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LetterOttawa, 17 November 2006
File : 8638-C12-200602708 BY E-MAIL
Michel Gilbert reglementa@telebec.qc.ca Dear Mr. Gilbert: Re: Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-9 - Proposal to recover the recurring shortfall in the Télébec, Société en commandite deferral account This letter is in response to the proposal to recover the recurring shortfall in the Télébec, Société en commandite (Télébec) price cap deferral account that was filed with the Commission on 14 July 2006 . In the proposal, Télébec suggested offsetting the shortfall through a special subsidy from the national contribution fund. This application was filed with the Commission in accordance with the guideline provided in paragraph 247 of Disposition of funds in the deferral accounts, Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-9, 16 February 2006 . Please find attached, interrogatories regarding the above subject. Responses to interrogatories must be filed with the Commission on or before 15 December 2006 . Yours truly, "Original signed by N. Froese (for) "
Suzanne Bédard Attach. c.c.: Eric Bowles, CRTC, 819-953-5672 ATTACHMENT Interrogatories Question 1 In paragraph 247 of Disposition of funds in the deferral accounts , Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-9, 16 February 2006 , the Commission authorized Télébec, Société en commandite (Télébec or the Company) to recover the recurring shortfall in its deferral account through an exogenous adjustment. In paragraph 246 of the same decision, the Commission contended that the recurring shortfall would increase to $3.3 million by the end of the extension year of the current price cap period. In paragraph 93 of its proposal to recover the recurring shortfall in its price cap deferral account , the Company indicated that it proposed to only recover part of the recurring shortfall through a special subsidy from the national contribution fund. In paragraph 114 of same, the Company explicitly stated that it reserved the right to implement an exogenous adjustment to offset the outstanding recurring shortfall. Should the Commission not accept the Télébec proposal to offset the shortfall through a special subsidy, outline, with supporting rationale and with reference to the basket structure established for the purpose of price regulation as set out in Implementation of price regulation for Télébec and TELUS Québec , Telecom Decision CRTC 2002-43, 31 July 2002 :
In response to the above interrogatories, the Company is urged to state and justify all assumptions or speculation used in its analysis. Question 2 In response to the above scenario, the Company is directed to assume that it received instructions to allocate the sum to be recovered among the service baskets and sub-baskets listed below based proportionally on revenue weights associated with each of these service baskets and sub-baskets. Indicate, with supporting rationale and figures, the changes that should be made to the various SBLs as well as the duration and scope of rate increases that the company should introduce to recover the sums allocated in each of the following service baskets and sub-baskets:
In response to the above scenario, the Company is urged to state and justify all assumptions or speculation used in its analysis. Date Modified: 2006-11-17 |
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