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Ottawa, 1 March 2013

Our reference: 8740-N1-201303461
8740-N1-201303503
8740-N1-201303528
8740-N1-201303544

BY EMAIL

Mr. Dallas Yeulett
Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance
Northwestel Inc
PO Box 2727
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4Y4
regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca

RE: Tariff Notices 894, 895, 896 and 897

Dear Sir:

On 15 February 2013, the Commission received four applications by Northwestel Inc. (Northwestel) under cover of Tariff Notices 894, 895, 896 and 897, in which the company proposed changes to its Special Services Tariff to introduce four Layer 3 IP/VPN special assemblies.

In the proposed tariff pages, for each of the four applications, it is stated: ‘’ Except where otherwise noted in this tariff, the terms of service will be consistent with Private Wire Service CRTC 3003 Item 1110, Retail V-Connect Service’’.

Staff considers that the proposed tariff language may lack necessary clarity.

1) Northwestel is requested to provide its interpretation of:

  1. “(e)xcept where otherwise noted in this tariff”; and
  2. “the terms of service will be consistent with”

In its answer, Northwestel is requested to provide its view as to whether the statement identified in (i) is meant to identify situations where a term of service is not found in the proposed tariff.

With regard to the statement identified in (ii), Northwestel is to clarify what is meant by the term “consistent with” and how consistency is to be assessed.

2) In light of its answer provided in response to question 1, Northwestel is requested to:

  1. provide its view as to whether the following language reflects the company’s intent:

    Provided that there is no inconsistency with the terms and conditions set out in this tariff, the services in this tariff are also subject to the terms and conditions provided for in Private Wire Service CRTC 3003 Item 1110, Retail V-Connect Service.

  2. propose alternative tariff wording to that included in its initial tariff filing.

Northwestel is requested to respond no later than 15 March 2013. Failure to do so will result in these files being closed without a Commission determination.

Consequently, these applications, along with any associated subsequent revisions, will not be approved on an interim basis on the 15th calendar day following receipt. However, the Commission intends to dispose of these applications, along with all associated subsequent revisions, within 45 business days of receipt of complete applications.

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by

Michel Murray
Director, Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications

cc: Imen Arfaoui, CRTC (819) 997-4663, imen.arfaoui@crtc.gc.ca

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