ARCHIVED - Letter

Ottawa, 22 May 2014

File No.: 8620-C12-201401489

BY E-MAIL

To: Distribution list

RE: Review of wholesale mobile wireless services, Telecom Notice of Consultation 2014-76[1] – Requests for disclosure of information designated as confidential

This letter addresses requests for disclosure of information designated as confidential in the proceeding initiated by Telecom Notice of Consultation 2014-76.

On 1 May 2014, the Consumers' Association of Canada, the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of British Columbia, the National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (collectively, PIAC et al.) filed a submission requesting disclosure of certain information for which confidentiality had been claimed in connection with Commission staff's information requests dated 3 March 2014.

On 5 May 2014, Union des consommateurs (UC) filed a letter supporting PIAC et al.'s requests and requested disclosure of additional information for which confidentiality had been claimed in connection with Commission staff's information requests.

The following companies filed responses to PIAC et al. and/or UC's requests for disclosure: Bell Mobility, KMTS, NorthernTel, and Télébec (collectively); Bragg Communications Inc., carrying on business as Eastlink (Eastlink); Brooke Telecom Co-operative Ltd.; Execulink Telecom Inc.; Hay Communications; Ice Wireless; Mornington Communications Cooperative Ltd.; MTS Inc. and Allstream Inc. (collectively); Quadro Communications Co-operative Inc.; Québecor Média Inc., on behalf of Vidéotron G.P. (Québecor); Rogers Communications (Rogers); Saskatchewan Telecommunications; Sogetel Mobilité inc.; TBaytel; Telus Communications Company, Wightman Telecom Ltd., and Globablive Wireless Management Corp., carrying on business as WIND Mobile.

Commission staff notes that requests for disclosure of information designated as confidential are addressed in light of sections 38 and 39 of the Telecommunications Act (the Act) and sections 30 and following of the CRTC Rules of Practice and Procedure (the Rules of Procedure). In evaluating a request, an assessment is made as to whether the information falls into a category of information that can be designated as confidential pursuant to section 39 of the Act. An assessment is then made as to whether there is any specific direct harm likely to result from the disclosure of the information in question and whether any such harm outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In making this evaluation, a number of factors are taken into consideration, including the degree of competition and the importance of disclosure of the information for the purpose of obtaining a fuller record. The factors considered are discussed in more detail in Procedures for filing confidential information and requesting its disclosure in Commission proceedings, Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961, 23 December 2010, as amended by Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961-1, 26 October 2012.

Having regard to the considerations set out above, unless otherwise expressly indicated, the Canadian wireless carriers identified in the distribution list are to file with the Commission, if applicable and if not already done so, all information to be provided pursuant to this letter as set out in Attachment 1 by 27 May 2014.

Parties are reminded that, if a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be actually received, not merely sent, by that date. 

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by

John Macri,
Director
Telecommunications Policy

cc: Kim Wardle, CRTC, (819) 997-4945, kim.wardle@crtc.gc.ca
Jean-François Léger, PIAC, jfleger@piac.ca
Sophy Lambert-Racine, UC, slambert-racine@uniondesconsommateurs.ca

Attach (1)

Distribution List:

Bell Mobility Inc., bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership, regulatory@bellaliant.ca
TBayTel, rob.olenick@tbaytel.com
Huron Telecommunications Co-operative Limited, grubb@hurontel.on.ca
Hay Communications Co-operative Limited, a.schneider@hay.net
Rogers Communications Partnership, rwi_gr@rci.rogers.com
TELUS Communications Company, regulatory.affairs@telus.com
MTS Inc., iworkstation@mtsallstream.com
Lynx Mobility Inc., aahmed@lynxmobility.com
Execulink Telecom Inc., jonathan.scott@execulink.com
Videotron G.P., regaffairs@quebecor.com
Wightman Telecom Ltd., kgugan@wightman.ca
Quadro Communications Co-operative Inc., barry.stone@quadro.net
Bragg Communications Incorporated (EastLink), regulatory.matters@corp.eastlink.ca
Sogetel Mobilité inc., sophie.houde@sogetel.com
Northwestel Inc., regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca
SSI Micro Ltd., regulatory@ssimicro.com
Brooke Telecom Co-operative Ltd., jim@brooketel.ca
Ice Wireless Inc., regulatory@icewireless.ca
Dryden Mobility, jsalina@dryden.ca
Fido Solutions Inc., regulatory.aff@fidomobile.ca
Saskatchewan Telecommunications, document.control@sasktel.com
Télébec, Limited Partnership, reglementa@telebec.com
KMTS, reglementa@telebec.com
Mornington Communications Co-operative Limited, rbanks@mornington.ca
NorthernTel, Limited Partnership, reglementa@telebec.com
Globalive Wireless Management Corp. (WIND), lisajackson@globalive.com
Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc. (MOBILICITY), gary.wong@mobilicity.ca

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DESIGNATED AS CONFIDENTIAL

CRTC 3Mar14-1
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record, for each of the years 2009 to 2013, the aggregated total capital expenditures attributed to their wireless network.

CRTC 3Mar14-2
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record their wireless network coverage at the end of 2013 as follows: a) the percentage of population broken down by province/territory, as well as a list of communities, covered by Long Term Evolution (LTE), and b) the percentage of population broken down by province/territory, covered by all other technologies aggregated together (e.g. GSM, CDMA, UMTS, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+).

CRTC 3Mar14-3
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record their responses to this request for information for each of the years 2009 to 2013.

CRTC 3Mar14-4
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record their responses to this request for information.

CRTC 3Mar14-5
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record their responses to this request for information.

CRTC 3Mar14-6
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record the rate-ranges in their current tower and site sharing arrangements, as a single range covering all carriers, and a description of the factors or circumstances that would explain the variations in rates for such arrangements.

CRTC 3Mar14-7a)
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record a detailed explanation of how spectrum sharing is used to provide wireless telecommunications services, including the regions or cities where this takes place.

CRTC 3Mar14-8
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record the following information: a) a general description of any Radio Access Network sharing in their network, including the regions or cities where this sharing takes place, the technology covered, and b) a description of any core network sharing in their network. For each of a) and b) above, indicate the wireless carriers with whom network sharing takes place.

CRTC 3Mar14-9a)
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record an indication of whether they have Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) and/or Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNEs) operating on their networks, and if so, the number of MVNO/MVNE operators.

CRTC 3Mar14-11
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record for each of the years 2009 to 2013 their total wholesale wireless revenues, broken down into four categories as follows:

1. roaming service provided to Canadian wireless carriers;
2. tower and site sharing agreements with Canadian wireless carriers;
3. arrangements to provide service to Canadian MVNOs and/or MVNEs; and
4. any other wholesale service(s) provided to other Canadian wireless carriers. Indicate the service(s) provided. 

CRTC 3Mar14-12
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record for each of the years 2009 to 2013 their total wholesale wireless expenses, broken down into three categories as follows:

1. roaming service for their customers using other Canadian carriers' networks;
2. tower and site sharing agreements with Canadian wireless carriers; and
3. any other wholesale service(s) provided by Canadian wireless carriers. Indicate the service(s) provided. 

CRTC 3Mar14-13
Canadian wireless carriers are to provide on the public record for the year 2013 total traffic volumes for roaming service provided to Canadian wireless carriers, broken down separately for voice, data and text messaging.

Date modified:

2014-05-22