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Ottawa, 5 February 2014
Our reference: 8740-T66-201212216
BY EMAIL
Mr. Ted Woodhead
Vice President, Telecom Policy & Regulatory Affairs
TELUS Communications Company
regulatory.affairs@telus.com
Re: TN 445 – Wholesale Internet ADSL Service – 50 Mbps Residential Service
Dear Mr. Woodhead:
In order to determine the final rates for this service the Commission requires more information.
Telus Communications Company (TELUS) is to file its responses to the attached interrogatories with the Commission, serving a copy on all other parties, by 26 February 2014.
In Confidentiality of information used to establish wholesale service rates - Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2012-592 (TRP 2012-592), dated 26 October 2012, the Commission established disclosure guidelines for cost information filed in support of wholesale services.
Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be
actually received, not merely sent, by that date. Copies of the documents should also be sent to marc.pilon@crtc.gc.ca.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Lyne Renaud
Director, Competitor Services and Costing
Telecommunications Sector
c. c. : Marc Pilon, CRTC, 819-997-4535, marc.pilon@crtc.gc.ca
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ATTACHMENT
TELUS 50 MBPS INTERROGATORIES
1. Provide a network diagram for the company’s ADSL Wholesale 50 Mbps service that includes the DSLAM, BRAS, Aggregation Device, Metro Gigabit Ethernet, L2PE/MPLS and, if applicable, ATM PVC network components. If the network diagram for the 25 Mbps business service differs from the above, provide a separate network diagram for it and explain the differences.
2. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27 Jun13-4, Attachment 2 Table 2:
a. The company indicated in Note 1 associated with OP/SW/TXP components that the item includes transport costs for L2PE/MPLS and Metro GigE networks and the associated OP cost. Provide a breakdown of the installed first cost (IFC) and associated monthly equivalent costs (MECs) for OP/SW/TXP components into separate IFCs per Gbps and per end-user and MECs for each of the following: i) L2PE/MPLS network transport, ii) Metro GigE network transport, and iii) OP (outside plant). If there are other costs associated with OP/SW/TXP components, identify these costs and provide the associated IFCs and MECS per Gbps and per end-user.
b. The company indicated in Note 2 associated with Aggregation Device that the IFC included Metro Gigabit Ethernet cost. Provide a breakdown of the IFC for Aggregation Device into separate IFCs per Gbps and per end-user and associated MECs for each of the following: i) Aggregation Device on its own, ii) Metro Gigabit Ethernet network.
3. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4, Attachment1 Table 5 and Attachment 2,
Table 2:
a. Provide the mapping of the MECs provided in Table 2 Attachment 2 to the categories under Capital Causal to Demand in Table 5 Attachment 1. Note that the OP/SW/TXP MEC should be broken down into separate MECs that apply to the appropriate categories under Capital Causal to Demand.
b. If the sum of the MECs provided in Table 2 Attachment 2 and the reconciliation provided in the answers to the interrogatories above do not add up the MECs in Table 5 Attachment 1, provide the additional data such as in Tables 1 and 2 Attachment 2 and calculations.
4. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4 Attachment 2, and provide the following numerical calculations related to the DSLAM to reconcile the IFC per unit of capacity in Table 1 Attachment 2 with the IFCs in Table 2 Attachment 2:
a. For the DSLAM item in Table 2 Attachment 2, provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for the DSLAM item in Table 2 Attachment 2 starting with the IFC per unit of capacity for the DSLAM component in Table 1 Attachment 2 and other data if required. Identify all data used in the calculations including numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
5. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4, Attachments 2, and provide the following numerical calculations related to the BRAS to reconcile the IFCs per unit of capacity in Table 1 Attachment 2 with the IFC in Table 2 Attachment 2:
a. For the BRAS item in Table 2 Attachment 2, provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for the BRAS item in Table 2 Attachment 2 starting with the IFC per unit of capacity for the BRAS sub-components in Table 1 Attachment 2 and using other data if required. Identify all data used in the calculations, including numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
6. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4, Attachment 2, and provide the following numerical calculations related to Aggregation Device to reconcile the IFCs per unit of capacity in Table 1 Attachment 2 with the IFCs in Table 2 Attachment 2:
a. For Metro Gigabit Ethernet which is part of the Aggregation Device item in Table 2 Attachment 2, provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for Metro Gigabit Ethernet in Table 2 Attachment 2 starting with the IFC per unit of capacity for the Metro Gigabit Ethernet sub-components in Table 1 Attachment 2 and using other data if required. Identify the number and type of Gigabit Ethernet components in the Gigabit Ethernet network model and their associated IFCs. Identify all other data used in the calculations, including numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
b. For the Aggregation Device on its own (excluding Metro Gigabit Ethernet), provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for the Aggregation device in Table 2 Attachment 2 starting with the IFC per unit of capacity for the Aggregation device component in Table 1 Attachment 2 and using other data if required. Identify all data used in the calculations, including numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
7. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4, Attachment 2, and provide the following numerical calculations related to ATM PVC to reconcile the IFCs per unit of capacity in Table 1 Attachment 2 with the IFC in Table 2 Attachment 2:
a. Telus states that it uses its L2PE/MPLS network instead of ATM PVC for city to city connections. For the ATM PVC item in Table 2 Attachment 2, provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for ATM PVC in Table 2 Attachment 2 starting with the IFC per unit of capacity for the L2PE/MPLS sub-components in Table 1 Attachment 2 and using other data if required. Identify the number and type of L2PE/MPLS components in the L2PE/MPLS network model and their associated IFCs. Identify all other data used in the calculations, including numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
8. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4, Attachments 1 and 2 where the company indicated in Note 1 associated with OP/SW/TXP components that the item includes transport costs for L2PE/MPLS and Metro GigE networks and the associated OP cost. Provide the following numerical calculations related to OP/SW/TXP Components to reconcile the IFCs per unit of capacity in Table 1 Attachment 2 with the IFCs in Table 2 Attachment 2:
a. For the L2PE/MPLS network on its own, provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for the transport costs of the L2PE/MPLS network in Table 2 Attachment 2 starting with the IFC per unit of capacity for the OP/SW/TXP sub-components in Table 1 Attachment 2 and using other data if required. Identify all data used in the calculations, including numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
b. For the Metro GigE network on its own, provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for the transport costs of the Metro GigE network in Table 2 Attachment 2 starting with the IFC per unit of capacity for the OP/SW/TXP sub-components in Table 1 Attachment 2 and using other data if required. Identify all data used in the calculations, including numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
c. For the OP costs provide the calculation steps (as in part c. of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-2), along with the actual numerical values used in each of the calculation steps to determine the per access Unit Cost (IFC) for the OP costs in Table 2 Attachment 2. Provide the numerical calculations including the structure cost factor values and all numerical inputs and assumptions with supporting rationale to derive the unit cost per end-user in Table 2 Attachment 2. Identify all data used in the calculations including the structure cost factor types and values, all other numerical values and all assumptions with supporting rationale.
d. Explain the difference between the Outside Plant Costs for the business 25Mbps and 50 Mbps residential service filed on September 26th 2012, with supporting rationale. For the 25 Mbps and the 50 Mbps services, provide the calculation steps and the actual numerical calculations for the Outside Plant MECs in Table 5 Attachment 1 in the cost study submitted on September 26th 2012, along with the IFCs per unit of capacity, IFCs per access and other data if required, including all assumptions with supporting rationale.
9. Provide the CIFs used in the original submission filed on 26 September 2012, by asset class and relate to each cost component in Table 2 of Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4, Attachment 2.
10. Refer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-3, and the cost study submitted on September 26th 2012, specifically Table 5 Appendix B:
a. Provide the same breakdown of the sub-activity expenses within the Advertising and Sales Management Expenses Causal to Demand as in Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-3b for the 50 Mbps service in the cost study submitted on 26 September 2012.
b. Explain the difference in the MECs for the Advertising and Sales Management between the cost study submitted on September 26th 2012 and the one provided in answer to Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-4 and Telus(CRTC)27Jun13-3
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