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Ottawa, March 06, 2014

Our reference: 8740-T66-201401562

BY EMAIL

Mr. Hal Reirson
Senior Regulatory Advisor
Telecom Policy & Regulatory Affairs
TELUS Communications Company
30-10020-100 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 0N5
regulatory.affairs@telus.com
hal.reirson@telus.com

RE: Tariff Notice No. 472 – General Tariff

Dear Sir:

On 20 February 2014, the Commission received an application by TELUS Communications Company (TCC), under Tariff Notice 472, in which the company proposed to revise its General Tariff – Resale and Sharing. TCC is proposing to include conditions related to obligations regarding Internet traffic management practices, pursuant to Review of the Internet traffic management practices of Internet service providers, Telecom Regulatory Policy 2009-657, 21 October 2009 (Telecom Regulatory Policy 2009-657).

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.

TCC is requested to provide comprehensive answers, including rationale and any supporting information, to the attached questions by 12 March 2014.
Consequently, this application, 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 this application, along with any associated subsequent revisions, within 45 business days of receipt of the filing.

Sincerely,

Original signed by L. Ventura for

Michel Murray
Director, Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications Sector

c. c.: Joanne Baldassi, CRTC, 819-997-3498, joanne.baldassi@crtc.gc.ca

Attach. (1)
Request for information

1. Commission staff notes that TCC has proposed to revise its General Tariff, item 410 – Resale and Sharing, pursuant to the Commission’s determinations in Telecom Regulatory Policy 2009-657 regarding the use of ITMPs by Internet service providers.

Commission staff further notes that TCC has proposed text regarding obligations that apply to resellers of Internet service set out in Telecom Regulatory Policy 2009-657 that differs from the text included in SaskTel’s, MTS Allstream Inc.’s, and Bell Canada’s Resale and Sharing tariffs.

Explain why, in paragraph 25 of its proposed tariff, TCC has not included the phrase “whether or not they are Canadian carriers” in connection with the text “...all resellers of Internet service, and any or all of their wholesale customers and subordinate wholesale customers, are to abide by the requirements of subsection 27(2) of the Telecommunications Act with regard to any Internet traffic management practices they employ.”
2. In paragraph 27 of its proposed tariff, TCC has included the following language: "...all resellers of Internet service, and any or all of their wholesale customers and subordinate wholesale customers, shall ensure that any personal information collected for the purposes of traffic management shall not be used for any other purposes."

Explain why TCC has not also specified that the personal information collected shall not be “disclosed,” or other wording that refers specifically to “disclosure” being prohibited.

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