The Citizen, 2001-08-29, Page 6Moving In
Jason Rehkopf the new owner of the Brussels Knechtels is
doing some rearranging to get things the way he likes them.
(Photo by David Blianey)
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CRTC Reviewing Rules for Local Telephone Service Prices
Regulatory rules regarding local telephone service prices are now under review by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as part of Public
Notice CRTC 2001.37 - Price_Cap Review and Related Issues. As part of this process,
Bell Canada has filed proposals with the CRTC that are intended to: ,
• Ensure that competition is maintained and encouraged in Canada's healthy,
competitive telecommunications market; •
• Encourage investment in the communications industry, ensuring continued
innovation and leading-edge technology;
• Extend and improve local service in many remote areas; and
• Ensure prices for local service remain affordable.
Canadian Industry Facts
Today, Canadians benefit from a world-leading communications industry with some
of the most advanced and lowest priced telephone services anywhere.
• Canadian prices for basic local service are lower than comparable services
in other major industrialized countries.
• Long distance prices in Canada have fallen more than 40 per cent since
the introduction of competition.
• Close to 99 per cent of Canadians have basic telephone service, a higher percentage
than in the U.S.
• Canadians benefit from the world's lowest prices for Internet access
(both dial-up and high-speed).
For many services, such as long distance, wireless and Internet access, Canada's low
prices are a direct result of competition and clearly demonstrate the benefits of reliance
on market forces.
Highlights of the Bell Proposal
While the prices for many services are subject to market forces alone, local telephone
services, such as the basic connection to the home and office and payphone services, are
subject to a number of regulatory rules. Bell's proposal, which would come into effect over
a four-year period beginning in 2002, does not call for specific price changes for regulated
services. Rather, it recommends a framework that would limit any local service price
changes, subject to CRTC approval, based on the following:
• Monthly prices for basic local residential and business services in most areas could
increase, on average, by no more than the annual rate of inflation;
• Monthly prices for basic service in rural and remote areas - where prices today
are-far below the cost of providing the service - could increase by no more than
$2.00 each year, to a maximum monthly charge of $29.65 at the end of the
four-year period;
• Ongoing monitoring of the effects of price increases on affordability would continue;
• Customers would receive rebates if CRTC-mandated quality of service indicators
were not met; and
• The flexibilitylo increase prices of payphone service (affecting indoor payphones
only, where the price could increase over the four-year period to 50 cents per call).
Payphone prices have not changed since 1981.
And with our latest Service Improvement Plan, Bell is proposing to invest $41 million
to connect, over two years, more than 500 remote localities in Ontario and Quebec where
basic local telephone service is currently unavailable.
Through gradual and moderate increases in basic residential service prices, service would
remain affordable, while encouraging greater competition and innovation.
How to Participate in the CRTC Proceeding
Initiated in March, 2001, the Price Cap Review and Related Issues proceeding follows up
• on key regulatory decisions that opened up Canada's telecommunications industry
to competition in the 1990s. •
If you would like to file written comments, please do so by writing to the Commission,
with a copy to Bell, by October 15, 2001, at the following addresses:
CRTC: Bell Canada:
Secretary General
R.F. Farmer
CRTC
Vice-President - Regulatory Matters
Ottawa, Ontario Bell Canada
K1A ON2
Floor 5, 105 Hotel de Ville
Fax: (819) 953-0795
)8X 4H7
E-mail: procedure@crtc.gc.ca Hull, Quebec
Fax: (819) 773-5629
E-mail: bell.regulatory@bell.ca
A public hearing is scheduled for the first two weeks of October in Hull, Quebec.
October 1, 2001, is reserved for comments from the public, which may be given in person
or by teleconference. To present oral comments, you must register by writing to the CRTC
at the above address by September 20, 2001, specifying whether you intend to participate
in person or by teleconference.
Please note that more information about the proceeding is available on the
CRFC web site (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVii/Eng/2001/8678/C12-11.htm)
or by calling 1-877-249-CRTC (2782).
Bell's proposal is also available for examination
on the CRTC web site. If you have questions specific
to the Bell proposal, please call 1 866 625-0586. Ben
PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2001.
New owner comes to Brussels grocery store
By David Blaney
Citizen staff
The Brussels business community
has a new member as of a few weeks
ago. Jason Rehkopf has recently
become the owner and manager- of
the Knechtels store in town.
Although he is only 25, Rehkopf
has I 1 years of experience in the
business. " I got my first job in the
Knechtels in Dorchester." he said, "
Ever since I was 15 I've wanted to
own a store."
Prior to purchasing the business,
Rehkopf was the assistant-manager
of the store in Dorchester. He had
looked at a lot of stores before set-
tling on the Brussels location. " I
liked the town and the store seemed
like the best opportunity I'd
seen."
He heard about the possibility of
the store being for sale almost by
accident. After originally meeting
Marj Teeft at a computer training
session he heard through the
grapevine that the business might be
for sale.
The original discussions took
place last December and when
Rehkopf's partner, Peter Knipfley of.
Chesely, came on board the sale was
put together with the former owner
Allan Teeft.
Although Rehkopf does not plan
to make huge changes in the store he
indicated that he wanted to bring in
new equipement to modernize the
appearance and to bring in some dif-
ferent product lines.
" L will be bringing in a lot more
frozen foods." he said. The previous
staff will be staying and he has
added some new people.
He intends to hold a grand open-
ing sale in a few weeks and will
unveil a new name for the business
at that time.
He has already
Help protect the
environment
Reduce, reuse
and recycle
from his previous residence in
London and lives across from the
store.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Starting Sunday,
September 2nd/01
moved to Brussels