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Ottawa, June 18, 2014
Our reference: 8690-E17-201401455
BY EMAIL
Ms. Natalie MacDonald
Vice President, Regulatory Matters
Eastlink
8th Floor, 6080 Young Street
Halifax
Nova Scotia B3K 5M3
Regulatory.Matters@corp.eastlink.ca
RE: Eastlink Part 1 application – Bell Aliant Support Structure Invoices
Dear Ms. MacDonald,
On 18 June 2014, Bragg Communications Inc. operating as Eastlink (Eastlink) advised the Commission that due to an error in the email the Commission used to contact Eastlink, it had not received the Commission’s letter dated 2 June 2014 requesting interrogatory responses, nor a copy of the Commission’s letter dated 2 June 2014 requesting interrogatory response from Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership (Bell Aliant). Eastlink requested additional time to file interrogatory responses.
In view of the above, Eastlink is to file by 3 July 2014, responses to the interrogatories set out in the Attachment, serving a copy on Bell Aliant.
In the interests of fairness, Eastlink may file comments in regard to Bell Aliant’s responses by 14 July 2014, serving a copy on Bell Aliant. Bell Aliant may file reply comments by 21 July 2014, serving a copy on Eastlink.
Bell Aliant may file comments in regard to Eastlink’s responses by 14 July 2014, serving a copy on Eastlink. Eastlink may file reply comment by 21 July 2014, serving a copy on Bell Aliant.
Yours sincerely,
Original signed by:
Mario Bertrand
Director, Dispute Resolution
Telecommunications
c.c: Jesslyn Mullaney, CRTC, jesslyn.mullaney@crtc.gc.ca
Bell Aliant, regulatory@bell.aliant.ca
Attachment
- Provide a copy of the letter from Bell Aliant dated 4 February 2013, that Eastlink referenced in paragraph 20 of its application.
- With the purchase of poles from Newfoundland Power by Bell Aliant and without Bell Aliant’s census of the service poles, would Eastlink have been able to provide Bell Aliant with the number of the service poles used by Eastlink?
- Given that Bell Aliant can charge the unreported attachment charge for unreported attachments on service poles, explain why the identification of service poles in Newfoundland and Labrador is not relevant.
- In reference to the letter dated 9 February 2000, filed as Attachment 2 to Bell Aliant’s answer, provide evidence that Eastlink objected to Bell Aliant’s interpretation to charge for “non-last poles”.
- Comment on how the use of Eastlink’s error rate would impact on a going-forward basis the application of the unauthorized attachment charge and unreported attachment charge.
- Provide a copy of invoices, letters and any correspondence from Bell Aliant that sets out the Late Payment Charges/Interest.
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