From: Michael Hasinoff[SMTP:hasinoff@physics.ubc.ca]
Reply To: hasinoff@physics.ubc.ca
Sent: September 26, 2001 2:27 PM
To: procedure@crtc.gc.ca; regulatory.affairs@telus.com
Subject: rate increase
<<File: hasinoff.vcf>>
Secretary General
CRTC
Dear Sir,
I am adamantly opposed to the proposed rate increase to support a
subsidized Service Improvement Plan for extended or upgraded service in
rural communities. I see no reason why the subscribers in high density
urban locations like Vancouver, Calgary or Edmonton should pay for
service improvements for rural customers. They do not pay a share of
the higher property taxes or extra gas taxes we must pay to cover
Translink, etc. They obtain many benefits from living in a rural
environment and any costs involved in their service upgrade should be
covered directly by the parties who benefit or by General Tax Revenue
from Ottawa. It should not come from a customer subsidy !!! The Telus
proposal indicates a sharing agreement of 1:25 which means a 96% subsidy
from outside the community---this is clearly unfair.
Yours Truly,
Michael Hasinoff
3535 West 29 Ave
Vancouver, BC V6S 1T2