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Ottawa, 21 January 2013
Our reference: 8740-B54-201216292
8740-B2-201216284
BY EMAIL
Denis E. Henry
Vice-President – Regulatory, Government Affairs and Public Law
Bell Aliant
FL. 19
160 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 2C4
regulatory@bell.aliant.ca
Philippe Gauvin
Senior Counsel – Regulatory Law & Policy
Bell Canada
FL. 19
160 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 2C4
bell.regulatory@bell.ca
RE: Tariff Notices 425 and 7373 - Serial Digital Video Local Channel Service
Dear Sirs:
On 21 December 2012, Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership and Bell Canada (the companies) submitted Tariff Notices 425 and 7373, respectively, proposing changes to the companies’ General Tariff – Item 4622, Serial Digital Video Local Channel Service.
Paragraph 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 or documents where needed.
The companies are requested to provide a complete response, with supporting rationale, to the attached questions by 28 January 2013.
Copies of the documents should also be sent to cameron.warriner@crtc.gc.ca.
Yours sincerely,
Original signed by
Michel Murray
Director, Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications
c.c: Cameron Warriner, CRTC, cameron.warriner@crtc.gc.ca
Attach (1)
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Questions
Item 4622.3(t) in the proposed tariff pages would provide the companies with discretionary power to offer Fibre Route Diversity Option service to customers who subscribe to a 10-year contract with 31 channels and more between the same two termination points.
- Identify the criteria, with example scenarios, that the companies will use to determine whether the Fibre Route Diversity Option service will be offered to a given customer who subscribes to the type of contract mentioned above.
- Provide the companies’ views as to whether the criteria provided in response to question 1 above should be outlined in the companies’ tariffs. If the response is that the criteria should not be outlined in the tariff, explain why not.
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