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Ottawa, 17 July 2013
Our reference:
8740-B54-201309758
8740-B2-201309774
BY EMAIL
Mr. Denis E. Henry
Vice-President,
Regulatory, Government Affairs and Public Law
Bell Aliant
160 Elgin Street, 19th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2C4
regulatory@bell.aliant.ca
Mr. Philippe Gauvin
Senior Counsel, Regulatory Law & Policy
Bell Canada
160 Elgin Street, 19th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2C4
bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Re: Bell Aliant Tariff Notice 452 and Bell Canada Tariff Notice 7397 – Local Link Package and Local Link Package – Service Charges
Dear Sirs:
The Commission received applications from Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership and Bell Canada (the companies), dated 5 July 2013, in which the company proposed changes to item 680 – Local Link Package and item 681 – Local Link Package – Service Charges of the companies’ General Tariff, in order to implement rate ranges, revise the rate structure for contracted Local Link locals, remove monthly rate discounts and amend the structure of the one-time credits and remove GT item 680.9 from the Local Link Package tariff.
Commission staff notes that in section 4.0, paragraph 17 of the price floor test submitted as an Attachment, the companies have stated that the revenue in Tables 1 and 2 reflect average monthly revenue, by rate band, for Local Link locals
Commission staff further notes that item 2-9, section 2.1.2 of the Regulatory Economic Studies Manual (July 2009) handbook sets out that in the case where rate ranges are proposed, for GT bundles to pass the imputation test the service revenues must be based on the minimum rate(s) in the proposed rate range(s). Therefore, Commission staff requests that the companies’ economic studies be resubmitted using the minimum monthly rate within the proposed rate range, consistent with the requirement set out in paragraph 2-11 of the companies’ Regulatory Economic Studies Manual by 23 July 2013.
Consequently, these two applications, along with any associated subsequent revisions, will not be approved on an interim basis by 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 a complete application.
Yours sincerely,
Original signed by
Michel Murray
Director, Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications
c.c.: Joanne Baldassi, CRTC, 819-997-3498, joanne.baldassi@crtc.gc.ca
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