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Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Imran Khan (Northwestel Inc.)

Gatineau, 12 June 2025

Our reference: 8740-N1-202501642

BY EMAIL

Imran Khan
Chief Financial Officer & Vice-President
Northwestel Inc.
10th Floor
5201 Franklin Ave #100
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, X1A 2P1
regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca

Subject: Northwestel Inc. Tariff Notice 1247 – Revise Special Services Tariff CRTC 3010 Item 702 – Site Space, Power and Tower Attachments – Requests for Information

On 15 April 2025, the Commission received an application from Northwestel Inc. (Northwestel) proposing updated tariff pages for Northwestel’s Special Services Tariff (SST) CRTC 3010 Item 702 – Site Space, Power and Tower Attachment Rates.

Commission staff notes that the analysis is ongoing but additional information is required.

In that respect, the process and associated dates are as follows:

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 Sector

c.c.: Josée Line Gendron, CRTC JoseeLine.Gendron@crtc.gc.ca
Lauren Purdy, CRTC Lauren.Purdy@crtc.gc.ca

Attach. (1)

Request for Information Questions

  1. Provide the name of each customer, including the number and type of attachments for each, subject to the tariffed rates on the Special Services Tariff (SST) CRTC 3010, Item 702 tariff page on 31 March 2025.
  2. According to the proposed revised definitions on the Northwestel Inc. SST CRTC 3010, Item 702 proposed tariff page, submitted to the Commission on 15 April 2025, an existing antenna and/or attachment may change from one type to another. Does Northwestel intend to revise the rate charged, by applying the proposed revised definitions, to existing antennae and/or attachments that are currently installed?
  3. Refer to the Northwestel Inc. SST CRTC 3010, Item 702 (Site Space, Power and Tower Attachment Rates) tariff page, issued 3 July 2018 and the Northwestel Inc. SST CRTC 3010, Item 702 proposed tariff page, submitted to the Commission on 15 April 2025.
    1. Complete the following table. Provide the number of customer attachments on 31 March 2025 categorized according to their current and proposed revised definitions.

       

      		 Proposed Type
      Type 1 Antenna or Special Attachment Type 2 Antenna or Special Attachment Special Antenna or Special Attachment Total
      Current Type Type 1 Antenna        
      Type 2 Antenna        
      Special Antenna        
      Total        
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