ARCHIVED - Telecom Commission Letter - 8740-R9-200515124
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LetterOttawa, 23 February 2006 File No. 8740-R9-200515124 By E-Mail Dear Mr. Graham and Mr. Gasteiger: Re: Persona Communications Corp Tariff Notices 2 & 2/A It has been brought to my attention that you expressed concerns, in an email sent to Mario Bertrand, of the Commission's staff, about the Commission's lack of responsiveness with regards to your request that we issue a public notice for the above-noted tariff applications. First, I would like to detail the procedure pertaining to comments filed with the Commission in the context of a tariff application relating to competitor services. As set-out in CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure, interested parties are to provide comments within 30 calendar days of the filing date of an application and the applicant is to file reply comments within 10 calendar days after the final date for interventions. These interventions are to be submitted directly using the proper form on the Commission's website and copied to the parties concerned. Once the record is closed, Commission staff provides an assessment of the material on the record of the application to the Commission, which then decides as to how to dispose of it. Subsequently, a decision is issued. Please note that when filing comments with the Commission in the context of a tariff application relating to retail services, the rules of procedure are slightly different. As set-out in Telecom Circular 2005-6, interested parties are to provide comments within 25 calendar days of the filing date of an application and the applicant is to file reply comments within 7 calendar days after the final date for interventions. These interventions are to be submitted in the same manner as for the competitor services tariff applications and the decisions are rendered in the same way. With regards to your concern about our lack of responsiveness, I note that it is not the Commission's practice to acknowledge receipt of comments or reply comments filed on tariff notices until a decision is issued. It has come to my attention that, on 16 February 2006, Mr. Graham of Unitz emailed, to Mario Bertrand, a petition on behalf of citizens who are concerned about the above-noted applications, in which Persona Communications Corp. proposed, among other things, to introduce Third Party Internet Access Service at the same rates, terms and conditions that were approved for Rogers Communications Inc. Please note that this petition should have been formally filed with the Commission using our website and should not have been sent by email to a member of Commission staff. Following this practice would eliminate the possibility of this intervention being misfiled and therefore, not be considered. I would like to assure you that this petition has been added to the record of Tariff Notices 2 & 2/A and will be considered by the Commission within the context of the above-noted applications. Yours sincerely, 'Original signed by S. Bédard'
Suzanne Bédard cc: Joëlle Bernier, CRTC (819) 994-0551 Date Modified: 2006-02-23
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