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Ottawa, 11 February 2011

Ref. No.: 8622-B2-201008095

By E-Mail

To: Attached Distribution list

Re: Revision to the treatment of imbalance traffic compensation

In Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership and Bell Canada – Proposed revision to the treatment of imbalance traffic compensation, Telecom Decision CRTC 2010-787, 25 October 2010 (Telecom Decision 2010-787), the Commission determined that competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) that primarily provide dial-up Internet and two-stage long distance calling services create significantly different traffic patterns than were originally expected when the interconnection compensation rules were established since they do not permit local exchange carriers to reach a balanced or nearly balanced exchange traffic.  Accordingly, the Commission considered it appropriate to revise the compensation regime to address the situation.

In that Decision, the Commission directed Bell Canada and Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership (the Bell companies) and all CLECs providing service in the Bell companies’ operating territories to issue revised tariff pages within 30 days of the date of the decision to reflect its determinations.  The Bell companies issued their revised tariff pages on 24 November 2010 and these tariffs came into effect on 24 December 2010.

Commission staff notes that, pursuant to Telecom Decision 2010-787, for the traffic flowing between the Bell companies and CLECs in the Bell companies’ operating territories, the compensation payable when the traffic volume is unbalanced is to be reduced[1] (the revised traffic imbalance compensation) when a local exchange carrier (LEC) meets the following criteria:

- the volume of traffic in one direction is more than 80 percent of the total traffic exchanged; and

- the total volume of traffic exchanged is at least 10 million minutes per month.

Commission staff also notes that the revised traffic imbalance compensation applies after a LEC has had an imbalance that meets the above criteria for three consecutive months or more.

In addition, Commission staff notes that the revised traffic imbalance compensation amounts set out in Telecom Decision 2010-787 are to apply equally to any LEC operating in the Bell companies’ operating territories if it has met the above-mentioned criteria three consecutive months prior to the effective date of the tariff.  In the case of the Bell companies, since the effective date of the tariff is 24 December 2010, the revised traffic imbalance compensation amounts would have been applicable effective on that date if the LEC met the above criteria for three consecutive months prior to that date.

Yours sincerely,

‘Original signed by S. Bédard’

Suzanne Bédard
Senior Manager, Tariffs
Telecommunications

cc: Sylvie Labbé, CRTC, (819) 953-4945, sylvie.labbe@crtc.gc.ca

Distribution list:

ISP Telecom Inc.

1155 boul. René Lévesque Ouest, Bureau 2500

Montreal , Québec  H3B 2K4

Andrew   Matoga

TEL:514-868-2002

FAX:416-548-4847

andrew@isptelecom.net

Bell Canada

160 Elgin Street

19th Floor

Ottawa , ON  K2P 2C4

David   Palmer Director-Regulatory Affairs

TEL:613-785-6280

FAX:613-560-0472

bell.regulatory@bell.ca

Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership
Regulatory, Floor 19
1 Germain Street
Saint John , NB  E2K 4K2

Norma   Sherwood
TEL:506-694-2719
FAX:506-694-2473
norma.sherwood@bellaliant.ca

Vidéotron ltée Videotron Ltd.

612 St. Jacques, 15 étage Tour Sud

15e étage Tour Sud

Montréal , QC  H3C 4M8

Dennis   Béland Directeur, Affaires réglementaires, Télécommunications

TEL:514-380-4792

FAX:514-380-4664

regaffairs@quebecor.com

TELUS Communications Company Société TELUS Communications

10020 - 100 Street N.W.

31st Floor

Edmonton , AB  T5J 0N5

Terry   Connolly Director, Regulatory Affairs

TEL:780-493-3735

FAX:780-493-5380

regulatory.affairs@telus.com

 

Maskatel inc.

3455, boulevard Choquette

Saint-Hyacinthe , QC  J2S 7Z8

Guy   Cordeau

TEL:450-778-4082

FAX:450-252-2281

gcordeau@maskatel.qc.ca

Téléphone Drummond inc.

3455, boulevard Choquette

Saint-Hyacinthe , QC  J2S 7Z8

Guy   Cordeau

TEL:450-778-4082

FAX:450-252-2281

gcordeau@maskatel.qc.ca

Access Communications Co-operative Limited

2250 Park Street

Regina , SK  S4N 7K7

Jim   Deane CEO

TEL:306-569-3510

FAX:306-565-5395

documents@accesscomm.ca

Bragg Communications Incorporated

(EastLink Cable Systems )

6080 Young Street

Suite 801

Halifax , NS  B3K 5M3

Natalie   MacDonald Vice President, Regulatory Matters

TEL:902-431-9979

FAX:902-446-9979

Regulatory.Matters@corp.eastlink.ca

Globility Communications Corporation

5343 Dundas Street West, Suite 500

Suite 500

Toronto , ON  M9B 6K5

Joe   Boutros President

TEL:416-238-8801

FAX:416-238-8844

jboutros@globility.ca

NRTC Communications

P.O. Box 70 - 4 Stewart Street

Beachburg , ON  K0J 1C0

Stephen   Lynn General Manager

TEL:613-540-2616

FAX:613-273-2323

steve@wtccommunications.ca

WTC Communications

(WTC Communications )

28 Main Street

P.O. Box 580

Westport , ON  K0G 1X0

Barbara   Scott Director

TEL:613-273-0103

FAX:613-273-2323

accounting@wtccommunications.ca

 

 Huron Telecommunications Co-Operative Limited

PO Box 220

Ripley , Ontario  N0G 2R0

Glenn   R Grubb General Manager

TEL:519-395-4600

FAX:519-395-3738

grubb@hurontel.on.ca

Mornington Communications Co-operative Limited

16 Mill Street East

Milverton , ON  N0K 1M0

Richard   Banks General Manager

TEL:519-595-6502

FAX:519-595-4142

rbanks@mornington.ca

Rogers Cable Communications Inc. Communications Rogers Câble inc.

333 Bloor Street East

9th Floor

Toronto , ON  M4W 1G9

Brenda   Stevens Director Intercarrier Relations

TEL:416-935-4898

FAX:416-935-4875

brenda.stevens@rci.rogers.com

 

Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Limited

40023 Kippen Road

Kippen , ON  N0M 2E0

Sharon   Chuter General Manager and Secretary-Treasurer

TEL:519-263-2211

FAX:519-263-5000

sachuter@tcc.on.ca

TelNet Communications

50 Richmond Street East

Oshawa , Ontario  L1G 7C7

William   Sandiford

TEL:905-674-2000

FAX:905-728-7918

regulatory@telnetcommunications.com

Execulink Telecom Inc.

P.O. Box 130

619 Main Street North Box 33

Burgessville , ON  N0J 1C0

Keith   Stevens CEO

TEL:519-456-7890

FAX:519-456-7909

regulatory@execulink.com

DERYtelecom Inc.

1013 rue Bagot

|CP 1154

La Baie , QC  G7B 3P3

Cedric   Tardif

TEL:418-544-3358 x 5105

cedric.tardif@derytelecom.ca

 

Câble-Axion Digitel inc.

(Cable-Axion )

250 Chemin de l'Axtion

Magog , QC  J1X 6J2

Sylvain   Cloutier

TEL:819-843-0611 x2254

FAX:819-843-8716

s.cloutier@axion.ca

MTS Allstream Inc.

45 O’Connor Street

Suite 1400

Ottawa , ON  K1P 1A4

Teresa   Griffin-Muir Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

TEL:613-688-8789

FAX:613-688-8303

iworkstation@mtsallstream.com

Westman Media Cooperative Ltd.

(Westman Communications Group )

1906 Park Avenue

Brandon , MB  R7B 0R9

Rob   Bazilewich Director, Technical Operations

TEL:204-571-7313

FAX:204-726-0853

bazilewichr@westmancom.com

Shaw Telecom G.P.

Suite 900, 630 - 3rd Ave SW

Calgary , AB  T2P 4L4

Jean   Brazeau Vice President, Telecommunications

TEL:403-750-4500

FAX:403-750-4501

Regulatory@sjrb.ca

Fido Solutions Inc.

1200 McGill College

Suite 800

Montréal , QC  H3B 4G7

Simon-Pierre   Olivier Regulatory Affairs
regulatory.aff@fidomobile.ca

 

 

O.N.Tel Inc.

(Ontera )

555 Oak Street East

North Bay , ON  P1B 8L3

Tracy   Cant Director of Finance and Regulatory Matters

TEL:1-800-363-7512 x324

FAX:705-472-6765

tracy.cant@ontera.ca

Télécommunications Xittel Inc.

1350 Royale #800

Trois-Rivières , QC  G9A 4J4

François   D Ménard

TEL:819-374-2556

FAX:819-374-0395

reglementation@xittel.net

CoopTel coop de télécommunication

5521 Chemin de L'Aéroport

C.P. 160

Valcourt , QC  J0E 2L0

Pierre   P Allard Director Business development

TEL:450-532-5656

FAX:450-532-3148

pallard@cooptel.qc.ca

Sogetel inc.

111, rue 12-Novembre

C.P. 1150

Nicolet , QC  J3T 1S3

Alain   Duhaime

TEL:819-293-1214

FAX:819-293-6120

alain.duhaime@sogetel.com

Yak Communications (Canada) Corp.

(580Tel, Lucky Call, 10-10-299, 450Tel, Looney Call )

48 Yonge Street

Suite 1200

Toronto , ON  M5E 1G6

Lisa   Goetz

TEL:416-204-7508 (508)

FAX:416-640-1089

lisagoetz@globalive.com

 

 

Novus Entertainment Inc.

Suite 300 - 112 E 3rd Avenue

Vancouver , BC  V5T 1C8

Donna   L Robertson Co-President and Chief Legal Officer

TEL:604-638-9515

FAX:604-638-9595

donna.robertson@novusnow.ca

Fibernetics Corporation

55 Northfield Drive, East

Suite 210

Waterloo , ON  N2K 3T6

Tom   Zimnicki Vice-President - Regulatory Affairs

TEL:519-489-6700 e.624

FAX:519-772-5014

regulatory@fibernetics.ca

FlexITy Solutions Inc.

45 Vogell Rd

8th Floor

Richmond Hill , ON  L4B 3P6

Rishi   Patel Director

TEL:905-787-3513

FAX:905-787-3599

rishi.patel@flexity.ca

Mountain Cablevision Limited

141 Hester Street

Hamilton , ON  L9A 2N9

Patrick   Kiely Director, Business Operations and Development

TEL:905-389-1347

FAX:905-574-6330

info@mountaincable.net

Managed Network Systems Inc.

(MNSi Internet )

3363 Tecumseh Rd. E

Windsor , ON  N8W 1H4

Clayton   Zekelman President

TEL:519-985-8410

FAX:519-985-8409

clayton@mnsi.net

NanoFibre Networks Inc.

1164 Windermere Loop Road

Invermere , BC  V0A 1K3

Mark   Halwa

TEL:250-347-2427

FAX:866-340-8449

mark.halwa@nanofibre.ca

 Cogeco Cable Canada LP Cogeco Câble Canada s.e.c.

5 Place Ville Marie

Bureau 1700

Montréal , QC  H3B 0B3

Michel   Messier Directeur, Affaires réglementaires, Telecommunications

TEL:514-764-4700

FAX:514-874-0776

michel.messier@cogeco.com

Cogeco Câble Québec s.e.n.c. Cogeco Cable Québec General Partnership

5 Place Ville Marie

Bureau 1700

Montréal , QC  H3B 0B3

Michel   Messier Directeur, Affaires réglementaires, Telecommunications

TEL:514-764-4700

FAX:514-874-0776

michel.messier@cogeco.com

Nexicom Telecommunications Inc.

5 King St. E.

Millbrook , ON  L0A 1G0

John   E Downs

TEL:705-932-4100

FAX:905-282-1675

jdowns@nexicomgroup.net

Bruce Telecom

(BMTS )

Box 80, 3145 Hwy 21 North

Tiverton , ON  N0G 2T0

Eric   Dobson President & CEO

TEL:519-368-1222

FAX:519-368-3743

regulatory@brucetelecom.com

Michaud Technologies Inc.

106 Chemin Principal

Cap-aux-Meules , QC  G4T 1C2

Denis   Michaud Président

TEL:418-986-4090 x41

FAX:418-986-5620

denis@michaud.qc.ca

TeraGo Networks Inc

55 Commerce Valley Drive West, Suite 500

Suite 710

Thornhill , ON  L3T 7V9

Jim   Nikopoulos VP, Corporate Development & General Counsel

TEL:905-326-8711

regulatory@terago.ca

 

Seaside Communications Inc.

(Seaside Communications Inc. )

1318 Grand Lake Road

P.O. Box 4558

Reserve Mines , NS  B1E 1L2

Colin   C Adams Head Technician

TEL:902-539-6250

rmccaffrey@seaside.ns.ca

 

 

Les.Net (1996) Inc.

Unit 206 - 1 Wesley Avenue

Winnipeg , Manitoba  R3C 4C6

Leslie   Bester President

TEL:204-944-0009

FAX:204 480 8995

crtc@les.net

CityWest Cable (North) Corp.

248 3rd Avenue West

Prince Rupert , BC  V8G 1L1

Lisa   Marogna

TEL:250-627-0910

lisa.marogna@cwct.ca

Provincial Tel Inc.

601-191 Lombard Ave.

Winnipeg , MB  R3B 0X1

Russell   Ochocki Director, Regulatory Affairs

TEL:204-920-8000

FAX:204-920-8099

russell.ochocki@provtel.com

Navigata Communications 2009, Inc.

2518 Lane Bay

Regina , SK  S4P 3Y2

Bryce   Schurr Valley Ridge Management

TEL:306-545-4736

Bc.schurr@sasktel.net

Wightman Communications Ltd.

100 Elora Street N.

Box 70

Clifford , ON  N0G 1M0

Tom   Sullivan General Manager

TEL:519-327-9223

FAX:519-327-8010

tsullivan@wightman.ca

Source Cable Limited

1074 Upper Willington Street

Hamilton , ON  L9A 3S6

Myrna   Bontje

TEL:905-574-6464 x 264

FAX:905-574-4909

mbontje@sourcecable.ca

Exatel Inc.

222 McIntyre Street West Suite 505

North Bay , ON  P1B 2Y8

Kathleen   Turnsek

TEL:705-474-3364 5106

FAX:705-472-9202

regulatory@vianet.ca

Iristel Inc.

11 Bowan Court

Toronto , ON  M2K 3A8

Samer   Bishay President & CEO

TEL:416-800-9999

FAX:416-628-0891

sbishay@iristel.com

Distributel Communications Limited

300 - 177 Nepean Street

Ottawa , ON  K2P 0B4

Donald   Cavanagh VP Telecommunications

TEL:613-237-7055

FAX:613-237-7009

regulatory@distributel.ca

Persona Communications Inc.

6080 Young Street, Suite 801, P.O. Box 8660, Station A

P.O. Box 12155, Stn. A

Halifax , NS  B3K 5M3

Arthur   Taylor Director of Business Development

TEL:709-754-3775

FAX:709-754-3883

ataylor@personainc.ca

 

Eastlink Bluewater Communications Inc.

6080 Young Street

Suite 801

Halifax , NS  B3K 5M3

Natalie   MacDonald Vice President, Regulatory Matters

TEL:902-431-9979

FAX:902-446-9979

Regulatory.Matters@corp.eastlink.ca

La Coopérative de câblodistribution de l'Arrière-Pays

(CCAP )

20 860, Boul. Henri-Bourassa

Québec , QC  G2N 1P7

Jacques   Perron Directeur Général

TEL:418-849-7125 x 7102

FAX:418-849-7128

perron@ccapcable.com

Email addresses: 

andrew@isptelecom.net; bell.regulatory@bell.ca norma.sherwood@bellaliant.ca; regaffairs@quebecor.comregulatory.affairs@telus.comgcordeau@maskatel.qc.ca gcordeau@maskatel.qc.ca documents@accesscomm.caRegulatory.Matters@corp.eastlink.cajboutros@globility.casteve@wtccommunications.cagrubb@hurontel.on.carbanks@mornington.cabrenda.stevens@rci.rogers.com sachuter@tcc.on.caregulatory@telnetcommunications.comregulatory@execulink.comcedric.tardif@derytelecom.cas.cloutier@axion.caiworkstation@mtsallstream.combazilewichr@westmancom.comRegulatory@sjrb.caregulatory.aff@fidomobile.catracy.cant@ontera.careglementation@xittel.net pallard@cooptel.qc.caalain.duhaime@sogetel.comlisagoetz@globalive.comdonna.robertson@novusnow.caregulatory@fibernetics.carishi.patel@flexity.cainfo@mountaincable.netclayton@mnsi.netmark.halwa@nanofibre.camichel.messier@cogeco.com michel.messier@cogeco.com jdowns@nexicomgroup.netregulatory@brucetelecom.comdenis@michaud.qc.caregulatory@terago.cacrtc@les.netlisa.marogna@cwct.carussell.ochocki@provtel.comBc.schurr@sasktel.nettsullivan@wightman.ca mbontje@sourcecable.caregulatory@vianet.casbishay@iristel.comregulatory@distributel.caataylor@personainc.caRegulatory.Matters@corp.eastlink.caperron@ccapcable.comaccounting@wtccommunications.ca; rmccaffrey@seaside.ns.ca

[1] Specifically, the compensation payable is to be cumulatively reduced by

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