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Telecom Letter Decision
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Ottawa, 27 September 1988
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Telecom Letter Decision CRTC 88-10
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Ms. Dorothy E. Byrne
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Director, Revenue RequirementsBritish Columbia Telephone Company3777 KingswayBurnaby, B.C.V5H 3Z7Re:
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On 14 September 1988, the Commission received a letter from British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) requesting that the filing dates for its 1987 Phase III Study Results, as specified in Bell Canada and British Columbia Telephone Company - Phase III Manuals. Compliance with CRTC Telecom Public Notice 1986-54 and Telecom Order CRTC 86-516, Telecom Decision CRTC 88-7, 6 July 1988 (Decision 88-7) and its estimated 1988 and 1989 Phase III results, as specified in Association of Competitive Telecommunications Suppliers and CNCP Telecommunications v. Bell Canada and British Columbia Telephone Company, Telecom Decision CRTC 88-9, 14 July 1988 (Decision 88-9), be postponed from 30 September 1988 and 31 October 1988 to 31 October 1988 and 15 December 1988 respectively.
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In a letter dated 19 September 1988, the Commission requested comments from interested parties on B.C. Tel's request. Comments were to be filed by 20 September 1988 and B.C. Tel's reply was to be filed by 21 September 1988. CNCP was the only interested party to submit comments in response to the Commission's letter. The Commission has considered those comments and B.C. Tel's reply thereto.
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In the present circumstances, the Commission notes and accepts that B.C. Tel's staff resources have been dedicated to the work associated with its current revenue requirement proceeding which, among other things, included the production of Phase III results as specified in Decision 88-9. Further, the Commission notes that Decision 88-7 requires that B.C. Tel complete a number of tasks and make the requisite submissions in conjunction with its filing of 1987 Phase III Study Results. Therefore, the Commission has decided to grant B.C. Tel's request to postpone the filing of its 1987 Phase III Study Results and other associated submissions to 31 October 1988.
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The Commission notes that B.C. Tel's request to postpone the filing date for submission of its estimated 1988 and 1989 Phase III results, including the supporting rationale, is similar to that submitted by Bell and accepted by the Commission in Telecom Letter Decision CRTC 88-8, dated 31 August 1988. In addition, as noted above, the Commission accepts that B.C. Tel's staff resources have been dedicated to the work associated with the current revenue requirement proceeding. Therefore, the Commission has decided to grant B.C. Tel's request to postpone the filing of its 1988 and 1989 Phase III results pursuant to Decision 88-9 to 15 December 1988.
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However, the Commission notes that Phase III Study Results for 1988 and 1989 have been submitted in B.C. Tel's current revenue requirement proceeding and have been the subject of examination and argument by the interested parties and B.C. Tel. Therefore, while granting B.C. Tel's request to postpone its filing of 1988 and 1989 Phase III Study Results pursuant to Decision 88-9 to 15 December 1988, the Commission must consider and may be required to make determinations with respect to the Phase III Study Results submitted during B.C. Tel's revenue requirement proceeding.
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The Commission reiterates its observation noted in Telecom Letter Decision 88-8 that should the submission of forward test year results become a periodic requirement, filing arrangements for such results will need to be considered taking into account the time required to complete the company's full corporate budget View and to produce Phase III forward test year based on that View.
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Fernand Bélisle
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