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Letter

Ottawa, 16 August 2006

File No: 8740-N1-200607749

By E-Mail / Fax

Mr. Dallas Yeulett
Manager, Regulatory Matters
Northwestel Inc.
P.O. Box 2727
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 4Y4

regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca

Dear Mr. Yeulett :

Re:    Tariff Notice 831 - Removal of Nanisivik Base Rate Area

Further to the above-noted application, Northwestel Inc. (Northwestel) is requested to file its responses to the attached interrogatories, and serve copies to all parties, by 21 August 2006 .

Yours sincerely,

'Original signed by S. Bédard '

Suzanne Bédard
Senior Manager, Tariffs
Telecommunications

Attach.

cc:    Residents of Nanisivik, Fax (867) 436-7182  
        Joëlle Bernier, CRTC (819) 994-0551, joelle.bernier@crtc.gc.ca  
        Michel Murray, CRTC (819) 997-9300, michel.murray@crtc.gc.ca

ATTACHMENT

1)   In the evidence supporting its application, Northwestel indicated that there were only eight remaining customers in Nanisivik, all of whom are mine employees or employees of a contractor working on the demolition, reclamation and cleanup activities, and therefore are temporary residents.   Commission staff notes that the Commission has received comments from 23 residents of Nanisivik, opposing Northwestel's proposal to remove the service from Nanisivik.

a)   Explain the discrepancy between the number of customers currently receiving service from Northwestel who would be affected by the company's proposal to remove the service in Nanisivik and the number of residents who submitted comments to the Commission on the company's proposal.

b)   Provide a list of the customers that would be affected by Northwestel's proposal.

c)   Confirm that all current Nanisivik residents are temporary workers who would vacate Nanisivik once the demolition, reclamation and cleanup activities are completed.

2)    In New procedures for disposition of applications dealing with the destandardization and/or withdrawal of tariffed services , Telecom Circular CRTC 2005-7, 30 May 2005, the Commission indicated that if prior to filing an application for destandardization and/or withdrawal, the applicant were to work with affected customers to develop a transition plan which is mutually satisfactory to all parties, it would remove many of the hurdles associated with the destandardization and/or withdrawal of services.

a)   Give an overview of the discussions, if any, that Northwestel had with the mine owner and/or with the contractor working on demolition, reclamation and cleanup activities to develop a transition plan and/or an alternate solution.

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