From:
Dave and Mary Ballen[SMTP:dballen@shaw.ca]Sent: September 8, 2001 12:20 PM
To: procedure@crtc.gc.ca
Cc: regulatory.affairs@telus.com
Subject: PRICE CAP REGULATION
Re Upcoming CRTC hearing
The Service Improvement Plan provides substantial subsidies to unserviced "communities" (10 residents or more ) of $25,000 where the resident only has to pay $1,000. Effectively, the rest of the customer base must pay for this.
How are the subsidizing customers of Telus getting a payback on this subsidy. - ie are the local rates going to be high enough to cover the interest and principal repayment of the subsidies over time? How many years will this take?
Secondly, I don't agree with business customers have no rate increase constraineds. Over the last number of years inflation has been substantially less than the 10% proposed for areas with no competition and unlimited where there is competition.
Sincerely
Dave Ballen