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Letter

Ottawa, 3 March 2008

BY E-MAIL

Our File No.: 8690-T66-200714049

APPLICANT

Ted Woodhead
Vice-President, Telecom Policy & Regulatory Affairs
TELUS Communications Company
215 Slater St, 8th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 0A6
ted.woodhead@telus.com
regulatory.affairs@telus.com

RESPONDENT

Jean Brazeau
Vice President
Telecommunications Regulatory Affairs
Shaw Cablesystems Limited
Suite 900, 630 - 3rd Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 4L4
Regulatory@sjrb.ca
jean.brazeau@sjrb.ca

Re: Part VII application by TELUS Communications Company seeking an order directing Shaw Cablesystems Limited to pay monthly and non-recurring charges relating to Shaw-owned facilities and equipment attached to TELUS' support structures

This letter shall serve to advise TELUS Communications Company (the Applicant) and Shaw Cablesystems Limited (the Respondent) that the Commission has decided to adjudicate this matter, pursuant to Part VII of the CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure on an expedited basis, in accordance with the expedited process established in Expedited procedure for resolving competitive issues , Telecom Circular CRTC 2004-2, dated 10 February 2004.

Consequently, this matter will be referred to a Panel of three Commissioners and the proceeding will include an oral public hearing on 9 May 2008.

This letter also provides information to the parties on a variety of matters relating to the organization and conduct of the hearing.

Order of the Proceeding

The attached agenda outlines the expected timing for the proceeding.

Responsibilities of the Parties

The parties are required to bring with them all relevant documentation and knowledgeable personnel. An adverse inference may be drawn, if appropriate, from the failure of a party to bring all relevant documentation and knowledgeable personnel to the oral hearing. 

For ease of translation and transcription, parties are requested to bring two copies of any written opening and closing remarks.

The parties are also required to provide to Ms. Sheila Perron, at sheila.perron@crtc.gc.ca , and serve on each other, at least 10 days prior to the hearing, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending the hearing and their area of expertise. 

Filing of Documents

No later than 7 April 2008, the Applicant and the Respondent shall each file with the Commission and serve on each other, a document consisting of a concise argument stating all the facts, Commission requirements and regulatory decisions and, if applicable, decisions of the Courts relied upon in supporting their respective positions. The parties are also requested to include in the document a concise statement of the relief sought.  This document shall be no longer than 10 pages in length. The parties shall file, as an attachment, a copy of all written material upon which they rely, except material already filed on this record, Commission determinations, tariffs, tariff filings and any other similar documentation usually before the Commission in the normal course of business. Therefore, the Commission will not be inclined to accept the filing of additional documents at the hearing.

Please note that to the extent possible all documents should be filed with the Commission using the Procedure electronic form specifying the Commission file number indicated on this letter. Parties can access the electronic form on the Commission's website http://support.crtc.gc.ca/crtcsubmissionmu/forms/main.aspx?lang=e .

Where a party designates information filed with the Commission as confidential, it must provide the reasons for its claim for confidentiality at the time it files the information with the Commission. If it chooses to do so, the other party (the requesting party) has two days to make representations to the Commission, clearly stating why it considers that the disclosure of the information filed in confidence is in the public interest, serving a copy on the party claiming confidentiality. The party claiming confidentiality will have two days to file a reply, serving a copy on the requesting party.  Commission staff will issue a determination on the confidentiality requests shortly thereafter.

Where a party designates information filed with the Commission as confidential for the public record but has provided the confidential information to the other party, the party claiming confidentiality must file an abridged copy for the public record.

The hearing will be held in Salon Réal Therrien, 7 th floor of the Central Building, Terrasses de la Chaudière, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec.

Parties may contact Mr. Jean-Sébastien Gagnon, Legal Counsel, at (819) 994-1751, or at jean-sebastien.gagnon@crtc.gc.ca , if they require additional information regarding the organization and conduct of the hearing. 

Verbatim transcripts of the hearing will be kept and posted on the Commission's web site. 

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

Yours sincerely, 

Original singed by

Mario Bertrand
Acting Director
Competition Implementation and Technology
Telecommunications

Agenda

Hearing to be held:

Friday 9 May 2008

Salon Réal Therrien
7th floor of the Central Building
Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec

Additional logistics:

An audio link will be available throughout the hearing via the Commission's website at www.crtc.gc.ca

A participant's meeting room, adjacent to Salon Réal Therrien, will be available in:

Room 708
7th floor of the Central Building
Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec

9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks by the Hearing Chairperson

9:05 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Applicant:        TELUS Communications Company
Respondent:     Shaw Cablesystems Limited
Regarding:        Part VII application by TELUS Communications Company seeking an order directing Shaw Cablesystems Limited to pay monthly and non-recurring charges relating to Shaw-owned facilities and equipment attached to TELUS' support structures
Our file:            8690-T66-200714049

                                Opening Remarks
                                              TELUS Communications Company                   10 minutes
                                              Shaw Cablesystems Limited                            10 minutes

                                Questioning
                                              By the Commission
                                              By TELUS Communications Company               20 minutes
                                              By Shaw Cablesystems Limited                        20 minutes
                                              By the Commission      

                                Closing Remarks
                                              TELUS Communications Company                    10 minutes
                                              Shaw Cablesystems Limited                             10 minutes

                               Hearing adjourn

Date Modified: 2008-03-03
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