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Telecom Public Notice
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Ottawa, 8 January 1991
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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 1991-5
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RESTRUCTURING OF RATES FOR CERTAIN COMPETITIVE NETWORK SERVICES
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Reference: AGT Limited Tariff Notice 8Bell Tariff Notice 3772B.C. Tel Tariff Notice 2244Island Tel Tariff Notice 50MT&T Tariff Notice 80NBTel Tariff Notice 45Nfld Tel Tariff Notice 50
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The Commission has received applications from AGT Limited (AGT), Bell Canada (Bell), British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel), The Island Telephone Company Limited (Island Tel), Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company Limited (MT&T), The New Brunswick Telephone Company Limited (NBTel) and Newfoundland Telephone Company Limited (Nfld Tel) (collectively, the companies) requesting approval of various tariff revisions associated with the provision of Megaplan services and Dataroute 56 Kbps service.
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In Bell Canada and British Columbia Telephone Company - Restructuring of Rates for Competitive Network Services, Telecom Decision CRTC 90-22, 3 October 1990, the Commission approved a restructuring of the rates for the competitive network services of Bell and B.C. Tel. The restructuring involved, among other things, changes to the discount structure for high speed digital services, including the establishment of the Customer Volume Pricing Plan (CVPP). In subsequent Orders, the Commission approved a similar restructuring for AGT, Island Tel, MT&T, NBTel and Nfld Tel.
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In Telecom Letter Decision CRTC 90-15, 24 October 1990, the Commission approved a restructuring of the rates for Mach III services provided by Unitel Communications Inc. (Unitel). In support of their applications, the companies submit that the approval of the Mach III rate restructuring has placed them at a competitive disadvantage with regard to high speed digital services as well as Dataroute and Interexchange Voice Grade Services. They state that approval of the proposed revisions is necessary if they are to avoid sustaining serious loss of market share.
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Each of the companies proposes: (1) to revise the rates for Megaplan DS-0, DS-1 and DS-3 inter-exchange channels and Dataroute 56 Kbps service; (2) to introduce a rate for Megaplan DS-2; (3) to add intermediate minimum monthly billing commitment levels to the CVPP; (4) to increase certain CVPP discount levels; (5) to expand the CVPP to include all Megaplan service components; and (6) to adjust the monthly rates for certain Megaplan components.
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In support of its application, Bell has submitted certain documentation including expected revenue impacts for Telecom Canada members, both individually and collectively, for which it has claimed confidentiality. It has also provided an abridged version of this information for the public record. The other companies state in their applications that they concur with and adopt the supporting documentation filed by Bell.
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Procedure
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1. Each company's application may be examined at any of its business offices or at the offices of the CRTC in the following locations:
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Room 201
Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage
Hull, Quebec
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Suite 1007
Bank of Commerce Building
1809 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Suite 602
Complex Guy-Favreau
East Tower
200 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
Montréal, Quebec
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Suite 1380
800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
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A copy of an application may be obtained upon request directed to the company in question at the address shown below.
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2. The mailing addresses to be used in connection with this proceeding are:
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Mr. Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
CRTC
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N2
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Mr. J.H. Pratt
Assistant Vice-President
Regulatory and Intercarrier Affairs
AGT Limited
32-G, 10020 - 100 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 0N5
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Mr. Peter J. Knowlton
Assistant General Counsel
Bell Canada
25 Eddy Street
Hull, Quebec
J8X 4B5
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Ms. D.E. Byrne
Vice-President - Legal
& Regulatory Matters
British Columbia Telephone Company
3777 Kingsway
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5H 3Z7
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Mr. Frederick D. Morash
Vice-President, Operations
The Island Telephone Company Limited
P.O. Box 820 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 7M1
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Mr. C.D. Dexter
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company Limited
P.O. Box 880, Station M
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2W3
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Mr. H.S. Mercer
Director - Business Planning and Regulatory Matters
The New Brunswick Telephone Company Limited
P.O. Box 1430
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2L 4K2
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Mr. Donald R. Tarrant
Manager - Rates and Regulatory Matters
Newfoundland Telephone Company Limited
Fort William Building
P.O. Box 2110
St. John's, Newfoundland
AlC 5H6
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3. Interested persons wishing to participate in this proceeding (interveners) must notify the Commission at the address noted in paragraph 2 by 5 February 1991. The Commission will issue a complete list of parties and their mailing addresses.
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4. Interveners may address interrogatories with respect to any application or applications. Any such interrogatories must be filed with the Commission and served on the company in ques-tion also by 5 February 1991.
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5. Each company is to file responses to any interrogatories with the Commission, serving copies on interveners, by 26 February 1991.
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6. Requests by interveners for further responses to their interrogatories, specifying in each case why a further response is both relevant and necessary, and requests for public disclosure of information for which confidentiality has been claimed, setting out the reasons for disclosure, must be filed with the Commission and served on the company in question by 12 March 1991.
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7. Each company is to file written responses to requests for further responses and requests for public disclosure of information, serving copies on the intervener who made the request, by 26 March 1991.
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8. The Commission will issue directions as to further procedure once a decision has been made with respect to any requests for further responses or for public disclosure of information.
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9. Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be actually received, not merely mailed, by that date.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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