Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 4 (2002-02-05 to 2003-03-06) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Corporation: |
AT&T CANADA INC.
112 KENT STREET, 14TH FLOOR OTTAWA, ON K1P 5P2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-239-1825 |
| Fax number: | 613-239-1879 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | CHRIS PEIRCE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AND GOVERNMENT A |
| Description of activities: | THE NEW AT&T CANADA INC. IS CANADA'S LARGEST FACILITIES-BASED COMPETITIVE VOICE, DATA AND INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER. CREATED IN JUNE 1999 FROM THE MERGER OF AT&T CANADA LONG DISTANCE SERVICES, METRONET COMMUNICATIONS, NETCOM CANADA AND ACC TELENTERPRISES, AT&T CANADA INC. BRINGS TOGETHER THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER (CLEC), FOUR OF CANADA'S LEADING COMPETITIVE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISP), AND CANADA'S PIONEER IN COMPETITIVE LONG DISTANCE. DEPLOYING THE MOST ADVANCED FIBRE-OPTIC NETWORKING AND DIGITAL SWITCHING PLATFORMS, AT&T CANADA INC. OFFERS CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY A FULL SUITE OF LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE VOICE, DATA AND INTERNET SERVICES - WITH EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE, SALES AND SERVICE LOCATIONS FROM COAST-TO-COAST, AND COMPETITIVE PRICING. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Government Procurement, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Science and Technology, Telecommunications |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | REGULAR MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS WITH CRTC, INDUSTRY CANADA AND THE OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ALL ISSUES IMPACTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS, SUCH AS THE CRTC'S RULES & REGULATIONS, THE ROLE OF THE CRTC AND THE COMPETITION BUREAU, TRADE IN BASIC SERVICES, AND FOREIGN OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. |