A united. front ‘has been
formed against drinking

+ driving in British Columbia. ;

~ ‘by members of the financial

community — banks; trust
- companies
~ unions. > -

These three sectors have
joined together to endorse

unanimously the attorney- .

general's. Drinking Driving
Counter Attack. It is the first |
time all- members of. this.
industry have -united~ in
expressing support’. for... a.
program of this nature... --

: A-E. oS _Miles-Pickup |

chairman. of the’. B.C.

Bankers’ Association issued
a joint announcement last
week with...» Peter.
Podovinikoff chief executive

officer of the B.C, Central:
_ Credit Union. and: :W-A..
Southwell, président of the |

B.C: section of: the. Trust’
Companies’ Association of

Miles-Pickup said: “When
members of our industry
learned that the costs
identified with drinking
driving in B.C. exceeded
$112 million last year, there
was no way we could look
the other way. All of us in
the province are being
victimized, even if we never
drink or never drive”.

Podovinikoff expressed
the hope that this. unified
action by the financial
community would stimulate
others in all walks of life to
recognize. that the sgfition
to the*--drinking -"driving
problem in B.C, depends on
each individual taking an
active role.

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~~ reasonable rates

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“Our organization is |
convinced that the. fight

against drinking driving is |:
“everyone’s
_ association endorses

concern. Our
Counter Attack program 100
per cent,” said Southwell.

Commenting on the action
taken. by .the - financial
community, Attorney-Gen-
eral Garde Gardom_ said:
“Tm extremely pleased that
-these institutions have

. become involved beyond .
_their, traditional . financial. .-

. functions . and © publicly

recognize the importance-of . |

‘taking an offensive role

. against. drinking driving. I
' Committec ‘of the Canadian ©

‘hope’ that! dthers: who have
-been passing the buck, or
‘pretending that the drinking
driving issue is not their
concern, will take notice of

“ and join this action.”

prepared by Counter Attack
for public distribution
through B.C. branches of
banks, credit unions and

trust companies. It is ex-
pected to be available next
month.

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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |

A special brochure is to be

PUBLIC NOTICE |

Ottawa, April 9, 1979

BRITISH COLUMBIA | _
‘TELEPHONE COMPANY - |
-PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF

GTE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC —
(CANADA) LIMITED FROMGTE _
INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunica-
tions Commission has received an application from the British
Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel), for approval! of an
agreement with GTE International Incorporated (GTE)
whereby B.C. Tel would acquire GTE Automatic Electric
(Canada) Limited {Automatic Electric), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of GTE. In accordance with Section 9A of the
B.C. Tel Special Act, this agreement must be.approved by the
Commission before it can come into effect.

Automatic Electric, a company which was incorpo- _
rated on April 20, 1953 with its head office and chief place of
business at Brockville. Ontario, manufactures telephone sets
and a variety of equipment used in telephone switching
systems, which are sold to operating telephone companies in
Canada and abroad. Automatic Electric owns all of the issued
and outstanding shares of GTE Lenkurt Electric (Canada)
Limited (Lenkurt Electric). Lenkurt Electric, a company which
was incorporated on February 22, 1949, with its head office
and chief place of business at Burnaby, British Columbia,
manufactures transmission equipment and related compo-
nents which are sold to companies both in Canada and
abroad.

The application indicates that under the terms of the
proposed agreement, GTE will sell and B.C. Tel will purchase
ail of the issued and outstanding shares of Automatic Electric.
in payment of the purchase price under the agreement,

B.C. Tel proposes to issue to GTE not more than two million
nine hundred and fifty thousand (2,950,000) ordinary shares
of its capital stock with an aggregate value of not more than
fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).

This application raises a number of important regulat-
ory issues on which the Commission invites comments from
interested parties. With regard to B.C. Tel’s revenue require-
ment, the Commission will wish to determina the effect of the .
proposed acquisition on the Company's rate base, financial
reporting requirements and Income.

The relationship between B.C. Tel and Automatic
Electric, both controlled directly or indirectly by GTE, has been
a matter of considerable concern and attention in past
regulatory proceedings. in the Commission's view, the effects
of the proposed acquisition on this rélationship must be
carefully examined. tn this regard, it will be important to ensure
that the technological decisions and purchasing practices of
B.C. Tel, as weil as the prices paid tor equipment by the
Company, will be in the best interests of B.C. Tel subscribers, if

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the application is approved. :
Procedures to be followed _- - :

_: The application and accompanying documents dre
available for public.inspection during normal. business hours at
the offices of B.C. Tel, 3777.Kingsway, Burnaby, Biitish
Columbia; and at the offices of the CRTC, Suite 1130, 701
West Georgia; Vancouver, British Columbia or 5th floor,
Central Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiére, 1 Prom-

.

enade du Portage, Hull, Quebec.

. Any interested person who wishes to comment on this
application may do so by mailing or delivering a letter of
intervention to the Commission with a copy to B.C. Tel. The
mailing addresses to be used are: J.G. Patenaude, Acting
Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A ON2; and
R.J. Bouwman, Secretary, British Columbia Telephone
Company, 3777 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia
V5H 327. In the case of delivery by hand, the locations listed
above for public inspection of documents should be used,

_, Aletter of intervention should clearly state the
intervener's views regarding the application together with any
relevant information which may be useful in explaining or
supporting those views, It may also include a statement of
intention to participate at a public hearing should one be held.

~ Inorder to be consideéred, all interventions must be
received by the Commission and B.C. Tel on or before May 4,
1979. Copies of replies from B.C. Tel to any interventions must
be received by the interveners concerned and by the
Commission on or before May 25, 1979.

In order to complete the application file, the Commis-
sion is sending written interrogatories to B.C. Tel requesting
further information and particulars. Interveners will also be
permitted to address interrogatories to B.C. Tel provided they
are received by B.C. Tel on or before May'4, 1979, with a copy
to the Commission. B.C. Tel must furnish replies to ail
interrogatories, with a copy to the Commission, on or before
May 25, 1979. Should B.C. Tel object to any Iinterrogatory,
such objection must be accompanied by full written reasons in
support of the objection.

In order to assist interveners, the Commission directs
that a copy of the application and the Commission's
interrogatories be mailed by B.C. Tel to any person who
expresses an interest in receiving this material. Such inquiries
should be directed to B.C. Tel in writing, with a copy to the
Commission.

__ {tis the Commission's intention to convene a public
hearing to consider this application unless the Commission is
satisfied that a decision can be reached on the application on
the basis of the written material filed within the time periods set
out above, If the Commission determines that a public hearing
is necessary, it will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia
commencing June 5, 1979, at a time and location to be
specitied later.

xcs Patenaude,
Acting Secretary General.

CRTC - Telecom Public Notice 1979-14