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Our references: 8740-B2-201316422
8740-B54-201316414
BY EMAIL
Mr. Philippe Gauvin
Senior Counsel, Regulatory Law and Policy
Bell Canada
160 Elgin Street, 19th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2C4
bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Ms. Suzanne Morin
Bell Aliant Regional Communications, L.P.
General Counsel – Regulatory & Privacy Chief
160 Elgin Street, 19th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2C4
regulatory@bell.aliant.ca
Re: Associated with Bell Aliant Tariff Notice 465 and Bell Canada Tariff Notice 7411
Dear Sir / Madam:
The Commission received a joint application by Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership (Bell Aliant) and Bell Canada (collectively, the Bell companies), dated 14 November 2013, in which the Bell companies proposed changes to their Access Service Tariff (AST) – Item 43 – Compensation per Call.
Provide a response to the attached Commission staff interrogatories by 18 December 2013.
Yours sincerely,
Original signed by
Lyne Renaud
Director, Costing and Competitor Services
Telecommunications
c.c.: Allen Trafford, MTS Allstream, 613-688-8794, iworkstation@mtsallstream.com
Trichur Krishnan, CRTC, 819-953-9583, trichur.krishnan@crtc.gc.ca
Attach. (1)
ATTACHMENT
Bell Aliant Tariff Notice 465 and Bell Canada Tariff Notice 7411
1. Refer to the Bell companies’ economic evaluation report dated 14 November 2013. In paragraph 21 the Bell companies stated the cost of the imputed loop in the Compensation per Call cost study already reflects the impact of inflation and productivity improvements and in paragraph 25 the Bell companies stated that the study period is from 2014 to 2018.
(i) Provide the study period (i.e., start year and end year) used in the Bell companies’ economic study of the unbundled loops that was the basis for Telecom Decision CRTC 2011-24, Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership and Bell Canada – Monthly recurring rates and service charge rates for unbundled loops in Ontario and Quebec, 12 January 2011.
(ii) Discuss, with supporting rationale, how the cost of the imputed loop included in the Compensation per Call cost study reflects the impact of 2014 to 2018 inflation and productivity improvements.
2. Refer to the Bell companies’ economic evaluation report on the Compensation per Call service dated 14 November 2013. In paragraph 21, the Bell companies stated that Phase II costs have been adjusted to reflect cost increases and productivity changes within the study period.
Provide a revised proposed Compensation per Call rate and revised Appendices1 and 2 of the Bell companies’ economic evaluation report, assuming that Phase II costs are not adjusted to reflect cost increases and productivity changes within the study period, and no other changes are to be made to the cost study.
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