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Data Collection – Annual Facilities Survey

| Processes | Due dates | Significant changes | Forms |

The Annual Facilities Survey forms are issued to Telecommunications Common Carriers who have either offered local and access, Internet and/or wireless services as of December 31 of the reporting period. These forms are assigned based on details captured in surveys and from the telecommunications service providers registration lists.

If your entity has provided telecommunications services in Canada using landline and/or wireless facilities at any point during the previous year and has not received a request to submit data, please contact us for guidance using the On-line form.

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Authority

This survey is conducted under the authority of the Telecommunications Act, Section 37.

Completion of this survey is a legal requirement under the Telecommunications Act.

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Processes

• Annual facilities data collection

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Due date(s)

• 28 February 2013

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Significant changes

• None

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Survey forms

2xx Facilities

213 - Total NAS and NAS-equivalent by wire centre
256 - Geographic residential broadband capability
278 - Mobile and paging coverage and MVNOs