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Letter

Our File: 8662.B2.06/02

Ottawa, 4 December 2002

BY TELECOPIER

Mr. David Palmer
Director - Regulatory Matters
Bell Canada
105 rue Hôtel-de-Ville
6e étage
Hull, Québec
J8X 4H7

Dear Mr. Palmer:

Subject: Bell Canada's Part VII Application re Telecom Decision RTC 2002-34: Regulatory Framework for Second Price Cap Period, Service Improvement Plan

This is further to Bell Canada's letter dated 18 September 2002 regarding its Part VII Application re Telecom Decision CRTC 2002-34: Regulatory framework for second price cap period, Service Improvement Plan (SIP). In this application, Bell Canada is seeking to reduce the capital criterion for unserved premises in the SIP from $25,000 to $5,000 for those localities that contain only seasonal premises, which would result in a significant reduction in the total capital cost of its SIP.

Attached are a number of interrogatories for Bell Canada. The process for submissions and comment on Bell Canada's Part VII application noted above and these interrogatories is amended to the following:

  • Bell Canada is to provide responses to the enclosed interrogatories by 18 December 2002, serving copies on all parties.
  • Interested parties may file comments regarding Bell Canada's Part VII application and its responses to interrogatories by 23 December 2002, serving copies on all parties.
  • Bell Canada may file a reply regarding those comments by 9 January 2003 from the receipt of comments, serving copies on all parties.

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

Yours sincerely,

Scott Hutton
Director
Contribution & Costing
Telecommunications
(819) 997-4573

c.c.: Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2001-37 List of Interested Parties
Hugh Thompson, CRTC (819) 953-6081

Attachment

Attachment 1: Interrogatories for Bell Canada

1.  With reference to the roll-out of the SIP in 2002-2005, provide a list of criteria and a description of how the company will apply those criteria in determining:
a) which premises are actually seasonal premises; and

b) whether or not any seasonal premises in as yet unserved seasonal localities are used for seasonal work (such as trapping, forestry, etc.).

2.  Indicate how the company proposes to gather, verify, record and update information about the use of premises. Provide a detailed response.

3.  During the course of the SIP period (2002-2005), one seasonal premises in a locality that is currently only seasonal may convert to permanent use. Confirm that the locality in question will be reconsidered for inclusion in the current SIP using the $25,000 criterion for all premises in the locality.

4.  Confirm that the company will provide an instalment payment plan for localities where the criterion is $5,000. Propose such a plan.

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