Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to the Distribution List
Ottawa, 21 February 2025
Our reference: 8740-B20-202305888
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Distribution List
Subject: Bell Canada Tariff Notice 981 - Changes to Support Structure Service – Ontario and Quebec Pole Rental Unit Rate – Interim Rate Process Request – Call for comments
On 16 October 2023, the Commission received an application from Bell Canada (Bell) proposing updated tariff pages and proposed rates for Bell's National Services Tariff (NST) CRTC 7400 Item 901 – Support Structure Service (Item 901), to reflect the updated monthly pole rental rate per unit applicable in its Ontario and Quebec serving area.
On 17 February 2025, the Commission received a Procedural Request from Bell requesting that the current wholesale support structure rate be made interim immediately.
Commission staff recognizes the importance of efficient tariff proceedings to ensure the timely implementation of any changes. However, Commission staff also considers that the public record will benefit from third-party comments on this Request.
Accordingly, Commission staff requests comments from third parties to be submitted no later than 25 February 2025. Bell may submit replies to the above noted comments by 26 February 2025.
All documents filed and served must be received, not merely sent, by the date provided. Parties are to send an electronic copy of all documents to Commission staff copied on this letter.
The Commission requires the responses or other documents to be submitted electronically by using the secured service “My CRTC Account” (Partner Log In or GCKey) and filling in the “Telecom Cover Page” located on the Commission’s website.
As set out in section 39 of the Telecommunications Act and in Procedures for filing confidential information and requesting its disclosure in Commission proceedings, Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961, 23 December 2010, persons may designate certain information as confidential. A person designating information as confidential must provide a detailed explanation on why the designated information is confidential and why its disclosure would not be in the public interest, including why the specific direct harm that would be likely to result from the disclosure would outweigh the public interest in disclosure. Furthermore, a person designating information as confidential must either file an abridged version of the document omitting only the information designated as confidential or provide reasons why an abridged version cannot be filed.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Chris Noonan
Director, Competitor Services & Costing Implementation
Telecommunications Sectorà
c.c.:
Josée Line Gendron, CRTC JoseeLine.Gendron@crtc.gc.ca
Lauren Purdy, CRTC Lauren.Purdy@crtc.gc.ca
Attach.
- Distribution List
Distribution List
Bell Canada (bell.regulatory@bell.ca)
Cogeco Communications Inc. (mtl-telecom.regulatory@cogeco.com)
Bragg Communications Incorporated, (regulatory.matters@corp.eastlink.ca)
Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) (ceo@ccsaonline.ca)
Coopérative de câblodistribution de l'arrière-pays (CCAP) (stephane.arseneau@ccap.coop)
Coopérative de Cablodistribution de LIle-aux-Coudres (cabloiac2115@gmail.com)
Coopérative de câblodistribution de Ste-Hedwidge (coopcablo1986@gmail.com)
Cooptel (mrocheleau@cooptel.coop)
Développement Innovations du Haut-Richelieu (p.lapointe@ihrtelecom.com)
Fédération des coopératives de câblodistribution et de télécommunication du Québec (fallaire@ressources.coop)
MRC de Montcalm (nrousseau@mrcmontcalm.com)
Quebecor Media Inc., on behalf of Videotron Ltd. (regaffairs@quebecor.com)
Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (jonathan.holmes@itpa.ca)
Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (regulatory@rci.rogers.com)
Shaw Cablesystems G.P. (Regulatory@sjrb.ca)
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