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Letter

Our file: 8638-C12-59/02

Ottawa, 4 April 2003

BY E-MAIL

Parties and Interested Parties listed in Appendix C
Other Parties listed in Appendix D

In Public Notice CRTC 2001-61, New regulatory framework for small independent telephone companies and related issues, 30 May 2001 (PN 2001-61), the Commission noted that relying on Phase III costs and originating and terminating toll minutes to estimate the small incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) direct toll (DT) costs and rates may no longer be appropriate. Accordingly, the Commission invited proposals from the small ILECs to modify the existing method of identifying, quantifying and recovering DT costs in their territories.

In Decision CRTC 2001-756, Regulatory framework for the small incumbent telephone companies, 14 December 2001 (Decision 2001-756), which resulted from PN 2001-61, the Commission concluded that what constitutes an appropriate DT cost recovery methodology and the requirement for a transition mechanism could not be determined based on the record of the proceeding. The Commission therefore determined that it would initiate a CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC)-like consultative proceeding in the first quarter of 2002 to address this issue. The Commission further determined that the consultative proceeding would also include a review of network access (NA) costs in order to determine a final methodology for cost recovery.

Also in Decision 2001-756, the Commission considered that Cochrane, NorthernTel and O.N.Telcom may be disadvantaged by their earlier conversion from DT Phase III based costing to direct connect (DC) and equal access (EA) Phase II based costing established in Decision CRTC 2001-583, O.N.Telcom - Implementation of toll competition and related matters, 13 September 2001 (Decision 2001-583). The Commission therefore determined in Decision 2001-756 that the DC and EA rates set for these three companies in Decision 2001-583 would be made interim effective 1 January 2002. However, the Commission specifically reassured parties that it clearly did not envisage significant changes to the terms and conditions of toll competition that would in any way hinder the rollout of interexchange toll competition in the territory of O.N.Telcom.

As indicated, the DC and EA rates for Cochrane, NorthernTel and O.N.Telcom were determined by the Commission in Decision 2001-583. In that proceeding the Commission explored in detail numerous issues pertaining to the impacts on interconnection rates. Commission staff is of the view that the DC and EA rates established in Decision 2001-583 should be made to apply on a final basis.

Commission staff is not persuaded that information introduced in the current proceeding would have sufficient bearing as to change the DC and EA rates as established in Decision 2001-583. Commission staff remains of the view that the level of these rates was determined specifically to ensure that toll competition would commence and flourish in O.N.Telcom's traditional toll territory. However, Commission staff notes that new or revised trunking tariffs are proposed for the small ILECs as part the DT proposal in Appendix A to this letter. Commission staff considers that these same trunking tariffs would be appropriate for use by Cochrane, NorthernTel and O.N.Telcom.

During the consultative proceeding, parties have presented different proposals as to how much of the overall DT and NA costs should be recovered, from where and over what period of time. This letter constitutes the next step in the consultative proceeding.

Commission staff is of the view that a balance must be struck in order to ensure that the objectives of the Telecommunications Act (the Act) and the interests of the small ILECs, and interexchange carriers (IXCs) and their customers are properly considered. In light of this, Commission staff has carefully considered the proposals and comments of all parties related to cost recovery of DT and NA costs for the small ILECs.

At this time, Commission staff is putting forth a proposal for DT recovery that represents a baseline for consensus among the small ILECs and interested parties. This proposal embodies the use of national tariffs for digital network services, the recovery of remaining EA costs and the establishment of a uniform proxy DC rate to determine total DT cost recovery over a four-year transition period. For the NA service, the Commission staff proposal embodies the use of national tariffs for digital network services.

Appendix A outlines Commission staff's proposal for the recovery of DT and NA costs by the small ILECs. Commission staff is of the view that, this proposal provides a suitable framework to address issues such as alternate routing, financial viability, and transition to a new DC regime under price regulation for the small ILECs.

Commission staff is of the view that rates for interconnection will affect the decisions made by IXCs as to whether to compete for traffic in the territories of the small ILECs. Where rates are set too high, potential competitors may not be able to offer their services, to the detriment of residents and businesses in that territory. In addition, high rates may be accompanied by a significant level of alternate routing of long distance traffic and related conversation minutes which would lead to revenue erosion for the affected company.

Commission staff considers that, if widely differing rates are allowed in neighbouring territories, either among the small ILECs themselves or between a small ILEC and an adjacent large ILEC, the potential risk of alternate routing or non-economic decisions by service providers is likely to be heightened.

Commission staff also notes that, based on prior Commission decisions, resellers of long distance service are not required to compensate the small ILECs directly for originated and terminated conversation minutes. However, an IXC is permitted to receive compensation for any difference in costs associated with carrying originating and terminating minutes on behalf of an alternate provider of long distance service (APLDS) using flow through tariffs. Under the Commission staff DT proposal, IXCs will be required to file flowthrough tariffs, where appropriate, in order to be compensated for traffic carried into the territories of the small ILECs.

Finally, Commission staff notes that there is a proceeding underway related to Public Notice CRTC 2001-126, Trunking arrangements for the interchange of traffic and the point of interconnection between local exchange carriers, 19 December 2001 (PN 2001-126). The local competition issues under review within PN 2001-126 will not have any bearing on the outcome of this proceeding since local competition is not yet permitted in the territories of the small ILECs.

Attachments 1 to 5 of Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf) contain the preliminary supporting data used by Commission staff to develop the proposals outlined in Appendix A. Parties are requested to review the information provided in relation to DT and where parties do not agree with the data, they are to provide revised numbers along with detailed supporting rationale for any changes to the Commission, serving a copy on all parties, by 5 May 2003.

Parties are also requested in part D of Appendix A to provide additional data pertaining to NA to the Commission, serving a copy on all parties, by 5 May 2003.

Parties may file comments with the Commission related to this letter and Appendix A, serving a copy on all parties by 5 May 2003.

Parties may file reply comments with the Commission, serving a copy on all parties by 20 May 2003.

Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be actually received, not merely sent, by that date.

Parties can file their submissions electronically or on paper. Where the submission is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission. Each paragraph of your submission should be numbered.

Please note that only those submissions electronically filed will be available on the Commission's web site and only in the official language and format in which they are submitted.

Should you have questions or require further clarification on any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact Donna Malliff at (819) 997-9253.

Yours sincerely,

Scott Hutton
Director, Contribution and Costing
Telecommunications
(819) 997-4573

Attachments: Appendix A, Commission Staff Proposal

Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Preliminary Supporting Data

  • Attachment 1: Proposed Total Revenue(DC + EA + Trunking);
  • Attachment 2: Proposed DC and EA Revenues;
  • Attachment 3: Proposed Trunking Revenues (2005);
  • Attachment 4: Proposed Tariff Rates to Determine Trunking;
  • Attachment 5: Proposed Tariff Rates to Determine NA.

Appendix C, List of Parties and Interested Parties
Appendix D, List of Other parties


APPENDIX A

Commission Staff Proposals

Commission staff seeks comments from parties on the following proposals for direct toll (DT) and network access (NA) cost recovery. The proposals would be applicable to the small ILECs except for Cochrane, NorthernTel and O.N.Telcom, which would retain the direct connect (DC) and equal access (EA) rates as determined in Decision 2001-583.

Part A: Proposal related to direct toll

Commission staff is of the view that the existing regime using DT rates based on Phase III costing should be replaced by a regime that would include recovery of costs through three main components. The three components consisting of: (a) trunking tariffs applied to the number of trunks and associated mileage; (b) EA costs recovered according to remaining annual amounts of a company's ten-year amortization schedule; and (c) DC component based on transitioning from approved 2001 DT amounts to a 2005 DC amount based on a uniform 2005 DC rate of $0.00370 per conversation minute and frozen 2001 total conversation minutes.

The proposal for DT embodies a four-year transition period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2005, coincident with completion of the first price regulation period. For year 2002, which would be considered the first year of the transition period, cost recovery would be based on DT amounts frozen at approved 2001 DT amounts. For the remaining years of the transition period, the 2003 to 2005 DT cost recovery for the small ILECs would be determined as outlined in the following sections dealing with the trunking, EA and DC components.

1.0 Trunking component

Annual trunking revenue in Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 3, would be based on tariffs for DS-1/DS-3 services using the Bell/TELUS National Services Tariff (NST) rates (see Bell tariff items 307.4 and 301.3) for digital network services adjusted for the small ILECs. Adjustments to the NST rates would be to add base charges for DS-1 services in the 0-10 mile band to account for generally shorter trunking lengths in the territories of the small ILECs. The trunking revenue amounts would include: (a) link charges; (b) base charges; and (c) mileage charges. Adjustments to the NST rates would be incorporated in the derived trunking revenues of the small ILECs for the transition period according to the rates in Table 1.

a) Base and mileage rates:

Table 1 outlines the proposed tariff rates, which would be used by the small ILECs as applicable to the number of trunks and mileage in determining the trunking revenues. Service charges of $1100.00 per DS-1 and $3,000.00 per DS-3 would also be applicable to any DS-1s/DS-3s added after 1 January 2003. Also see Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 4.

Table 1

Proposed Tariff Rates - Trunking Component

 

Base Rates

Mileage Rates

 

$

$

# of DS-1 with mileage of:

   

0-5

935.00

0.00

6-10

1,440.00

0.00

11-25

0.00

144.00

26-50

1,800.00

72.00

51-100

2,880.00

50.40

     

# of DS-3 with mileage of:

   

101-200

44,280.00

270.00


b)  Link rates

Link charges would be calculated at $60.00 per month for each DS-1 and $100.00 per month for each DS-3. Also see Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 4.

c)  Number of DS-1 trunks

The number of toll DS-1/DS-3s in place as of 31 December 2002 would be considered as the minimum floor level of trunks for the duration of the transition period. The number of toll DS-1s/DS-3s could increase during the transition period as a result of additional service requirements, but would not decrease below the floor number in place on 31 December 2002. The number of trunks used to determine the trunking revenue amounts for the purposes of the proposal are shown in Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 3.

d)  Measurement of mileage

      Proposals relating to the measurement of mileage include the following:

  • mileage charges would be applicable to the number of miles between the switch and the point of interconnection (POI) determined as of 31 December 2002;
  • mileage determination of toll DS-1/DS-3 distances would be on the basis of vertical/horizontal(V/H) co-ordinates methodology. Where necessary, companies are to provide revisions to the mileage data in Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 3, to reflect changes from route miles to air miles according to V/H co-ordinates;
  • where requested, IXCs would provide the V/H co-ordinates for all POIs between a small ILEC and the connecting IXC; and
  • POIs for new entrants would be taken as no closer to a small ILEC switch than that of the closest POI as of 31 December 2002. An IXCs could choose to co-locate, but the toll DS-1/DS-3 rates would apply from the closest fixed POI location for the duration of the transition period.
e)  Calculation of trunking component

The amount of revenue making up the trunking component would be a function of the monthly link, base and mileage rates proposed in paragraphs a) and b) above times the number of trunks and associated mileage in place as of 31 December 2002. Since the number of trunks and associated mileage as identified in Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 3, would be considered as a floor (a fixed minimum amount) for the duration of the transition period, trunking revenues are assumed to be held constant for 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Revenues resulting from trunks added subsequent to 1 January 2003 would be based on the tariffs in Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 4 using the minimum mileage distance to POI locations outlined in paragraph b) on measurement of mileage.

2.0 EA component

Calculation of EA component

In Decision 96-6, Regulatory Framework for the Independent Telephone Companies in Quebec and Ontario (except Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, Québec-Téléphone and Télébec Ltée), 7 August 1996, the Commission stated that EA is important to encourage the spread of competition and that it should be implemented where technologically feasible. Accordingly, the Commission directed the small ILECs to implement EA by 1 January 1998 and to amortize the EA start-up costs over a ten-year period.

Commission staff notes that EA costs to be recovered for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005, have been identified by small ILEC in Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachments 1 and 2. Under the proposal, these EA costs would be included without adjustments in the total revenue amount to be received by each company. There would be no requirement to establish individual EA rates for the duration of the transition period. Recovery of remaining EA costs beyond the end of the transition period would be dealt with in a follow-up proceeding prior to the end of the transition period.

3.0 DC component:

  a)  Rate

A proxy 2005 DC rate of $0.00370 would be established for all companies.

  b)  Minutes

Under the proposal, conversation minutes would be determined according to the following:

  • proxy conversation minutes(originating and terminating) would be frozen for the duration of the transition period at the level approved for each company's final 2001 carrier access tariff.
  • should the actual conversation minutes increase by more than 15% in any one year over the preceding year, the small ILECs would have the option of approaching the Commission to request an adjustment to the company's monthly DC revenue requirement for the remaining years of the transition period.
  c)  Calculation of DC transition component years 2003 to 2005

Step one: A 2005 target DC revenue amount was determined by taking the proxy 2005 DC rate of $0.00370 (paragraph a) and multiplying it by the proxy conversation minutes frozen at 2001 levels. See Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 2.

Step two: A 2002 DC amount, from which to transition down to the target DC revenue amount for 2005, was determined by subtracting the trunking component and the EA component from the total 2002 DT amount. This calculation was made on the basis that the trunking and EA components are fixed amounts for each of the years 2003 to 2005, as indicated in sections 1.0 and 2.0 above. See paragraph 4.0 below where the 2002 DT amount would be fixed at 2001 levels.

Step three: The difference between the proxy DC amount in step two (starting point) and the 2005 target DC revenue amount in step 1(end point) was determined. This difference provided a required transition reduction amount, which was divided by three, to produce an annual transition DC reduction amount for the years 2003-2005. See Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 1 for the resulting DC transition amounts by company.

Note: Should the proposed 2005 amount be greater than the amount determined in step two, no transition period is necessary. The proposed 2005 amount would take effect 1 January 2003.

4.0 Transition revenue for 2002

The total 2002 DT transition revenue would be equal to the approved 2001 DT amounts.

5.0 Payments to the small ILECs by IXCs

The following outlines the proposed manner in which payments by IXCs, for the use of trunking + EA + DC services from the small ILECs, would be made in situations where: (a) only one IXC would be operating in a territory; and, (b) multiple IXCs would be operating in a territory.

(a) Where there is only one IXC operating in a small ILEC territory, the required monthly payments to the small ILECs would be based on the total estimated annual revenue requirement (DC+EA+Trunking), as determined in Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 1, divided by 12.

(b) Where there are multiple IXCs operating in a small ILEC territory:

  • payments related to the DC and EA components would be allocated among the IXCs directly connected to that small ILEC, including the small ILEC's own toll traffic or that of its affiliates as the case may be, based on the proportions of actual monthly conversation minutes of traffic by carrier.
  • payments for the trunking component would be allocated among the IXCs directly connected to that small ILEC, including the small ILEC's own toll traffic or that of its affiliates as the case may be, on the basis of the proportion of actual number of DS-1s/DS-3s in service per month where POIs are of the same distance. In cases where IXCs have differing POIs, allocation of payments would be determined based on the trunking tariff rates from part 1.0 a) above;
  • payments for new DS-1/DS-3s requirements, added subsequent to the 31 December 2002 counts of DS-1/DS-3s used to determine the transition trunking component, would be the direct responsibility of the IXC requesting the service. Payments would be based on the trunking rates in part 1.0 d) above as well as appropriate service charges;
  • where appropriate, allocations of payments resulting from an IXC entering the territory of a small ILEC, or the withdrawal of service by an IXC, would be based on the effective dates of entry or exit into the territory as appropriate; and
  • should the actual total number of DS-1s/DS-3s fall below the minimum floor number of DS-1s/DS-3s frozen at 31 December 2002 levels, the IXCs in the territory directly connected to the small ILEC would assume an appropriate share of any trunking revenue shortfall based on the proportions of actual numbers of DS-1s/DS-3s in service per month.

6.0 Flowthrough tariffs for IXCs

The Commission has previously determined that IXCs carrying originating or terminating minutes of toll traffic in the territories of the small ILECs, on behalf of APLDS, can charge the APLDS an amount equal to the difference between the small ILEC per minute carrier access tariff (CAT) and the IXC's CAT. Commission staff notes that as a result of Decision 2001-756, the per minute contribution portion of the CAT was replaced by a contribution mechanism whereby contribution is recovered from the National Contribution Fund. This leaves only the DT portion of the small ILEC CAT subject to flowthrough tariff arrangements.

Since this proposal embodies the replacement of the DT portion with a combined Trunking + EA + DC amount as outlined in the above sections, IXCs carrying originating and terminating toll traffic into the territory of the small ILECs, on behalf APLDS, would be able to file proposed tariffs in order to be compensated, where appropriate, for any difference between the IXCs DC rate and the estimated Trunking + EA + DC rate of a small ILEC.

7.0 Shortfall recovery

Commission staff recognizes that for most of the companies there will be a reduction of revenues from the frozen 2001 DT amounts to the total annual Trunking + EA + DC revenues for 2005.

Commission staff is of the view that there will be no recovery of shortfalls from the national central contribution fund.

Commission staff considers that companies will benefit from:

(a) a transition period of four years which will assist companies in coping with a reduction of revenues (noting that in year 2002 no reduction in revenues has been calculated); and

(b) companies would have the option of submitting Phase II costing studies requesting approval of Phase II cost-based DC tariffs plus an appropriate mark-up in lieu of the proposed DC portion. Changes to DC rates resulting from Phase II applications would be used to update a company's transition adjustment on a going forward basis.

8.0 True-up mechanism

There would be no requirement for a true-up mechanism under the proposal given that minutes, trunks and mileage would be fixed for the duration of the transition period.

9.0 Alternate routing

Commission staff is of the view that there would be no requirement to make provisions for possible conversation minute decreases related to alternate routing arrangements on the basis that safeguards are proposed to protect the revenue of the small ILECs for the duration of the transition period. The following proposed safeguards would be subject to review in a follow-up proceeding prior to the end of the transition period:

(a) proxy conversation minutes would be frozen at approved 2001 levels;

(b) the number of toll DS-1s/DS-3s in service as of 31 December 2002 would be considered as a minimum floor amount; and

(c) mileage related to POIs as of 31 December 2002 would be considered as minimum distances for the purpose of calculating trunking tariffs.

10.0 Co-location considerations

Under the proposal, co-location of IXCs at the small ILEC switch would be considered appropriate for toll carrying facilities.

The small ILECs would be required to file co-location tariffs upon application by an IXC.

Part B: Proposal related to network access tariff (NAT)

Commission staff is of the view that the treatment of network access services as private line facilities by the small ILECs should generally be similar to the treatment of such services in the rest of Canada. This would include allowance for appropriate aggregation of bandwidth, channelization of circuits and provisions of volume or term discounts as are generally available in the rest of Canada.

The proposal for NAT embodies the use of existing Bell/TELUS National Services Tariff (NST) rates, with the exception of a proposed change to NST rates for the 0-25 mile band, to replace the current ¼ mile or circuit based regimes.

NA revenue would be based on tariffs for DS-0/DS-1/DS-3 services using as a base, the Bell/TELUS National Services Tariff (NST) rates (see Bell tariff items 307.4 and 301.3) for digital network services. Commission staff is of the view that an adjustment would be warranted to compensate the small ILECs for circuits of less than one mile. The proposed rates to be used in determining NAT revenues are provided in Table 2 and these rates would be effective as of 1 January 2003.

1.0 NAT costing and recovery methodology

  a) Base and mileage rates

Table 2 outlines the proposed tariff rates, which would be applied to the number of circuits/trunks and related mileage in determining NA revenues. In addition to base and mileage rates, service charge rates of $80.00 per DS-0 and $1100.00 per DS-1 would also be applicable. Also see Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 5.

Table 2

Proposed Tariff Rates - Network Access

 

Base Rates

Mileage Rates

$

$

# of DS-0 with mileage of:

   

< 1

80.00

0.00

1-25

0.00

12.00

26-50

150.00

6.00

51-100

240.00

4.20

     

# of DS-1 with mileage of:

   

0-5

935.00

0.00

6-10

1,440.00

0.00

11-25

0.00

144.00

26-50

1,800.00

72.00

51-100

2,880.00

50.40


Link rates

Link charges would are calculated at $60.00 per month for each DS-0/DS-1. Also see Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf), Attachment 5.

   c)  Measurement of mileage

Proposals relating to measurement of mileage include the following:

  • mileage charges would be applied to the number of miles between the POI and network termination point ;
  • mileage determination of DS-0/DS-1 distances would be based on V/H co-ordinates methodology; and
  • where requested, IXCs would be required to provide V/H co-ordinates for all POIs between a small ILEC and an interconnecting ILEC.
   d)  In-service records

NA rates would be made effective based on in-service records as of 1 January 2003.

2.0 Prior to 1 January 2003

The 2002 NA rates which were made interim based on 2001 final approved rates, and the 2002 NA costs which were fixed at 2001 approved levels, (in accordance with Decision 2001-756), would be made final.

3.0 True-up mechanism

There would not be a requirement for an annual true-up mechanism since network access services would be based on specific tariffs and monthly in-service quantities.

4.0 Transition

Under the NA proposal, there would be no transition adjustments applicable. NA tariffs based on the above rates would be considered a final cost recovery methodology to replace Phase III costing for network services.

5.0 NA related revenues

Charges for local access and terminal equipment related to the use of network access facilities would continue to be applicable in conjunction with the proposed network access tariffs.

Part C: Other matters

1.0 Interconnection agreements

New or revised interconnection agreements would be required according to the following circumstances:

a)  parties would be required to continue with, or undertake negotiations, to update and/or prepare new interconnection agreements to be filed within six months of a final decision to reflect the final determinations for the treatment of DC/EA and Trunking during the transition period;

b)  parties with NA tariffs would be required to undertake negotiations and file new or revised interconnection agreements within six months of a final decision to reflect the determinations for the treatment of network access services; and

c)  parties with existing unapproved agreements or arrangements, which do not conform to the requirements of Section 29 of the Act, and which would not be revised because of part a) or b) above, would be required to file such agreements or arrangements by 1 June 2003, requesting that they be approved by the Commission.

2.0 Tariff filings required

Implementation of the DT and NA proposals as outline in the preceding sections would require most of the small ILECs and their interconnecting IXCs to file tariffs as appropriate in order to cover the following items:

a)  digital network services tariffs in the territories of small ILECs for DS-0, DS-1 and DS-3 services for DC/EA and Trunking and/or NA services to be effective 1 January 2003;

b)  new or updated flow through tariffs; and

c)  co-location tariffs for toll facilities upon request only.

3.0 Follow-up proceeding

A follow-up proceeding related to DT/DC, EA and Trunking issues would be conducted as part of the review of the first price regulation period as determined in Decision 2001-756.

Part D: Summary of requirements

  1.0    Parties may comment on the proposals as outlined in the covering letter and Appendices A and B, serving a copy on all parties by 5 May 2003.

DC/EA and Trunking

  2.0   Small ILECs are requested to review the information specific to their companies as provided in Attachments 1 to 5 of Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf) and indicate agreement with the data as part of the comments to be filed by 5 May 2003. Data verification and/or changes are requested for the following elements:
a) 2001 DT amounts;

b) 2001 proxy conversation minutes;

c) EA costs by year for 2002 to 2005 inclusive;

d) number of toll DS-1/DS-3s as at 31 December 2002;

e) number of toll DS-1/DS-3s added or removed from 1 January 2003 to date

f) toll DS-1/DS-3 mileage between switches and POIs based on V/H co-ordinates (IXCs to assist small ILECs with determinations of V/H co-ordinates for POIs and associated V/H miles); and

g) where companies do not agree with the data provided, revised numbers, along with detailed supporting rationale for any changes, are to be provided with comments to be filed by 5 May 2003.

NA Service

   3.0   Small ILECs with NA tariffs are requested to provide the following information to the Commission, as part of comments to be filed by 5 May 2003:
a) total estimated 2002 NA revenue amounts;

b) counts of DS-0/DS-1s in service as of 1 January 2003 according to the mileage bands identified in Table 2;

c) number of DS-0/DS-1s added or removed from 1 January 2003 to date;

d) DS-0/DS-1 mileage related to counts in b) and c) above, between the POI and the network terminating point, based on V/H co-ordinate methodology (IXCs to assist small ILECs with determinations of V/H co-ordinates for POIs and associated V/H miles); and

e) total estimated 2003, 2004, and 2005 NAT revenue amounts by company using the NA rates noted in Attachment 5 of Appendix B (.xls) (.pdf) and using the DS-0/DS-1 counts above and corresponding V/H mileage.

  4.0  Parties may file reply comments with the Commission, serving a copy on all parties by 20 May 2003.

Appendix C

PARTIES TO THE 2001-756 FOLLOW-UP PROCEEDING

Amtelecom Communications
18 Sydenham Street E.
P.O. Box 1800
Aylmer, ON N5H 3E7

Mr. Michael J. Andrews
President
Tel (519) 773-1237
Fax (519) 765-3217
mandrews@amtelecom.ca

Brooke Telecom Co-operative Limited
PO BOX 40
3241 Park Street
Inwood, ON N0N 1K0
Ms. Marg Lassaline
Secretary-Treasurer
Tel (519) 844-2160
Fax (519) 844-2077
brooke@brktel.on.ca
Bruce Municipal Telephone System
R.R. # 3
Box 80
Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0
Mr. Hans Nilsson
General Manager
Tel (519) 368-2687
Fax (519) 368-1258
regulr@bmts.com
Cochrane Public Utilities Commission
153 Sixth Avenue
PO BOX 640
Cochrane, ON P0L 1C0
Mr. Ross Peever
General Manager
Tel (705) 272-4232
Fax (705) 272-3015
pucnet@puc.net
Compagnie Téléphone Nantes Inc.
178, Rang St-Michel
Lambton, QC GOM 1H0
Mme Suzanne Gagnon
Présidente
Tel (819) 547-3422
Fax (418) 486-7380
nantel@minfo.net
CoopTel
5523, chemin de l'Aéroport
C.P. 160
Valcourt, QC J0E 2L0
Mr. Michel Laurent
Directeur général
Tel (450) 532-1032
Fax (450) 532-3147
solutions@cooptel.qc.ca
Dryden Municipal Telephone System
30 Van Horne Avenue
Dryden, ON P8N 2A7
Mr. Ivan Probizanski
Manager
Tel (807) 223-1101
Fax (807) 223-1109
ivprob@mail.drytel.net
Execulink Telecom Inc.
619 Main Street N.
P.O. Box 33
Burgessville, ON N0J 1C0
Mr. Keith Stevens
Tel (519) 456-7890
Fax (519) 456-7278
kstevens@execulink.com
Gosfield North Communications Co-operative Limited
PO BOX 130
128 Talbot Street West
Cottam, ON N0R 1B0
Mr. Ken Bissonette
General Manager
Tel (519) 839-4734
Fax (519) 839-5505
gosfield@gosfieldtel.com
Hay Communications Co-operative Limited
PO BOX 99
Zurich, ON N0M 2T0
Mr. Bill Wagner
Tel (519) 236-4333
Fax (519) 236-7776
hay@hay.net
Huron Telecommunications Co-operative Limited
PO BOX 220
60 Queen Street
Ripley, ON N0G 2R0
Mr. Glen R. Grubb
General Manager & Secretary
Tel (519) 395-2625
Fax (519) 395-3738
grubb@hurontel.on.ca
Kenora Municipal Telephone System
110 Matheson Street South
Kenora, ON P9N 1T8
Mr. Dennis McCaffrey
General Manager
Tel (807) 467-2070
Fax (807) 467-2066
dmccaffrey@kenora.com
La Cie de Téléphone de Courcelles Inc.
Case postale 10
101, avenue Champlain
Courcelles, Cté Beauce Sud, QC G0M 1C0
Jocelyne Patry
Tel (418) 483-5255
Fax (418) 483-5855
jpatry@telcourcelles.qc.ca
La Compagnie de Téléphone de Lambton Inc.
233, rue du Collège
Lambton, QC G0M 1H0
M. André Carrier
Président
Tel (418) 486-2627
Fax (418) 486-7627
tellambton@tellambton.net
La Compagnie de Téléphone de St-Victor
264, rue St-Joseph
Case postale 141
Saint-Victor, Cté Beauce, QC G0M 2B0
M. Jean-Yves Veilleux
Président
Tel (418) 588-3971
Fax (418) 588-8888
telvic@telvic.net
La Compagnie de Téléphone de Warwick
3, rue Centre Sportif
Warwick, QC J0A 1M0
M. Luc Couture
Tel (819) 358-5717
Fax (819) 358-5710
lcouture@telwarwick.qc.ca
La Compagnie de Téléphone Upton Inc.
Case postale 90
732, rue St-Ephrem
Upton, QC J0H 2E0
M. Jean François Mathieu
Tel (450) 549-4541
Fax (450) 549-4455
j-fmathieu@telupton.qc.ca
La Corporation de Téléphone de La Baie (1993)
37, rue Verville
Baie-du-Febvre, QC J0G 1A0
M. Yvon Brunelle
Tel (450) 783-6638
Fax (450) 783-6100
y.brunelle@telephonelabaie.qc.ca
Lansdowne Rural Telephone Co. Ltd.
PO BOX 9
Landsdowne, ON K0E 1L0
Mr. William Grier
General Manager
Tel (613) 659-2222
Fax (613) 659-2226
wagrier@1000island.net
Le Téléphone de St-Liboire de Bagot Inc.
170, St-Patrice
St-Liboire, QC J0H 1R0
Mr. Jocelyn Miclette
Comptable
Tel (450) 793-2233
Fax (450) 793-2587
jmiclette@tsl.qc.ca
Mornington Communications Co-operative Limited
PO Box 70
Milverton, ON N0K 1M0
Mr. Richard Banks
General Manager/Secretary Treasurer
Tel (519) 595-8331
Fax (519) 595-4142
rbanks@mornington.ca
Nexicom Telecommunications Inc.
5160 Explorer Drive
Suite 5
Mississauga, ON L4W 4T7
Mr. Paul R Downs
President and General Manager
Tel (905) 282-0771
Fax (905) 282-1675
pdowns@nexicom.net
Nexicom Telephones Inc.
P.O. Box 208
5 King Street East
Millbrook, ON L0A 1G0
Mr. Paul R Downs
President
Tel (705) 932-4101
Fax (705) 932-3027
pdowns@nexicom.net
North Frontenac Telephone Corporation Ltd.
146 Foundry Street
Baden, ON N0B 1G0
Ms. Enid E. Schmidt
President
Tel (519) 634-5242
Fax (519) 634-5736
nfrontenac@kw.igs.net
North Renfrew Telephone Company Limited
P.O. Box 70
4 Stewart Street
Beachburg, ON K0J 1C0
Mr. Steve Lynn
General Manager
Tel (613) 638-2988
Fax (613) 582-7039
steve@kingston.net
NorthernTel Limited Partnership
25 Paget Street
P.O. Box 4000
New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Ms. Molly Slywchuk
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Tel (705) 647-3433
Fax (705) 647-3420
regmat@ntl.sympatico.ca
O.N. Telcom
555 Oak Street East
North Bay, ON P1B 8L3
Mr. Richard Cushing
Director, Administration and Regulatory Matters
Tel (705) 472-4500 t. 343
Fax (705) 472-6765
richard.cushing@ontelcom.ca
People's Telephone Company of Forest Inc.
42 Broadway Street
P.O. Box 700
Forest, ON N0N 1J0
Ms. Susan M. Smith
Administration Manager
Tel (519) 786-2351
Fax (519) 786-1151
ssmith@xcelco.on.ca
Prince Rupert City Telephone
248 - 3rd Avenue West
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L1
Mr. Rob Brown
General Manager
Tel (250) 627-0901
Fax (250) 627-0903
rbrown@citytel.net
Quadro Communications Co-operative Inc.
PO BOX 101
1845 Road 164
Kirkton, ON N0K 1K0
Mr. Tim DeWeerd
General Manager & Secretary-Treasurer
Tel (519) 229-8933
Fax (519) 229-8998
tim.deweerd@quadro.net
Roxborough Telephone Company Limited
PO BOX 190
1745 McLean Road
Moose Creek, ON K0C 1W0
Mr. Tim Beach
Tel (613) 538-2800
Fax (613) 538-2700
roxboro@ontarioeast.net
Sogetel Mobilité Inc.
111, rue du 12-novembre
C.P. 1150
Nicolet, QC J3T 1S3
M. Alain Duhaime
Président et chef de la direction
Tel (819) 293-1214
Fax (819) 293-6120
alain.duhaime@sogetel.com
Téléphone de St-Ephrem Inc
31, rue Bureau
C.P. 118
St-Ephrem Beauce, QC G0M 1R0
M. Michel Couture
Président
Tel (418)848-2010
Fax (418) 484-2120
telstep@telstep.net
Téléphone Guèvremont Inc.
885, rue Marquette
Sainte-Rosalie, QC J0H 1X0
M. Augustin Guèvremont
Président
Tel (819) 336-2100
Fax (819) 336-2332
augustin@guevremont.com
Téléphone Milot Inc.
2653, Laflèche
St. Paulin, QC J0K 3G0
M. Paul Frappier
Directeur, Administration
Tel (819) 268-2050
Fax (819) 268-2951
paul.frappier@telmilot.com
The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay
Telephone Department
1046 Lithium Drive
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G3
Mr. P. Comrie
General Manager
Tel (807) 684-2121
Fax (807) 623-0518
pgcomrie@tbaytel.net
Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Limited
General Delivery
Kippen, ON N0M 2E0
Ms. Sharon Chuter
General Manager
Tel (519) 263-2211
Fax (519) 263-5000
sachuter@tcc.on.ca
Wightman Communications Ltd.
100 Elora St. N.
P.O. Box 70
Clifford, ON N0G 1M0
Mr. Paul Wightman
President
Tel (519) 327-8012
Fax (519) 327-8010
pwightman@wightman.ca
WTC Communications
P.O. Box 580
28 Main Street
Westport, ON K0G 1X0
Mr. Stephen Lynn
Vice-President, General Manager
Tel (613) 273-2121
Fax (613) 273-2323
steve@kingston.net
Interested Parties
Bell Canada
105, rue Hôtel-de-Ville
6ième étage
Hull, QC J8X 4H7
Mr. David E Palmer
Director, Regulatory Matters
Tel (819) 773-6030
Fax (819) 770-7638
bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Navigata Communications Inc.
949 West 3rd Street
Suite 121
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3P7
Mr. Ian Johnson
Regulatory Analyst
Tel (604) 990-2040
Fax (604) 990-2092
regulatory@navigata.ca
Ontario Telecommunications Association (OTA)
150 Isabella Street
Suite 301
Ottawa, ON K1S 1V7
Mr. Garry Mallette
Regulatory & Settlement Manager
Tel (613) 239-0610 x 24
Fax (613) 239-0611
garry.mallette@ota.on.ca
SATAT
212, rue Hériot
Drummondville, QC J2C 1J8
M. Stephen A Bray
CA, CBV, CLA
Tel (819) 477-6311
Fax (819) 477-8379
info@satat.qc.ca
TELUS Communications (Quebec) Inc.
6, rue Jules-A.-Brillant
Dép. R0622
Rimouski, QC G5L 7E4
M. Germain Fournier
Analyste Réglementation
Tel (418) 722-4235
Fax (418) 722-2154
germain.fournier@telus.com
TELUS Corporation
10020 - 100 Street NW
31st Floor
Edmonton, AB T5J 0N5
Mr. Willie Grieve
Vice President, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Tel (780) 493-6590
Fax (780) 493-6519
regulatory.affairs@telus.com

Appendix D

OTHER PARTIES TO THE 2001-756 FOLLOW-UP PROCEEDING

9107-1365 Québec Inc.
5523, Chemin de l'Aéroport
C.P. 160
Valcourt, QC J0E 2L0

M. Luc Couture
Tél. (819) 358-5717
Fax (819) 358-5710
rroy@telwarwick.qc.ca

AT&T Canada
112 Kent Street,
14th Floor
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5P2

Ms. Teresa Griffin-Muir
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Tel (613) 239-1877
Fax (613) 239-1879
iworkstation@attcanada.com

Call-Net Communications Inc.
c/o Call-Net Entreprises Inc.
2235 Sheppard Avenue East
Atria II, Suite 1800
North York, ON
M2J 5G1

Mr. Jean Brazeau
Senior Vice President,
Regulation and Government Affairs
Tel (416) 718-6400
Fax (416) 718-6487
regulate@sprint-canada.com

Canadian Alliance of Publicly-Owned Telecommunication Systems (CAPTS)
c/o Thunder Bay Telephone Department
1046 Lithium Drive
Thunder Bay, ON
P7B 6G3

Mr. Robert Olenick
Regulatory Analyst
Tel (807) 684-2908
Fax (807) 346-0909
rolenick@tbaytel.net

CLIMAgest inc.
350-C, rue Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Conseil, QC J0C 1A0

Mme. Ariel Beauregard
Tél (819) 336-2100
Fax (819) 336-2332
ariel@guevremont.com

Distributel Communications Limited
730 Yonge Street
Suite204
Toronto, ON M4Y 2B7

Mr. Melvin Cohen
President
Tel (416) 924-9511
Fax (416) 324-2660
regulatory@distributel.ca

ExaTEL Inc.
128 Larch Street
Suite 301
Sudbury, ON P3E 5J8

Kathleen Turnsek
Tel 705-474-3364 Ext 5106
Fax 705-472-9202
kturnsek@vianet.ca

Interurbain Sogetel Inc.
111, rue du 12-Novembre
C.P. 1150
Nicolet, QC J3T 1S3

M. Alain Duhaime
Tél. (819) 293-6125
Fax (819) 293-6120
alain.duhaime@sogetel.com

Libotel Inc.
170, rue St-Patrice
St-Liboire, QC J0H 1R0

M. Jocelyn Miclette
Tél. (450) 793-6000
Fax (450) 793-6050
jmiclette@libotel.qc.ca 

Maskatel Inc.
885, rue Marquette
Ste-Rosalie, QC J0H 1X0

M. Augustin Guèvremont
Président
Tél (450) 799-6464
Fax (450) 799-6465
augustin@guevremont.ca 

Nexicom Telecommunications Inc.
63 Brule Gardens
Toronto, ON M6S 4J5

Mr. John Downs
Engineer
Tel (905) 282-0771
Fax (905) 282-1675
jdowns@nexicom.net 

Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc.
5343 Dundas St. West, Suite 400
Etobicoke, ON M9B 6K5

Mr. Geoff Francis
Regulatory Analyst
Tel (416) 207-7747
Fax (416) 207-7125
regulatory@primustel.ca 

Société en commandite Télébec
1050, côte du Beaver Hall
8ième étage
Montréal, QC H2Z 1S4

M. Michel Gilbert
Directeur Corporatif - Réglementation
Tél (514) 493-5396
Fax (514) 493-5379
reglementa@telebec.com 

Télébec Solutions Évoluées
7151, rue Jean-Talon Est
Anjou, QC H1M 3N8

M. Michael Ross
Vice-président - Administration and chief Financial Officer
Tel (514) 493-5355
Fax (514) 493-5348
reglementa@telebec.gc.ca

Télécom Québec inc.
320-C, rue Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, QC J0C 1A0

M. Jean-Marie Guèvremont
Président
Tél (819) 336-2115
Fax (819) 336-2332
jean-marie@telecomquebec.com

Telupton 2000 Inc.
732, rue St-Ephrem
Upton, QC J0H 2E0

M. Jean-François Mathieu
Tél (450) 549-4541
Fax (450) 549-4455
j-fmathieu@telupton.qc.ca

Titania Communications Inc.
(Formely Téléphone Milot Mobilité inc.)
2653, rue Laflèche
Case postale 30
St-Paulin, QC J0K 3G0

M. Paul Frappier
Directeur, Administration
Tél. (819) 268-2050
Fax (819) 268-2951
paul.frappier@telmilot.com 

Yak Communications (Canada) Inc.
55 Town Centre, Suite 610
Scarborough, ON M1P 4X4

Robin Clarke
Tel. 416-279-1364
Fax 416-279-1437
robin@yak.ca

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