ARCHIVED - Letter

Ottawa, 21 May 2014

Our references: 8740-C6-201403188, 8740-C6-201403245 and 8740-C6-201403253

BY EMAIL

Mr. Michel Messier
Director, Regulatory Affairs, Telecommunications
Cogeco Cable Inc.
5 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1700
Montréal, Québec  H3B 0B3
telecom.regulatory@cogeco.com

RE: Cogeco Cable Inc. Tariff Notices 43, 45 and 46 – Guidelines on rules of practice and procedure

Dear Sir:

This letter addresses procedural matters in connection with Cogeco Cable Inc.'s (Cogeco) Tariff Notice applications 43, 45 and 46.

On 14 April 2014, the Commission received Tariff Notice 43 submitted by Cogeco, in which Cogeco proposed revisions to Tariff CRTC 26400 – Third Party Internet Access (TPIA) Tariff. Specifically Cogeco proposed to withdraw from its TPIA Tariff the access speed services provided at disaggregated Point of Interconnections (POIs). Cogeco proposed an effective date of 14 April 2014.

On 15 April 2014, the Commission received Tariff Notices 45 and 46 submitted by Cogeco, in which the company proposed revisions to Tariff CRTC 26400 – TPIA Tariff. Specifically, Cogeco proposed to destandardize 1) the 60 Mbps download TPIA speed service in Ontario and Quebec, and 2) the 6 and 5 Mbps download TPIA speed services offered in Ontario and Quebec, respectively. Cogeco proposed an effective date of 15 April 2014, and stated that these service speeds will continue to be available for new end-users of Cogeco’s TPIA customers until 30 May 2014. Cogeco further submitted that it had sent notice to affected customers indicating that they may file interventions with the Commission by 15 May 2014.

Commission staff notes that the current procedural rules for treating tariff applications are set out in Approval processes for tariff applications and intercarrier agreements, Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-455, 5 July 2010.[1] Pursuant to the Information Bulletin, tariff applications for destandardization and/or withdrawal must be filed with the Commission at least 45 business days before the proposed effective date. It also stipulates that interested parties may file interventions within 30 business days of the filing date of such an application, and that the applicant may file reply comments within 10 business days of the deadline for filing interventions.

Deadlines calculated on the basis of business days do not count Saturdays, Sundays, holidays or the Holiday Break (21 December to 7 January).[2]

In Telecom Order CRTC 2014-250 issued on 20 May 2014, the Commission approved Cogeco’s Tariff Notice 43 on an interim basis, and in accordance with the procedures described in Telecom Information Bulletin 2010-455, the proposed changes have been made effective 17 June 2014. Interested parties will have until 27 May 2014 to file interventions with the Commission. Cogeco will have until 10 June 2014 to file reply comments.

With respect to Cogeco’s Tariff Notices 45 and 46, Cogeco is to continue offering these service speeds to new end-users of Cogeco’s TPIA customers until 18 June 2014. Interested parties will have until 28 May 2014 to file interventions with the Commission.  Cogeco will have until 11 June 2014 to file reply comments.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

Lyne Renaud
Director, Competitor Services and Costing
Telecommunications Sector

c. c.:  Ramin Adim, Senior Analyst, CRTC, 819-997-4298, ramin.adim@crtc.gc.ca
Martin Brazeau, Senior Analyst, CRTC, 819-997-1028, martin.brazeau@crtc.gc.ca