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Letter

Ottawa, 31 October 2005

File No. 8695-N1- 200511974

By E-mail and Fax
(867) 668-7674
regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca   

Mr. Dallas Yeulett
Manager, Regulatory Matters
Northwestel Inc.
P.O.Box 227
Whitehorse , Yukon
Y1A 4Y4 

Dear Mr. Yeulett:

Subject: Follow-up to Decision 2005-54 - Northwestel Inc.'s 2006 supplementary funding application

In response to Northwestel Inc.'s (Northwestel Inc.'s) submission, Follow-up Decision 2002-54 - Northwestel Inc.'s 2006 supplemental funding application, dated 17 October 2005 , attached is an interrogatory which addresses issues associated with that proceeding.

The response to this interrogatory is to be filed with the Commission, serving copies on all parties, by 14 November 2005 .   The response is to be received by the Commission, and not merely sent, by this date.

In order to allow parties to comment on the full record of the proceeding, the period for comments has been amended as follows:

•  interested parties may file comments on Northwestel's application, serving a copy to the company, by 21 November 2005 .

•  Northwestel may file reply comments, serving a copy on those who filed reply comments, by 28 November 2005 .

Yours sincerely,

'Original signed by C. Bailey

 

for Suzanne Bédard
Senior Manager, Tariff Telecommunications

c.c.: John Paoletti; CRTC (819) 997-4588
        Registered Interested Parties to Public Notice 2004-6

 

Northwestel Inc.'s 2006 Supplemental Funding Application
Commission Interrogatory dated 28 October 2005

•  Refer to Follow-up to Decision 2005-54: Northwestel Inc.'s 2006 supplemental funding application, Attachment 9.

•  With respect to the key actuarial assumptions, provide the assumptions that were used to estimate the forecast pension expense included in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 supplemental funding.

•  Provide the basis for the key actuarial assumptions.

•  Explain, with supporting calculations, how much a one-percent (one hundred base points) change in each of the actuarial assumptions would impact each of: the service cost, the interest cost, the expected return on assets, and the amortization of experience losses.

•  Provide supporting calculations for each of: the service cost, the interest cost, the expected return on assets, and the amortization of experience losses separately for the 2005 original forecast, the 2005 year-end expectancy, and the 2006 forecast.

Provide a copy of the latest actuarial valuation, and explain how the changes to the expense and return discussed in the response to the questions above will impact the actuarial valuation.

Date Modified: 2005-10-31

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