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Ottawa, 25 August 2014
Our reference: 8663-C12-201313601
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RE: Review of wholesale services and associated policies, Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-551 – Requests for disclosure of information designated as confidential in the second round of interventions
Dear Madams/Sirs:
This letter addresses requests for disclosure of information designated as confidential made in the proceeding initiated by Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-551, as amended.Footnote 1
On 8 July 2014, the Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc. (CNOC) filed requests for disclosure of information for which confidentiality had been claimed in connection with second round interventions filed on 27 June 2014 by Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel), Bell Aliant and Bell Canada. These parties responded to CNOC’s requests on 17 and 18 July 2014.
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 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 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.
In the circumstances of this case, Commission staff considered, amongst other relevant considerations, whether disclosure of the information would meaningfully benefit public participation and the competitive sensitivity of the information itself.
Having regard to all the considerations set out above, Bell Aliant and SaskTel are to disclose on the public record certain confidential information from their respective second round interventions. For Bell Aliant, the company is to disclose the first four words identified in the 6th bullet (relating to ARPU) of paragraph 50, as well as all of the information identified in paragraph 53. For Sasktel, the company is to disclose the confidential information identified in paragraph 19. Bell Aliant and SaskTel are to provide this information by 2 September 2014.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Lyne Renaud
Director, Competitor Services and Costing
Telecommunications Sector
c.c.: Philippe Kent, CRTC, 819 953-4057, philippe.kent@crtc.gc.ca
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Review of wholesale services and associated policies, Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-551, 15 October 2013, as amended by Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-551-1, 8 November 2013.
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