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Ottawa, 28 October 2014

File number: 8620-C12-201407206

BY E-MAIL

Distribution list

Re:  Wholesale Domestic Wireless Roaming caps implementation – Request for disclosure of information designated as confidential

Dear Madam, Sir:

On 28 July 2014, the Commission staff issued interrogatories seeking some specific data in relation to the methodologies and assumptions used by wireless service providers with respect to the calculation of the roaming cap(s) that a Canadian carrier can charge to another Canadian carrier for certain domestic roaming services pursuant to section 27.1 of the Telecommunications Act.

On 27 August 2014, TELUS, Bell Mobility, Rogers, MTS Allstream, TbayTel, Saskatchewan Telecommunications (saskTel), Ice Wireless and Bragg Communication Inc. carrying business as “Eastlink” and Videotron, (the wireless carriers) filed responses to these interrogatories.

Commission staff notes that responses of the wireless carriers demonstrate inconsistencies in the methodologies and assumptions used by different wireless carriers in support of the calculation of domestic roaming caps for voice, data and text messaging.  Commission staff considers that further investigation is necessary and will follow-up on its investigation in a separate letter.

Commission staff also notes that certain wireless carriers designated information as confidential pursuant to section 39 of the Telecommunications Act, often in a manner that was inconsistent with public disclosure by other carriers of similar information and without detailed justification.   Commission staff considers it necessary that information with respect to methodology be available on the public record in order to properly and efficiently pursue this matter.

Having regards to all the considerations set out above, the wireless carriers are requested to disclose for the public record certain information designated as confidential as set out in the Attachment 1 by 4 November 2014.

These submissions must be received, not merely sent, by that date.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

Lyne Renaud
Director, Competitor Services and Costing
Telecommunications Sector

c.c.: Abderrahman El Fatihi, CRTC, 819-953-3662, abderrahman.elfatihi@crtc.gc.ca

Attach. (1)

ATTACHMENT

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DESIGNATED AS CONFIDENTIAL

Bell Mobility(CRTC)28July2014-6 and Bell Mobility(CRTC)28July2014-7
Bell Mobility is to provide on the public record responses for which it requested confidentiality.

TELUS(CRTC)28July2014-6
TELUS is to provide on the public record response in page 2 for which it requested confidentiality except for dollar amounts.

Bragg(CRTC)28July2014-6
Eastlink is to provide on the public recordthe detailed description of all methodologies steps and assumptions associated with revenue allocation for each of the three wireless services (voice, data and text) to the extent suggested below:

Easlink is to provide on the public record the description.

Easlink is to provide on the public record the description.

Easlink is to provide on the public record the description except for the calculated roaming caps for voice, SMS and Data.

Easlink is to provide on the public record the description.

Easlink is to provide on the public record the last sentence of the second paragraph.

Easlink is to provide on the public record the description except for dollar amounts.

Easlink is to provide on the public record the description except for dollar amounts.

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
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

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