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Ottawa, 4 March 2010
Our Reference: 8640-S22-201000976
BY E-MAIL
Mr. Robert Hersche
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Saskatchewan Telecommunications
2121 Saskatchewan Drive
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3Y2
Document.control@sasktel.sk.ca
Dear Mr. Hersche:
RE: SaskTel application requesting forbearance from regulation of SaskTel’s Voice Mail and Talk Mail Services
On 26 January 2010, the Commission received an application by Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel) concerning forbearance from regulation of SaskTel’s Voice Mail and Talk Mail Services.
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 application service standard.
Commission staff has assessed the above application and considers it to be a Type 1 application. Accordingly, the Commission expects to issue an interim or final determination within 4 months of the close-of-record.
Yours sincerely,
Original signed by
Suzanne Bédard
Senior Manager, Tariffs
Telecommunications
c.c.: Joanne Baldassi, CRTC joanne.baldassi@crtc.gc.ca
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