ARCHIVED - Letter

Ottawa, 16 January 2009

File No.:   8661-P54-200815251

By E-mail

Mrs. Brenda Wyber
Manager
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Telecommunications Services Division
Place du Portage Phase III, 4C1
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5
brenda.wyber@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Mr. Mirko Bibic
Chief, Regulatory Matters
Bell Canada
110 O'Connor Street, 14th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario   K1P 1H1
bell.regulatory@bell.ca

Dear Sir/Madam:

RE:   Public Works and Government Services Canada Application for a Commission Decision pursuant to Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act regarding telecommunications services provided by Bell Canada - Interrogatories

On 10 November 2008, the Commission received an application by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for a Commission determination in relation to the continued delivery of certain services currently provided by Bell Canada pursuant to a customer specific arrangement ( CSA ) that was to expire on 15 December 2008. PWGSC requested, among other things, that the Commission make a determination relating to Bell Canada 's compliance with section 27 of the Telecommunications Act (the Act).  

Attached to this letter are interrogatories.   PWGSC and Bell Canada are each to file responses to interrogatory 1.   Bell Canada only is to respond to interrogatories 2, 3, 4 and 5.   PWGSC and Bell Canada are to serve a copy of their responses on each other and TCC, MTS Allstream, Rogers Communications Inc. and the Coalition, by 1 :00 pm EST on 21 January 2009.

Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be actually received, not merely sent, by that date. In addition to filing with the Commission, all copies of submissions are to be sent to the following email addresses: christine.bailey@crtc.gc.ca , anthony.mcintyre@crtc.gc.ca . and marc.pilon@crtc.gc.ca .

Sincerely,

"Original signed by John Traversy"

John Traversy
Executive Director
Telecommunications

cc:   C. Bailey, CRTC, (819) 997-4557, christine.bailey@crtc.gc.ca   
      McIntyre, CRTC, (819) 994-7572, anthony.mcintyre@crtc.gc.ca   
      M. Pilon, CRTC, (819) 997-4535, marc.pilon@crtc.gc.ca

  Attachment

1)    For each of the following options, provide the estimated monthly revenues for each of the next 12 months assuming PWGSC's existing transition schedule:

a.    PWGSC's proposal where Digital Voice Access Control Systems (DVACs) service is provided under a separate contract for a period of two years and all other required services (both tariffed and forborne) are provided as per the existing CSA (i.e. month-to-month service rates with no minimum revenue guarantee applied).   Monthly revenues for the DVACs services should be identified separately from the revenues for all other required services.

b.    All required services (i.e. DVACs and all other required services) are provided as per the current CSA (i.e. month-to-month service rates with no minimum revenue guarantee applied).

2)    With reference to the monthly revenue for the forborne services provided in response to Bell Canada (CRTC)19Dec08-2 PWGSC, provide a breakdown of this monthly revenues into the major forborne services. With respect to the forborne DPLS services, provide the associated total number of circuits, and identify the major circuit cross-sections provided.   In the event that the number of forborne services required in the CSA is reduced, explain if the monthly revenues would change; if so explain how the monthly revenues would be adjusted for the changes in demand (by service component).

3)    With reference to the regulated DNA/PLS monthly revenues provided in response to Bell Canada (CRTC)19Dec08-2 PWGSC, provide a breakdown of this monthly revenues into DNA and PLS. With respect to DNA services, for each transmission speed, provide the associated total number of circuits, and the proposed rates with supporting rationale.   With respect to the regulated PLS, provide the associated total number of circuits.

4)    With reference to the Specialized Alarm Connectivity cost study provided in response to Bell Canada (CRTC)19Dec08-3 TN895,

a.    For each cost component identified in the Other cost category of Table 5 that is a shared cost between the Premium Service Plan and the Specialized Alarm Connectivity, provide the company's associated derivation with supporting assumptions (e.g. attribution ratios) and rationale.

b.   If Bell Canada were to offer the Specialized Alarm Connectivity service on a stand-alone basis, provide the proposed rate.

5)    With reference to the demand for Service Delivery Areas (SDA)   associated with the December 2008 billing amounts provided in response to Bell Canada (CRTC)19Dec08-1 PWGSC, provide the associated   SDA demand estimates broken down into the four categories: Large, Medium, Small and Basic. Further, provide revised demand SDA estimates assuming that the Specialized Alarm Connectivity was unbundled from the current interim CSA and provided under a separate tariff, if any.

Public Works Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch & Telecommunications Systems Procurement Directorate

Brenda Wyber
Manager, Telecommunication Services Division
brenda.wyber@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca  

Bell Canada - David Palmer Director-Regulatory Affairs
bell.regulatory@bell.ca    

TELUS Communications Company Société TELUS Communications - Terry Connolly
Director, Regulatory Affairs
regulatory.affairs@telus.com    

MTS Allstream Inc. - Teresa    Griffin-Muir Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
iworkstation@mtsallstream.com    

Rogers Cable Communications Inc. Communications Rogers Câble inc. - Brenda Stevens Director Intercarrier Relations
brenda.stevens@rci.rogers.com    

Coalition of Communications Consumers
Jennifer M. Long, Barrister and Solicitor
jennifer.mlong@gmail.com

Date modified:

2009-01-16