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LetterOttawa, 17 January 2008 File No.: 8638-C12-200800385 Rogers Communications Inc. NRTC Communications Amtelecom (c/o CCSA) RE: Follow up to Use of deferral account funds to improve access to telecommunications services for persons with disabilities and to expand broadband services to rural and remote communities, Telecom Decision CRTC 2008-1 In Telecom Decision CRTC 2008-1 [1] (Decision 2008-1), the Commission determined that where a late filed exclusion request was received for an alternate broadband service provider's (ABSPs) current service to a community, and insufficient information was available to determine whether service was being provided to the community as of 19 February 2007, the Commission would initiate a follow up process concurrent with the issuance of Decision 2008-1 to obtain a full record to evaluate such exclusion requests. Accordingly, in Appendix A of that Decision, the Commission identified the following ABSPs and communities that would be subject to this process. ABSP Community Rogers Communications Inc. Beachville, ON Amtelecom (c/o CCSA) Port Lambton, ON NRTC Communications Pembroke, ON In order to have a full record on which to consider these exclusion requests, the Commission is addressing interrogatories to Rogers Communications Inc. in Attachment 1, Amtelecom (c/o CCSA) in Attachment 2, and NRTC Communications in Attachment 3. These ABSPs are requested to provide complete responses to the interrogatories by 18 February 2008, serving a copy on all interested parties to the Telecom Public Notice 2006-15 proceeding. Bell Canada and Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership (Bell Aliant), as well as any other interested party wishing to comment on these ABSPs' submissions, may do so by 3 March 2008, serving a copy on all interested parties to the Telecom Public Notice 2006-15 proceeding. The ABSPs may file reply comments with the Commission, serving a copy on all other parties, by 17 March 2008. Yours sincerely, Original signed by Suzanne Bédard Attachments cc: Donald Heale, CRTC (819) 997-2755 ATTACHMENT 1 Interrogatories for Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) 1001. Refer to Bell Canada's submissions (on behalf of itself and Bell Aliant for their territories in Ontario and Quebec) as part of the Telecom Public Notice 2006-15 proceeding identifying Beachville, Ontario and Bluewater Beach, Ontario, as proposed communities for the purpose of deferral account funded broadband expansion. With respect to these communities, provide the information requested below: a) Community and Service Information
b) If service was not available in the entire DSA as of 19 February, 2007 , the extent to which it will be during the following years (taking into account capacity limitations): Detailed Expansion Plan per Year for each currently-served DSA in each Wire Centre
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required)
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required) c) Coverage maps Provide detailed map(s) showing RCI's specific broadband coverage areas for each community for which an exclusion is requested. Map(s) should be clearly labelled with community names and other relevant information (e.g., roads) and include a scale bar. The boundaries of RCI's broadband service coverage in the community should be clearly marked. A Google-like map is acceptable as long as RCI's coverage area is clearly marked. Attachment 2 Interrogatories for Amtelecom (c/o CCSA) 1002. Refer to Bell Canada's submissions (on behalf of itself and Bell Aliant for their territories in Ontario and Quebec) as part of the Telecom Public Notice 2006-15 proceeding identifying Port Lambton, Sombra, Oil Springs and Brigden, Ontario, as proposed communities for the purpose of deferral account funded broadband expansion. With respect to each of these communities, provide the information requested below: a) Community and Service Information
b) If service was not available in the entire DSA as of 19 February 2007 , the extent to which it will be during the following years (taking into account capacity limitations): Detailed Expansion Plan per Year for each currently-served DSA in each Wire Centre
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required)
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required)
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required)
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required) c) Coverage maps Provide detailed map(s) showing Amtelecom's specific broadband coverage areas for each community for which an exclusion is requested. Map(s) should be clearly labelled with community names and other relevant information (e.g., roads) and include a scale bar. The boundaries of Amtelecom's broadband service coverage in the community should be clearly marked. A Google-like map is acceptable as long as Amtelecom's coverage area is clearly marked. Attachment 3 Interrogatories for NRTC Communications (NRTC) 1003. Refer to Bell Canada's submissions (on behalf of itself and Bell Aliant for their territories in Ontario and Quebec) as part of the Telecom Public Notice 2006-15 proceeding identifying Pembroke, Ontario and Petawawa, Ontario, as proposed communities for the purpose of deferral account funded broadband expansion. With respect to each of these communities, provide the information requested below: a) Community and Service Information
b) If service was not available in the entire DSA as of 19 February 2007 , the extent to which it will be during the following years (taking into account capacity limitations): Detailed Expansion Plan per Year for each currently-served DSA in each Wire Centre
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required)
(Add more tables for DSAs, as required) c) Coverage maps Provide detailed map(s) showing NRTC's specific broadband coverage areas for each community for which an exclusion is requested. Map(s) should be clearly labelled with community names and other relevant information (e.g., roads) and include a scale bar. The boundaries of NRTC's broadband service coverage in the community should be clearly marked. A Google-like map is acceptable as long as NRTC's coverage area is clearly marked. 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