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Ottawa, 13 November 2009

Our Reference: 8638-C12-200903890

BY E-MAIL

Mr. Denis Henry

Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs

Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership

160 Elgin Street, 19th Floor

Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2C4

regulatory@bell.aliant.ca

Mr. David Palmer

Director, Regulatory Affairs

BellCanada

160 Elgin Street 19th Floor

Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2C4

bell.regulatory@bell.ca

Mr. Ted Woodhead

Vice-President

Telecom Policy and Regulatory Affairs

TELUS Communications Company

215 Slater Street

Ottawa, Ontario K1P 0A6

Regulatory.Affairs@TELUS.com

Ms. Teresa Griffin-Muir

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

MTS Allstream Inc.

45 O’Connor Street, Suite 1400

Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1A4

iworkstation@mtsallstream.com

Mr. Robert Hersche

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

2121 Saskatchewan Drive

ReginaSKS4P 3Y2

document.control@sasktel.sk.ca

Re: Follow-up to Policy 2009-34 – Line-Sharing Service

Dear Madam and Sirs:

In Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-34 (Regulatory Policy 2009-34) the Commission, amongst other matters, confirmed that the wholesale central-office-based (CO) line-sharing service (Line-Sharing service) provided by the incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) would continue to be classified as conditional essential, consistent with Telecom Decision CRTC 2008-17.

Following the release of Regulatory Policy 2009-34, and further to Commission staff letters dated 20 February 2009 and 22 May 2009, the ILECs filed for Commission approval revised tariff pages for their respective Line-Sharing service.

In reviewing the economic studies filed by the ILECs in support of their respective Line-Sharing service tariff proposals, Commission staff notes that certain ILECs’ proposed cost estimates and associated rates for their Line-Sharing service vary depending on the competitor demand for the Line-Sharing service.

In this regard, Commission staff notes that the wholesale CO-based asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) access services under consideration in Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-261 (NoC 2009-261) can be used as a substitute for the ILECs’ Line-Sharing service. Commission staff further considers that the Commission’s determinations at the end of the NoC 2009-261 proceeding could potentially impact the demand, costs, and thus the rates for the Line-Sharing service proposed by certain ILECs.

In light of the above, Commission staff considers it appropriate to suspend the Line-Sharing service proceeding pending the Commission’s determinations in NoC 2009-261. Staff will issue a further process letter, if required, with regard to the ILECs’ Line-Sharing service tariff proposals, once the Commission issues its Decision on NoC 2009-261.

Yours truly,

Original signed by

Yvan Davidson

Senior Manager

Competitor Services and Costing

Telecommunications Directorate

Attached Distribution List

Distribution List

Distributel Communications Limited: regulatory@distributel.ca

Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc.: regulatory@primustel.ca

Cybersurf Corp.: marcel.mercia@cybersurf.com

Coalition of Internet Service Providers Inc.: regulatory@cfai-cisp.ca