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Letter

File Nos.:   8662-B2-200807076 and 8662-M59-200807266

Ottawa, 4 July 2008  

By email

bell.regulatory@bell.ca
iworkstation@mtsallstream.com

Re: Requests with respect to applications to review and vary certain wholesale ADSL service determinations in Telecom Decision 2008-17

Dear Mr. Bibic and Ms. Muir,

By application dated 15 May 2008, Bell Canada, Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership, Saskatchewan Telecommunications and Télébec, Société en commandite (Bell Canada et al.) requested that the Commission review and vary determinations in Revised regulatory framework for wholesale services and definition of essential service, Telecom Decision CRTC 2008-17, 3 March 2008 (Telecom Decision 2008-17) with respect to unbundled ADSL access service (15 May application).   By application dated 21 May 2008, MTS Allstream Inc. (MTS Allstream) requested, among other things, that the Commission review and vary determinations in Telecom Decision 2008-17 with respect to the aggregated ADSL access service and TELUS' network-to network interface (NNI) .

In a letter dated 11 June 2008, Commission staff notified parties that it would consider MTS Allstream's 21 May 2008 application as it relates to the aggregated ADSL access service, including TELUS' NNI, in the same proceeding as Bell Canada et al. 's 15 May application.  

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 adopted the following service standards for Part VII applications:

•  Type 1 Part VII applications - 90 percent of determinations to be issued on an interim or final basis within four months of the close-of-record; and

•  Type 2 Part VII applications - 85 percent of determinations to be issued on an interim or final basis within eight months of the close-of-record.

The Commission stated that it would inform applicants, by letter, within 10 days of the end of the comment period for applications, whether the application is considered to be a Type 1 or Type 2 application, and the applicable service standard.

Commission staff has assessed the above application and considers it to be a Type 2 application.   Accordingly, the Commission expects to issue an interim or final determination within eight months of the close-of-record.

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by

Yvan Davidson,
Senior Manager,
Costing and Competitor Services
Telecommunications

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