ARCHIVED - Telecom Commission Letter - 8661-C12-200716699
This page has been archived on the Web
Information identified as archived on the Web is for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. Archived Decisions, Notices and Orders (DNOs) remain in effect except to the extent they are amended or reversed by the Commission, a court, or the government. The text of archived information has not been altered or updated after the date of archiving. Changes to DNOs are published as “dashes” to the original DNO number. Web pages that are archived on the Web are not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards. As per the Communications Policy of the Government of Canada, you can request alternate formats by contacting us.
LetterOttawa, 14 January 2008 Our File: 8661-C12-200716699 By E-mail To: Distibution List Re: Part VII Application by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre regarding TELUS Communications Company's Long Distance Network Access Charge By letter dated 20 November 2007, Commission staff addressed questions to TELUS Communications Company (TELUS) with regards to its recently implemented Network Access Charge of $2.95 per month. On 28 November 2007, TELUS provided responses to these questions. These responses are available on the Commission's website at www.crtc.gc.ca under "Public Proceedings". On 3 December 2007, Yak Communications (Canada) Corp. (Yak) filed an application under Part VII of the CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure (the Rules), requesting that the Commission review and vary Review of the regulatory constraints that apply to the basic toll schedules , Telecom Decision CRTC 2007-56, 23 July 2007, and amended by Telecom Decision CRTC 2007-56-1, 14 August 2007. In support of its application, Yak noted that TELUS had begun applying a monthly Network Access Charge of $2.95 to its basic toll service customers. On the same day, Yak filed another application under Part VII of the Rules requesting, among other things, that the Commission declare TELUS' Long Distance Network Access Charge an illegal local rate increase. By letter dated 21 December 2007, Commission staff noted that it was more efficient to address the issues identified in those applications in a single proceeding. Therefore, the files associated with the above-noted applications were combined into a single file with a revised process. On 4 January 2008, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), on behalf of the Consumer's Association of Canada and the National Anti-Poverty Organization (together, the Consumer Groups), filed an application under Part VII of the Rules requesting, among other things, that the Commission declare TELUS' Long Distance Network Access Charge an unauthorized rate increase. PIAC also requested that the Commission order TELUS to pay the Consumer Groups' costs of making its Part VII application. By letter dated 7 January 2008, TELUS noted the similarity of PIAC's application with the two Yak applications and recommended that Commission staff amend its procedures in order that the three above-noted Part VII applications can be dealt with in a single proceeding. Given that PIAC's application is, in the main, similar to Yak's application requesting that the Commission declare TELUS' Long Distance Network Access Charge an illegal local rate increase, Commission staff is of the view that it would similarly be more efficient to address the issues identified in PIAC's application in the same file as the Yak applications. Therefore, the files associated with the above-noted applications are being combined into a single file except for PIAC's request for TELUS to pay the Consumer Groups' costs of making its Part VII application. This issue will be disposed of as identified in A guide to the CRTC processes for telecommunications applications , Telecom Circular CRTC 2007-16, 11 June 2007 . Process Accordingly, a revised process is provided below: a) All parties may file with the Commission, serving a copy on all other parties, comments with regard to PIAC's application, Yak's applications and TELUS responses of 28 November 2007 by 28 January 2008. b) All parties may file reply arguments with the Commission, serving a copy on all other parties, by 11 February 2008. Yours sincerely, Original signed by Paul Godin cc: Joseph Cabrera, CRTC (819) 934-6352, joseph.cabrera@crtc.gc.ca Distribution list: simon@globalive.com ; piac@piac.ca ; amedeo.bernardi@ontera.ca ; regulatory.affairs@telus.com ; regmat@ntl.sympatico.ca ; document.control@sasktel.sk.ca ; benrovet@rogers.com ; regulatory@bell.aliant.ca ; louise.begin@sogetel.com ; iworkstation@mtsallstream.com ; bell.regulatory@bell.ca ; andre.labrie@mcc.gouv.qc.ca ; crtc@rwg.ca ; vandeaf@telus.net ; gordonp@lao.on.ca ; dmckeown@viewcom.ca ; regulatory@lya.com ; stinsond@comnet.ca ; lefebvre@rogers.com ; duchesne@consommateur.qc.ca ; ctacit@tacitlaw.com ; jroots@cad.ca ; regaffairs@quebecor.com ; regulatory@primustel.ca Date Modified: 2008-01-14 |
- Date modified: