ARCHIVED - Telecom Decision CRTC 2004-10
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Telecom Decision CRTC 2004-10 |
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| Ottawa, 19 February 2004 | |
Follow-up to Decision 2003-70: MTS's updated Phase II service improvement plan costs in high-cost serving area bands |
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| Reference: 8661-M3-200317710 | |
| In this decision, the Commission approves MTS's Band F SIP subsidy of $0.20 per residential network access service. The Commission further directs MTS to reflect this amount in its 2004 subsidy calculations due 31 March 2004. | |
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In MTS Communications Inc. - Reclassification of Band D exchanges to Band F and related rate issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 2003-70, 17 October 2003 (Decision 2003-70), the Commission approved (a) the reclassification of 17 of MTS Communications Inc.'s (MTS) Band D exchanges to Band F and (b) an interim Band F subsidy amount of $4.05 per residential network access service (NAS). The Commission stated that it had not included a Band F service improvement plan (SIP) cost adjustment in the calculation of the interim Band F subsidy amount because MTS had not filed any Band F SIP information with the Commission. The Commission noted, however, that if MTS considered that it required a Band F SIP, then it should file the required information for the Commission's consideration. |
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On 25 November 2003, MTS filed an application for the Commission's consideration pursuant to Decision 2003-70. MTS's updated SIP cost study included an estimate of its Phase II SIP costs for Band F. MTS's updated cost study indicated that there were no changes to the previously-approved Phase II costs for Bands E and G. |
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MTS indicated that this filing updated its SIP cost study dated 6 August 2002, as revised on 9 August 2002. MTS estimated its Phase II SIP cost in Band F to be $0.20 per residential NAS. MTS noted that it prepared this Phase II SIP cost study using the same methodology as filed on 6 August 2003. |
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The Commission received no comments regarding this application. |
Commission analysis and determination |
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The Commission finds MTS's new Phase II SIP cost study supporting the costs and total subsidy requirement calculation for Band F reasonable. Accordingly, the Commission approves the related Band F SIP subsidy of $0.20 per residential NAS. |
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The Commission notes that subsequent to MTS filing its updated SIP cost study, the Commission issued Final 2003 revenue-percent charge and related matters, Telecom Decision CRTC 2003-84, 19 December 2003. In that decision, the Commission approved a final 2003 MTS Band F subsidy per residential NAS of $3.23, and made MTS's final 2003 subsidy amount for Band F interim for 2004. The subsidy amount of $3.23 did not include SIP costs for Band F. The Commission directs MTS to reflect the Band F SIP subsidy of $0.20 per residential NAS in its 2004 subsidy calculations due 31 March 2004. |
| Secretary General | |
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Date Modified: 2004-02-19
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