Telecom Commission Letter addressed to Dean Shaikh (Shaw Communications)

Ottawa, 29 May 2020

Our reference: 8661-S83-202003193

BY EMAIL

Mr. Dean Shaikh
Vice President Regulatory Affairs
Shaw Communications
40 Elgin Street, Suite 1400
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K6
dean.shaikh@sjrb.ca

Re:  Shaw’s Gigabit Residential Internet Service

Dear Sir:

The Commission is in receipt of the Part 1 application (Part 1) submitted on 29 May 2020 by Shaw Cablesystems G.P. and Shaw Telecom G.P. (collectively, Shaw) in which the company requested immediate interim relief from the speed-matching requirement as it applies to Shaw’s new residential Internet service, offering download speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (1 Gig Service).

The Commission is also in receipt of tariff notice number 32 (TN 32) from Shaw to introduce new Internet wholesale high speed services^Footnote1. TN 32 did not include the new 1 Gig Service referenced in Shaw’s Part 1.

While the Part 1 is still an open proceeding before the Commission, the speed-matching requirement continues to apply with regards to the obligation to make the new speed (i.e. 1 Gig service) available concurrently on a wholesale basis pursuant to the speed-matching requirement set out in Telecom Decision 2006-77 and Telecom Regulatory Policy 2010-632.

Accordingly, Commission staff requests that Shaw file, for the Commission’s approval, a tariff notice and the proposed rate for the new 1 Gig service in accordance with existing rules and procedures, by 12 June 2020.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

Lyne Renaud
Director, Competitor Services and Costing Implementation
Telecommunications Sector

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