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Ottawa, 16 October 2009

Our Reference: 8663-C12-200905995

BY E-MAIL

Parties to NC 2009-194

RE:  Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-194 – Call for Comments Nomadic VoIP E9-1-1 service

Dear Madams, Sirs:

This letter addresses requests for disclosure of information to interrogatories to interested parties filed in the proceeding initiated by Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-194.

The Commission received requests for further responses from the Coalition of Internet Service Providers Inc. (CISP) and from Cogeco Cable Inc., on 25 September 2009.

On 2 October 2009, the following parties filed with the Commission responses to the above requests:  Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership (Bell Aliant), Télébec Société en commandite (collectively, the Companies) and TELUS Communications Company (TCC).

Requests for Further Responses

With regard to requests for further responses, the requirements of subsection 18(2) of the CRTC Telecommunications Rules of Procedure apply. The merits of arguments both for and against the filing of further responses have been taken into account, as well as the general principles enunciated by the Commission in past proceedings which include the following considerations: 

The major consideration is the relevance of the information requested to the matter at issue.

The availability of the information requested is also a factor, which is balanced against the relevance of the information. If the provision of the information sought would require an effort disproportionate to the probative value of the information itself, further responses will not be required.

 Another factor considered is the extent to which an interrogatory answer is responsive to the interrogatory as it was originally asked. Generally, parties are not required to provide further information to a party that did not ask the original interrogatory.

Having regard to all of the above considerations, the parties in question are to provide further responses set out in the Attachment to this letter.

The date by which the information is to be filed with the Commission and, unless confidentiality is claimed, served on all interested parties, is 23 October 2009. The deadlines remain as set out in Telecom Public Notice 2009-194, as modified in the Commission staff letter dated 12 May 2009. The above material must be received, not merely sent, by these dates.

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by

Paul Godin

Director General

Competition, Costing & Tariffs

Telecommunications

c.c.:  Marc Pilon, CRTC 819-997-4535, marc.pilon@crtc.gc.ca 

Attachment

Distribution List

michel.messier@cogeco.comTiffany.schell@rci.rogers.comregaffairs@quebecor.comRegulatory@sjrb.cabell.regulatory@bell.caregulatoryaffairs@nwtel.caregulatory.affairs@telus.comreglementa@telebec.comdocument.control@sasktel.sk.caiworkstation@mtsallstream.comregulatory@bell.aliant.cacedwards@ccsa.cable.careglementation@xittel.netregulatory@execulink.comagottlieb@gottliebgroup.cadmckeown@viewcom.caGreg.Burdett@Jaggednetworks.comabriggs@cogeco.cakimrobertscovill@yahoo.comMShulman@Shaw.capglen@police.london.caandre.labrie@mcccf.gouv.qc.caDavid.Wilkie@tbaytel.comcdc@voneurope.euregulatory@intrado.comregulatory@intrado.comctacit@tacitlaw.comprogers@osler.comhelp@coalitioncc.comj.lange@epic.cablackwell@giganomics.caregulatory@distributel.caregulatory@lya.comRegulatory.Matters@corp.eastlink.caregulatory@primustel.capeter@media-scape.cajonathan.holmes@ota.on.camcleodrd@ontera.netybarzakay@comwave.net

Attachment

Bell Canada, Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Saskatchewan Telecommunications, Telus Communications Company, Télébec Limited Partnership (Cogeco)28Aug09-1 TNC 2009-194.

The ILECs are to provide their answer to part c) of this interrogatory.

All ILECs (CISP)28Aug09-11 TNC 2009-194.

Bell Canada, Bell Aliant Regional Communications and Telus Communications Company are to provide their answer to this interrogatory.

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