Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to the Distribution list
Ottawa, 19 September 2023
Reference(s): 1011-NOC2022-0147
BY E-MAIL
Distribution list
RE: Telecommunications in the Far North, Phase II, Notice of Consultation CRTC 2022-147 (TNC 2022-147), Requests for information – 25 August 2023 – Correction
On 25 August 2023, a request for information (the RFI) was issued to various entities in the context of the proceeding initiated by TNC 2022-147.
It has come to Commission staff’s attention that there is an error in questions 38 and 39 of the RFIs. Both questions 38 and 39 of the RFIs begin with: “Several proposed changes (see Hearing Transcript, April 18, 2023, page 254, paragraph 1286) to Wholesale Connect have been made on the record of this proceeding.”
However, the reference to the proposed changes incorrectly referenced the Hearing Transcript and should have referenced the list that is enumerated in question 37 of the RFIs, namely:
- Increasing the maximum transmission unit from 1,500 bytes to at least 9,000 bytes;
- Making more than one point of presence per community per wholesale customer available;
- Making 10 Gigabits per second Ethernet ports available in network breakout point communities;
- Making more than one network breakout point on a redundant path available;
- Providing Ethernet and wavelength-based transport services;
- Offering Wholesale Connect as a Layer 2 network solution, instead of as a Layer 3 solution;
- Changing the Class of Service and Service Level Agreement provisions in the Wholesale Connect tariff;
- Changing the competitor quality of service regime applicable to Wholesale Connect, as set out in Review of the competitor quality of service regime, Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2018-123;
- Providing the option to purchase dedicated bandwidth as part of the Wholesale Connect service.
Therefore, questions 38 and 39 of the RFIs should now read as follows:
Wholesale Connect: Ranking priorities
- Several proposed changes (see the enumerated list in question 37) to Wholesale Connect have been made on the record of this proceeding. Rank, in order of priority, which changes are most important to you, and explain your ranking.
Respondents: Government of Northwest Territories, SSi, Iristel, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Competitive Network Operators of Canada
Wholesale Connect: Costs of implementation and impact on rates
- Several proposed changes (see the enumerated list in question 37) to Wholesale Connect have been made on the record of this proceeding.
- Explain the cost feasibility of each proposed change, and the potential impact to Wholesale Connect rates.
- Rank each proposed change in order of its likely impact on Wholesale Connect rates. Which would likely impact rates the least? Which would likely impact rates the most?
- If the changes were only offered in certain communities served by Wholesale Connect where competitors are interested in offering services, could this mitigate the associated costs of making the change, and therefore the impact on rates? Explain your answer.
Respondents: Northwestel
A copy of this letter will be placed on the public record of this proceeding.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Lisanne Legros
Director, Telecommunications Networks Policy
Telecommunications Sector
c.c.: Nicolas Gatto, CRTC, nicolas.gatto@crtc.gc.ca
Celia Millay, CRTC, celia.millay@crtc.gc.ca
Iva Jurisic, CRTC, iva.jurisic@crtc.gc.ca
Simon Wozny, CRTC, simon.wozny@crtc.gc.ca
Filsan Gure, CRTC, filsan.gure@crtc.gc.ca
Rebecca Hume, CRTC, rebecca.hume@crtc.gc.ca
Karen Soriano Ley, CRTC, karen.sorianoley@crtc.gc.ca
Sarah McMaster, CRTC, sarah.mcmaster@crtc.gc.ca
Distribution List :
Canadian Internet Registration Authority: Georgia.Evans@cira.ca
Competitive Network Operators of Canada: regulatory@cnoc.ca
regulatory@tacitlaw.com
Council of Yukon First Nations: Peter.Turner@cyfn.net
Daniel Sokolov: daniel@falco.ca
Dominion Gold Resources: dean@dominiongold.ca
Eeyou Communications Network and James Bay Cree Communications Society:
c.melancon@eeyou.ca
First Mile Connectivity Consortium: info@firstmile.ca
First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun: lisa@badenhorst.ca adrienne.hill@nndfn.com
G & V Global Developments: gvdevnt@gmail.com
Galaxy Broadband Communications, Inc.: lindsay@galaxybroadband.ca
rick@galaxybroadband.ca
Government of the Northwest Territories: telecom_reg@gov.nt.ca
Government of Yukon: sean.mcleish@yukon.ca
Hamlet of Resolute Bay: cedo@resolute.ca
Inuknet: jfbouchard@qcorp.ca lindsay@galaxybroadband.ca rick@galaxybroadband.ca
Iristel Inc.: regulatory@iristel.com regulatory@tacitlaw.com
IRP Consulting: tosh@irpotential.com
Kluane First Nation: lisa@badenhorst.ca
Kwanlin Dün First Nation: David.Burke@kdfn.net
Lorraine Rousseau: RousseLo@psac-afpc.com
National Indigenous Economic Development Board: erin.downey@sac-isc.gc.ca
daniel.hughes@sac-isc.gc.ca
New North Networks: tom@newnorth.ca
Northern Rockies Electric: schildknechtm@hotmail.com
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality: lthompson@northernrockies.ca
rblain@northernrockies.ca
Northwestel Inc.: regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca forward to Yukon First Nations Telco LP
Nukik Corporation: aaudouin@nukik.ca
OneWeb Technologies Inc.: joe.uglialoro@onewebtechnologies.net
Panarctic Communications Inc.: jfbouchard@qcorp.ca
Public Interest Advocacy Centre: jlawford@piac.ca
Rob Hopkins: media@openbroadcaster.com ,
Shadhäla Äshèyi yè Kwädän (Champagne and Aishihik First Nations): tbuzzell@cafn.ca
SpaceX Canada Corp.: cassandra.heyne@spacex.com
SSi Canada: regulatory@ssicanada.com
Taku River Tlingit First Nation: capital@gov.trtfn.com
cherish.clarke@digitalenginetech.com
TELUS Communications Inc.: regulatory.affairs@telus.com
Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Government: aaron.woroniuk@trondek.ca
Xplore Inc.: kelly.michalak@xplore.ca
Yukon First Nations Telco LP
Yukon Utilities Consumers' Group: rrondeau@northwestel.net
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