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Ottawa, 6 October 2011
Tamir Israel
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy
and Public Interest Clinic
57 Louis Pasteur Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Email : tisrael@cippic.ca
Re: Application for award of costs in relation to Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-77, Review of billing practices for wholesale residential high-speed access services: 8661-C12-201102350 and 4754-391
Dear Mr. Israel,
On September 1, 2011, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) applied on behalf of its client OpenMedia.ca for an award of costs in the above-noted proceeding pursuant to section 66 of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, SOR/2010-277.
Section 28(1)(a) of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that the Commission may request parties to file information, particulars or documents where needed.
CIPPIC is requested to provide comprehensive answers to the attached questions by 14 October 2011. We ask that you repeat the question in your reply. The reply should be filed using Access Key found at the following link: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/file.htm
Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at 819-956-2095 or by email at crystal.hulley@crtc.gc.ca.
Thank you,
Crystal Hulley
Legal Counsel
cc: Jonathan Daniel (bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Dennis Béland (dennis.beland@quebecor.com)
Paul Cowling (Paul.Cowling@sjrb.ca)
Request for information – Application for costs
In their joint answer to CIPPIC’s application, Bell Aliant, Bell Canada and Telus alleged that OpenMedia.ca had received financial assistance for its participation in this proceeding that must be deducted from any costs awarded. They point to two letters to supporters that were posted on the OpenMedia.ca website on 22 February 2011 and 23 February 2011. In the first letter, OpenMedia.ca solicited financial support and stated that ISPs Acanac Inc. and TekSavvy Solutions Inc. would provide some matching funds if OpenMedia.ca could raise $15,000 within 48 hours. In the second letter, OpenMedia.ca stated that it had surpassed its goal of $15,000 within 24 hours, and solicited further funds, stating that TekSavvy Solutions Inc. and Acanac Inc. would provide further matching funds if they could raise another $5,000 within the next 24 hours.
Question:
1) Provide the amounts that OpenMedia.ca received in response to each of the two letters mentioned above, further broken down between the amounts received from Acanac Inc. and TekSavvy Solutions Inc. as matching funds and the amount from individual donations.
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