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Letter

Ottawa, 7 July 2008

BY E-MAIL

Our File No.: 8690-B62-200805286

APPLICANT
Me André Lavoie
Procureur de la Ville de Baie-Comeau
Lavoie Leblanc avocats
790 Bossé Street
Baie-Comeau, Québec
G5C 1L6
juridique@globetrotter.net

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

Re: Application by la Ville de Baie-Comeau regarding a dispute with TELUS Communications Company (TCC) related to the costs for the relocation of TCC telecommunications facilities

This letter shall serve to advise la Ville de Baie-Comeau (the Applicant) and TELUS Communications Company (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 5 September 2008.

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

Filing of Documents

No later than 25 July 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 from the date of service of the document(s) 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.

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. 

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 signed by

Mario Bertrand
Acting Director
Competition Implementation and Technology
Telecommunications

Agenda

Hearing to be held:

Friday, 5 September 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
7 th 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:        Ville de Baie-Comeau
Respondent:     TELUS Communications Company
Regarding:        Application by la Ville de Baie-Comeau regarding a dispute with TELUS Communications Company (TCC) related to the costs for the relocation of TCC telecommunications facilities

Our file:            8690-B62-200805286

                                              Opening Remarks
                                              Ville de Baie-Comeau                                       10 minutes
                                              TELUS Communications Company                    10 minutes

Questioning:

                                              By the Commission
                                              By la Ville de Baie-Comeau                              20 minutes
                                              By TELUS Communications Company               20 minutes
                                              By the Commission      

Closing Remarks:

                                              Ville de Baie-Comeau                                        10 minutes
                                              TELUS Communications Company                     10 minutes

Hearing adjourn:

Date Modified: 2008-07-07
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