ARCHIVED - Telecom Commission Letter - 8663-C12-200605587

Letter

Ottawa, 31 May 2006

File No.:   8663-C12-200605587

By E-Mail

To: Distribution List

Re:   File #: 8663-C12-200605587 - Public Notice 2006-6 - Reconsideration of Regulatory framework for voice communication services using Internet Protocol , Telecom Decision 2005-28

With respect to Public Notice 2006-6 - Reconsideration of Regulatory framework for voice communication services using Internet Protocol , Telecom Decision 2005-28 , Commission staff requests responses to the attached interrogatories, serving copies on all other parties by 15 June 2006. Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must actually be received, not merely sent, by that date.

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by Fiona Gilfillan

Fiona Gilfillan
Director General, Policy and Consumer Affairs
Telecommunications

Distribution List:

Bell Canada, MTS Allstream Inc., Saskatchewan Telecommunications, Telus Communications Inc., Aliant Telecom Inc., Télébec, Cogeco Câble Canada inc., Shaw Cablesystems G.P. , Quebecor Média inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Yak Communications (Canada) Inc., Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc., BabyTel, FCI Broadband, Cybersurf Corp., Comwave Telecom Inc., WorldCom Canada Ltd.

cc:    Kim Wardle - CRTC (819) 997-4945
        William Lloyd - CRTC (819) 997-4654
         Parties to Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2006-6

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For ILECs, Cable Companies, VoIP Service Providers

For the purpose of these interrogatories, the terms local VoIP services, Access-independent VoIP services and Access-dependent VoIP services, are as defined in Regulatory framework for voice communication services using Internet Protocol , Telecom Decision CRTC 2005-28, 12 May 2005 .

(CRTC)31May06-1

Provide the following details for each of the Company's local VoIP services:

a)   description of the nature of the service, including the capabilities and limitations of the service
b)  indicate whether the nature of the service or its capabilities or limitations differ based on the province in which the service is offered and provide a description of any such differences
c)  indicate whether the service is Access-dependent or Access-independent with supporting rationale

(CRTC)31May06-2

For each province in which the Company offers local VoIP service(s):

Provide the number of customers and number of connections identifying the split between Business and Residential and the split between Access-dependent and Access-independent, as of 31 December 2004 , 31 December 2005 , and 31 May 2006 in the following format:

(CRTC) 31May06-3

For each province in which the Company offers local VoIP service(s):

Provide the total revenues, percentage of total telephone numbers (TN) that were ported to a VoIP service, and the average monthly customer churn rate, identifying the split between Business and Residential and the split between Access-dependent and Access-independent, for the years 2004, 2005, and up to 31 May 2006, in the following format:

RTC) 31May06-4

Provide the Company's latest forecast for the number of customers and connections and total revenues for the Company's local VoIP service(s) as of 31 December (or the Company's year-end) for the years 2006, 2007, and 2008, which your Board of Directors has approved as part of the overall Board approved financials.

(CRTC)31May06-5

For each province in which the Company offers local VoIP service(s):

a)   For the year 2005 provide the actual percentage of the residential and business markets, measured in terms of number of connections and / or revenues, that the Company was able to address with its local VoIP services, separately for residential and business identifying the split between Access-dependent and Access-independent.

b)  For the years 2006, 2007, and 2008, provide the forecast percentage of the residential and business markets, measured in terms of number of connections and / or revenues, that the Company will be able to address with its local VoIP services, separately for residential and business identifying the split between Access-dependent and Access-independent.