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File No.: 8646-P50-200916736
Ottawa, 15 December 2009
By e-mail
Robin Mallette
President
Provincial Tel Inc.
601-191 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg, ManitobaR3B 0X1
Dear Robin Mallette:
Re: Provincial Tel’s request to consolidate two local interconnection regions in Manitoba
On 22 October 2009, Commission staff received e-mail correspondence from Provincial Tel Inc. (Provincial Tel) regarding the interpretation and application of Follow-up to Trunking arrangements for the interchange of traffic and the point of interconnection between local exchange carriers, Telecom Decision CRTC 2004-46, Telecom Decision 2006-35, 29 May 2006 (Telecom Decision 2006-35). In its correspondence, a copy of which was sent to MTS Allstream Inc. (MTS Allstream), Provincial Tel outlined the reasons why it believes the Commission’s determinations in Telecom Decision 2006-35 require MTS Allstream to consolidate two local interconnection regions in Manitoba.
On 25 November 2009, the Commission received comments from MTS Allstream responding to Provincial Tel’s submission. On 7 December 2009, the Commission received reply comments from Provincial Tel.
Commission staff considers that this filing will be treated as a Part VII application under the CRTC Rules of Procedure.
In Service standards for the disposition of telecommunications applications, Telecom Circular 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 filing and considers it to be a Type 1 application. Accordingly, the Commission expects to issue an interim or final determination within four months of the close-of-record.
Yours sincerely,
Original signed by
Mario Bertrand
Director, Competition Implementation and Technology
Telecommunications
c.c.: iworkstation@mtsallstream.com
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