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LetterOttawa, 25 May 2007
Our File: 8663-C12-200707870 By E-Mail To : Distribution List Re: Part VII Applications by the Companies and Cable Carriers requesting that the Commission discontinue the application of the Winback Rules for DSL and Higher Speed Access Services On 5 April 2007 Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership, Bell Canada and Saskatchewan Telecommunications (the Companies) filed an application under Part VII of the CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure , requesting that the Commission discontinue the application of the winback rule for Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL). Comments were filed with the Commission on 7 May 2007 and reply comments were filed on 17 May 2007 . On 10 May 2007 Cogeco Cable Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc., and Videotron Ltd. (the Cable Carriers) filed an application under Part VII of the CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure , requesting that the Commission discontinue the application of the winback rule for Cable Carriers' Higher Speed Access Services The Commission considers that, given the similarity of the above-noted applications, it is appropriate and more efficient to address the issues identified in those applications in a single proceeding. The Commission is therefore combining the files associated with the above-noted applications into a single file and is issuing a revised process. The Commission notes that in Service standards for the disposition of telecommunications applications , Telecom Circular CRTC 2006-11, 7 December 2006, the Commission stated that it would categorize Part VII applications into two types: Type 1 applications that generally do not involve multiple parties or raise significant policy issues, and Type 2 applications that do involve multiple parties and/or raise significant policy issues. The Commission also notes that it has adopted the following service standards for Part VII applications:
The Commission has assessed the applications and considers them to be Type 2 applications. Accordingly, the Commission expects to issue an interim or final determination within 8 months of the close-of-record. Process All parties set out in the interested parties lists associated with both applications are made parties to this proceeding. The documents filed in the record of the proceeding of the Companies' Part VII application will form part of the record of this joint proceeding. All parties may file with the Commission, serving a copy on all other parties, comments with regard to the both the Companies' application and the Cable Carriers' application by 18 June 2007 . The Companies may file reply comments to any comments filed with respect to its 5 April 2007 application and the Cable Carriers may also file reply comments to any comment with respect to their 10 May 2007 application with the Commission, serving a copy on all other parties, by 4 July 2007 . Yours sincerely, Original signed by John Traversy for
Fiona Gilfillan
c.c: Michel Lafrenière (819) 997- 4431 |
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