Sirs,

I write to express my opposition to any plan giving Telus rights to

increase telephone rates to pay for an extension of their services.

Telus is already charging too much for the poor services they provide.

They have recently foisted upon B.C.customers a 10 digit dialling system

for all calls, which I believe was technically unecessary, and has been

done as a cheap way of servicing customers in order to protect the company

profit margins. I and many others known to me, find that roughly 50% of

local calls have to be redialled now in order to make connections.

I expect the CRTC to bear in mind the monopoly position of Telus,

and protect consumers. I plan to discuss this matter with my member of the

Feeral parliament.

Julius L.Stoller,FRCSC Emeritus Professor Dept of Surgery University of B.C.

3089 West 45th.Avenue

Vancouver B.C. V6N 3L9

Canada

Tel. 604 266-0092

Fax. 604 266 3384

Cell 604 880 5049

e mail:stoller@interchange.ubc.ca

"We are not here for a long time. We are here for a good time"