nineties respecting the use of public rights-of-way by telecom and other companies. The fifth principle supports the
right of municipalities to receive full recovery of administrative and other justifiable costs associated with the access to and
use of, public rights-of- way (ROW).
In recent years, provincial legislation appears to restrict the ability of Ontarian municipalities to realize the fifth FCM
principle. This is similar to nation-wide occurrences whereby some companies are reluctant to sign agreements with
municipalities for the laying of cable or other system-related installations. In this regard, a test case has arisen involving
Ledcor and the City of Vancouver applying to the CRTC to resolve their impasse over negotiating a ROW agreement. As
explained in the report at the July 20 Policy and Finance Committee from the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services, the CRTC has responded to the applications by opening the hearing to a Public Notice
process. This is done when an issue is considered to have national implications that may affect parties other than those
immediately involved in the dispute.
The Telecommunications Steering Committee is fully supportive of the approach, role of coordination, representation and
actions of FCM on behalf of its members in the pursuit of these matters. To-date, legal staff and Councillor Moscoe who
chairs the FCM Sub-Committee on Telecommunications, have carried most of the associated workload on behalf of the
City of Toronto. Given the formation and work of the City's Telecom Steering Committee and its Working Group, chaired
by staff from the Office of the CAO who provide issues management on matters of corporate-wide interest, the Steering
Committee wishes them to have a formal role at FCM.
The Steering Committee, therefore, recommends adoption of the report from the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services titled, "Vancouver v. Ledcor: CRTC Hearing - City of Toronto Support of FCM Position",
subject to amending the membership of the FCM Sub-Committee on Telecommunications, as follows:
"that Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, the Chair of the
Telecommunications Steering Committee and the Chief Administrative Officer as required, to participate as members of
the Telecommunications Sub-Committee of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in the instruction of its legal
counsel with respect to the Public Notice Proceedings expected to be commenced before the CRTC this summer."
(b)City Financial Support to the Legal Defense Fund of FCM:
In 1997, the member municipalities of FCM pledged to establish a ROW Legal Defense Fund in anticipation of the need to
pursue the rights of municipalities through legal means respecting access to and use of public ROW by companies. A per
capita formula was developed to cover regional governments and their constituent municipalities, and other local
municipalities. At the time of calculation, East York, Etobicoke, Toronto, North York, Scarborough and York, were the
constituent municipalities of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. Based on a $.01 per capita contribution for the
regional government, the calculated share of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was $22,758.00 which was issued
to FCM in May 1997. The share for the constituent municipalities based on their population at the time and $.02 per capita,
was calculated to be approximately $45,000.00.
The City of Toronto is about to receive a letter and invoice from FCM for the portion of contribution remaining from the
former constituent municipalities. The CAO and Finance departments are confirming that no cheques were issued for the
FCM ROW Legal Defense Fund apart from that of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
Given the imminent CRTC Hearing process and the amount of legal counsel being engaged by FCM, the Steering
Committee is recommending that the City of Toronto contribute its fair-share portion of funds to the FCM Rights-of-Way
Legal Defense Fund. Given the current population of the City of Toronto and the change in government structure as at
1998, the Steering Committee is also recommending that Council authorize the release of such funds pending confirmation
of the appropriate level of contribution. The Chair of the Steering Committee and the Mayor will work with FCM in this
regard.
(c)Formal Steering Committee Authority to Coordinate Telecom Agreements and Applications for the Use of City ROW:
The Telecommunications Steering Committee has considered a number of matters related to the form of Agreements
appropriate between the City and external organizations applying for consent to use public ROW for the installation of
telecom and related equipment, infrastructure, pipes, ducts, conduit, cable and so on. Current Agreements in place with the
City contain conditions that protect its interests including provisions allowing for City access to and use of the space and
infrastructure if determined necessary by the City. The Steering Committee is strengthening the terms and conditions of all
types of Agreements ranging from comprehensive Municipal Access Agreements for telecom carriers, to the more
straightforward encroachment type of agreement involving the City's ROW.
In this regard, a Corporate-wide approach is required to coordinate and consider all applications for the use of public ROW
and related matters. The Steering Committee is, therefore, recommending that on an interim basis, all departments,
agencies, boards, commissions and special purpose bodies of the City submit requests for telecom approvals or agreements
not previously approved by the Council, through the CAO and the Steering Committee for coordinated recommendations.
It is also recommending that this be until such time that the Council adopts a City wide telecom strategy and that the CAO
is to so advise all concerned Commissioners, agencies, boards, commissions and special purpose bodies.
Similarly, the Steering Committee is aware that demands for the use of public ROW by telecom and other organizations
wishing to establish or enhance systems are increasing. In addition, the activities of FCM and the CRTC with regard to the
access and use of ROW is better-known within the private sector companies than within certain affected City areas of
operations. The Steering Committee is, therefore, recommending that Council authorize the Steering Committee to act on
its behalf respecting all telecom matters during the summer break of Standing Committee and Council meetings subject to
confirmation by Council at its meeting of September 28 to 30, 1999.
(d)Operational and Policy Considerations:
The Steering Committee has had before it for consideration application requests from Ledcor and from Ryerson
Polytechnic University for access to and use of the ROW of the City. The Steering Committee has also considered a report
from staff proposing a standard Municipal Access Agreement (MAA) for the protection of the City and its rights to be
reimbursed for expenses and use of public ROW.
In its considerations, the Steering Committee took into account several of the principles and terms and conditions
recommended by staff in its MAA report draft. There are many inter-related and complex issues involved in telecom
matters. For example, the provision of telecom project and issue management needs to occur across departmental lines.
Second, the matters require consideration in a forum lacking any single operating area bias and/or domination. Third,
strategic and objective recommendations must be developed in a timely fashion, but in a manner whereby all the
information necessary to do so is available. Fourth, interim policy serving the needs of the City and external organizations
wishing to access ROW must be established.
With respect to the priorities involved in telecom matters internal to the City, the Steering Committee is making the
following recommendations:
(1)that all departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and special purpose bodies of the City be requested to provide an
inventory of:
(i)duct work, trunk and cable-lines, above and below ground telecom towers, and other installations within their purview
to approve for access or placement, or otherwise manage, approve, maintain, or operate;
(ii)ownership (City-owned, externally owned, partnerships, or other arrangements, for example)of all such infrastructure,
facilities, or installations;
(iii)the infrastructure, facilities, or installations located within the City's ROW and identification of the street locations;
(iv)the amount of any rental/leasing, permit, percentage of revenue, or other compensation, collected; and
(v)the terms of any existing agreements, access and permit approval conditions and so on;
(2)that Council request the Commissioners of Works and Emergency Services and Corporate Services, to request all
telecom, cable, telephone and other companies having an agreement with the City to identify the type and location of their
above and below ground installations on public rights-of-way and other City property and that the Steering Committee be
updated by the Commissioners as replies are forthcoming;
(3)that the report from the Region of Ottawa-Carleton respecting a format for negotiating with telecom companies be
obtained by CAO staff to inform the work of staff and the Steering Committee;
(4)that staff report to the Steering Committee on the merits of a Model Agreement for Multiple Crossings Access;
(5)that the Office of the CAO arrange a minimum half-day Strategy Session as early in September as possible following
the summer session break of Council, for the Steering Committee to identify its role and task priorities, review information
gathered from Departments and assess all City wide interests and the future directions required; and
(6)that consideration of the report on a Municipal Access Agreement be deferred until such time as the Steering
Committee has held its Strategy Session.
With respect to the priorities involved with the applications from and relationships with external businesses/parties, the
Steering Committee is making the following recommendations:
(i)that all agreements include the provision to supply the City with technical information on all the applicant's above and
below ground telecom installations, cabling, structures, conduits and ducts owned by the applicant, or its third-parties using
the systems of the applicants, that cross or use City rights-of-ways or other City property;
(ii)that all agreements include the requirement that the City be notified of any contemplated third-party use of the public
right-of-way or of the system, its installations and infrastructure (including, for example, cable, wire, or conduit ) in the
public right-of-way, such that the agreement will be subject to re-negotiation; and
(iii)that all agreements be required to make available for the use of the City, extra fibre optic wires if and when installed,
and space inside the installed conduit for the City to use if it chooses to install fibre optic wiring.
With respect to the application from Ledcor Communications Limited, the Steering Committee has received an alternate
proposal to that originally submitted to the Works and Emergency Services Department. Correspondence has been
submitted on behalf of Ledcor by R.V. Anderson Associates Limited, for the installation of conduits and dark fibre cable
for specified rail corridor installations crossing City lands. In order to obtain the information necessary to form an
agreement with Ledcor, the Steering Committee is recommending the following actions be undertaken:
(i)that the Steering Committee seek comments on the matter of the correspondence from R.V. Anderson Associates
Limited with the City of Vancouver;
(ii)that the City of Toronto also seek comments on the correspondence from R.V. Anderson Associates Limited from the
FCM Sub-Committee on Telecommunications at their meeting in Calgary during August;
(iii)that Ledcor Communications Limited be informed that it is the intention of the Steering Committee to work with
them to resolve their matter of application for access to the public rights-of-way in a timely fashion;
(iv)that representatives of R.V. Anderson Associates Limited and Ledcor Communications Limited be requested to meet
with the staff and Chair of the Steering Committee and with the Chairman of the FCM Sub-Committee on
Telecommunications at the earliest possible opportunity in September following the summer recess of the Council;
(v)that, in the interim, Ledcor Communications Limited be requested to provide staff with complete technical details of
each proposed crossing including maps and technical drawings for review by staff and presentation to the Steering
Committee at their next meeting; and
(vi)that Ledcor Communications Limited be requested to refrain from any installations or activity related to their
application to the City until these matters have been reviewed by the Steering Committee as outlined in the preceding
recommendations.
(e)Clerk's Secretariat Support to the Steering Committee:
CAO staff are currently providing roles in each of issues coordination, analysis, direct support to the Chair of the Steering
Committee and secretariat support to the Committee (arranging meetings, taking minutes, circulating documents and
correspondence and so on). The CAO is also responsible for the Chairing and organizing and follow-through of Steering
Committee directives to the staff Inter-Departmental Working Group.
The workload and tasks of the Steering Committee require a significant amount of time and it is felt that staff of the Office
of the CAO is best used in the focus on corporate-wide telecom issues management and advising the Steering Committee
accordingly.
It is, therefore, recommended that the City Clerk provide Secretariat support to the Steering Committee given its significant
workload and its requirement to report to Council through the Policy and Finance Committee.
Staff Contact:
Laurie McQueen, Office of the CAO, 392-8895
Steering Committee:
Councillor John Adams, Chairman
The Policy and Finance Committee also submits the following report (June 29, 1999) from the City Solicitor:
Purpose:
To seek instructions from City Council to authorize the City Solicitor and other staff as necessary to continue to participate
in the instruction of the legal counsel of the Telecommunications Subcommittee of the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities (FCM) with respect to the Public Notice Proceedings arising from the applications to the Canadian
Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) by Ledcor Industries Limited and the City of Vancouver.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)City Council authorize the City Solicitor, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and other staff as
necessary to participate as members of the Telecommunications Subcommittee of the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities (FCM) in the instruction of its legal counsel with respect to the Public Notice Proceedings expected to be
commenced before the CRTC this summer; and
(2)the City Solicitor be authorized to take whatever action may be necessary prior to Council's next regularly scheduled
meeting of September 28, 1999 with respect to protecting the City of Toronto's interests in the CRTC proceedings,
including filing notice seeking interested party status for the City of Toronto, if necessary.
Background:
The City of Vancouver is presently engaged in an access dispute before the CRTC with Ledcor Industries Limited, a
company engaged in the construction of a national fibre-optics network to be sold to and utilized by telecommunications
common carriers such as MetroNet, Bell Canada, BCT.Telus, etc. In the midst of right-of-way negotiations between the
Vancouver and Ledcor with respect to an application by Ledcor for consent to cross the City's streets at 18 different
locations, it came to light that Ledcor had installed fibre under a city street (in a BCT.Telus duct) and certain infrastructure
in the 18 street crossings without the City's permission. When Vancouver threatened to take action if Ledcor did not
negotiate an agreement or remove its fibre immediately, Ledcor filed an application against Vancouver at the CRTC on
March 19th, 1999. Ledcor is disputing the terms for access requested by Vancouver and asking the CRTC to grant it
permission to access street crossings and other municipal property in Vancouver.
In response, Vancouver notified the CRTC that, as well as responding to Ledcor's application, it intended to file its own
application against BCT.Telus, Call-Net and Bell Canada, seeking a determination from the CRTC of the municipality's
rights with respect to the terms and conditions which may be imposed by the municipality when allowing
telecommunications providers to access its streets, including the requirement for the payment of compensation. On May
18, 1999, this application was filed.
Copies of both applications have been filed with the City Clerk for the information of Council.
The CRTC has indicated that once all submissions are received concerning the Ledcor and Vancouver applications, it
intends to issue a Public Notice initiating a public proceeding with respect to the issues raised in the applications. This
process is typically used when issues raised by a particular application are seen as being of national importance, given the
implications for other parties (e.g. municipalities, telecom providers and others across Canada). In this type of proceeding,
persons are invited to apply for interested party status to comment on the issues raised in the two applications. Interested
parties would be entitled to put forward evidence, including expert evidence, and argument (typically in written form) and
could be subject to "interrogatories" from other parties relating to documents and information in their possession.
The FCM has, through legal counsel hired for the purposes of this proceeding, requested that a Public Notice Proceeding
be initiated and has indicated its intention to make a comprehensive submission with respect to the general terms and
conditions, including compensation, of access to municipal property.
The issue of compensation will likely be the most contentious issue and parties are expected to provide the CRTC with a
number of methodologies or approaches for determining what is fair compensation to be paid to municipalities for the
rights granted. The municipal position will be that full compensation with regard to costs and the value of the rights
granted should be payable by telecommunications providers.
It is expected that the earliest that public notice process would likely be initiated would be late July. Parties would then
have thirty days to apply for status as interested parties. There would then be a further thirty day period for the filing of
submissions and evidence, possibly taking the process into October. A final decision from the CRTC would not be
expected until sometime in 2000.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Legal Division staff have been involved in previous meetings of the FCM Telecommunications Subcommittee, which is
chaired by Councillor Howard Moscoe. This Subcommittee has for some time been involved in attempting to address the
issues of telecom access to City streets and the right of municipalities to efficiently administer the use of public highways
and ensure that municipal taxpayers are not subsidizing this type of commercial activity.
The CRTC proceeding described above is expected to have a major impact on the future terms and conditions upon which
telecom providers will be permitted access to municipal property, including property within the City of Toronto. It is
therefore recommended that City staff continue to be involved by participating in the FCM Subcommittee in instructing its
legal counsel in the preparation of its submissions.
As it is expected that the FCM will be putting forward a position which will represent the interests of the City of Toronto,
as well as other Canadian municipalities, it is not recommended that the City of Toronto commit further staff resources to
this matter by seeking leave to intervene directly in the proceeding. However, given that one or more legal deadlines may
occur prior to Council's next scheduled meeting of September 28, 1999, it was considered prudent to obtain instructions to
deal with any unforseen circumstances which might arise during that period.
Conclusions:
The outcome of the Public Notice Proceeding in the Vancouver/Ledcor applications before the CRTC will likely have a
significant impact on the form or nature of the terms and conditions, including the payment of compensation, upon which
telecom providers may obtain access to City streets. In the circumstances, it is recommended that City Council support the
FCM in its submissions to the CRTC.
Contact Names:
Edward Earle, Legal Services, 397-4058;
Andrew Koropeski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation Division, 392-7714
(A copy of the access dispute application between the City of Vancouver and BCT.Telus Communications Inc., Call-Net
Enterprises Inc., and Bell Canada was forwarded to all Members of Council with July 20, 1999, agenda of the Policy and
Finance Committee and a copy thereof is also on file in the office of the City Clerk.)
The Policy and Finance Committee also had before it a communication dated July 19, 1999, from James W. Knight,
Executive Director, Federation of Canadian Municipalities respecting the foregoing matter, which was forwarded to all
Members of Council with July 20, 1999, agenda of the Policy and Finance Committee and a copy thereof is also on file in
the office of the City Clerk.
