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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 98-7
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Ottawa, 23 March 1998 |
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QUÉBEC-TÉLÉPHONE - 1997 CONTRIBUTION
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Reference: 8695-Q1-01/98 |
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I BACKGROUND |
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By letter dated 12 September 1997, the
Commission denied the application by Québec-Téléphone dated 20 December
1996 to review and vary part of Regulatory Framework for
Québec-Téléphone and Télébec ltée, Telecom Decision CRTC
96-5, 7 August 1996 (Decision
96-5). The part at issue related to the contribution mechanism for
Québec-Téléphone. Also, the Commission gave final approval for the 1995 and
1996 Carrier Access Tariffs (CATs). It indicated that it intended to issue
a public notice initiating a proceeding to determine the 1997 contribution.
The company's interim contributions for 1997 filed under Tariff Notices 157
dated 21 February 1997 and 157A dated 4 April 1997 were approved on an
interim basis in Telecom Order CRTC
97-573 dated 29 April 1997. |
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The Commission hereby initiates a proceeding to determine
Québec-Téléphone's final contribution for 1997. |
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II 1997 CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS |
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A. De-Averaged Per-Minute Contribution Mechanism for
Trunk-Side Connections |
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As indicated in Decision
96-5, the Commission directed
Québec-Téléphone to show cause, when submitting its 1997 contribution
filing, why a de-averaged per-minute contribution rate applicable to
trunk-side connections, as approved in Revisions to the Mechanism to
Recover Contribution Charges, Telecom Decision CRTC
95-23, 4 December 1995,
should not apply in its territory. |
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B. De-Averaged Per-Minute Contribution Mechanism for
Line-Side Connections |
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In Per-Minute Contribution Mechanism for Line-Side
Connections, Telecom Decision CRTC
96-12, 12 December 1996, the
Commission approved the implementation by Stentor members of a de-averaged
per-minute contribution mechanism for line-side connections. |
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The Commission directs Québec-Téléphone to
show cause, when submitting its 1997 contribution filing, why the same
contribution mechanism should not also apply in its territory. |
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C. Demand Information |
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Québec-Téléphone is directed to file, by 4 May
1998, 1997 Phase III forecast results and to explain changes resulting from
significant changes to methodology and variances in revenues, investment or
expenses over the audited results for 1996. |
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By the same date, Québec-Téléphone is to file
its proposed 1997 contribution. This is to be based on the company's
contribution requirements, reflecting its Phase III forecast results, the
budget view, and forecasts of contribution-eligible minutes for 1997 and
the local rate increases approved in Telecom Order CRTC
96-1611 dated 31 December
1996. Notwithstanding the company's response to the show cause noted in
Sections A and B above, Québec-Téléphone is to provide a breakdown of its
proposed 1997 contribution rate by peak and off-peak periods for trunk-side
connections and on a per-minute basis by peak and off-peak periods for
line-side connections, with all supporting calculations. |
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Québec-Téléphone is to provide its 1997
minutes for contribution-eligible services as defined in Decision
96-5. |
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The Commission directs AT&T Canada Long
Distance Services Company (AT&T Canada LDS), fONOROLA Inc. (fONOROLA) and
Sprint Canada Inc. (Sprint), which originate and terminate
contribution-eligible traffic in Québec-Téléphone's territory, to file, by
4 May 1998, 1997 contribution-eligible minutes as defined in Decision
96-5. |
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On 23 March 1998, the Commission addressed
interrogatories to Québec-Téléphone and the interconnecting carriers
seeking information regarding issues related to this Public Notice. |
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III PROCEDURE |
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Québec-Téléphone is made a party to this proceeding. AT&T
Canada LDS, fONOROLA and Sprint (the interconnecting carriers) are also
made parties to the proceeding. |
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Other persons wishing to participate in this
proceeding must notify the Commission of their intention to do so by
writing to Mrs. Laura M. Talbot-Allan, Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1A 0N2, Fax: 819-953-0795 by 7 April 1998. Parties are to
indicate their Internet email address, if available. If parties do not have
access to the Internet, they are to indicate whether they wish to receive
disk versions of hard copy filings. The Commission will issue a list of
parties and their mailing addresses (including Internet email addresses if
available), identifying those parties who wish to receive disk versions. |
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Québec-Téléphone and the interconnecting
carriers are to file the information noted in Part II of this Public
Notice, serving copies on all parties, by 4 May 1998. |
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Québec-Téléphone is directed to file, by 4 May
1998, tariff pages setting out proposed contribution charges for 1997.
Underlying calculations are to be provided by the same date. |
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Those parties to whom the Commission addressed
interrogatories, as noted in Part II, are directed to file responses,
serving copies on all parties, by 4 May 1998. |
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Parties may file requests with the Commission
for public disclosure of information for which confidentiality has been
claimed, setting out the reasons for disclosure, by 11 May 1998, serving
the party or parties in question. |
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Replies to requests for public disclosure are
to be filed with the Commission and served on the party making the request
by 14 May 1998. |
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The Commission will issue a determination with
respect to any requests filed pursuant to paragraph 16 as soon as possible.
The Commission intends to direct that any information to be released
pursuant to its determination be placed on the public record and served on
all parties by 3 June 1998. |
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Any party may address interrogatories to any
party who files information pursuant to paragraphs 13, 14, or 15 above. Any
such interrogatories must be filed with the Commission and served on the
party or parties in question by 10 June 1998. |
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Responses to interrogatories addressed
pursuant to paragraph 19 are to be filed with the Commission and served on
all parties by 2 July 1998. |
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Requests for further responses to
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 party or
parties in question by 8 July 1998. |
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Written responses to requests for further
responses to interrogatories and for public disclosure must be filed with
the Commission and served on the party making the request by 13 July 1998. |
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The Commission will make a determination with
respect to requests for disclosure and for further responses as soon as
possible. The Commission intends to direct that any information to be
provided pursuant to that determination be filed with the Commission and
served on all parties by 4 August 1998. |
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All parties may file comments with the
Commission on any matter raised in this proceeding, serving copies on all
other parties, by 12 August 1998. |
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Québec-Téléphone may file replies to any
comments, serving copies on all parties, by 24 August 1998. |
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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. |
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In addition to hard copy filings, parties are
encouraged to file with the Commission electronic versions of their
submissions in accordance with the Commission's Interim Telecom
Guidelines for the Handling of Machine-Readable Files, dated 30
November 1995. The Commission's Internet email address for electronically
filed documents is
public.telecom@crtc.gc.ca. Electronically filed documents can be
accessed at the Commission's Internet site at
http://www. crtc.gc.ca. |
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This document is available in alternative format upon
request. |
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General |