Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Stephen Schmidt (TELUS) and Philippe Gauvin (Bell Canada)
Gatineau, 21 January 2026
Reference: 8660-T66-202600106
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Stephen Schmidt
Vice-President – Telecom Policy & Chief Regulatory Legal Counsel
Telecom Policy & Regulatory Affairs
TELUS
215 Slater St., 5th Floor
Ottawa, ON K1P 0A6
regulatory.affairs@telus.com
Philippe Gauvin, Assistant General Counsel
Bell Canada Inc.
160 Elgin St., 19th Floor
Ottawa, ON K2P 2C4
bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Subject: Application for urgent relief regarding Bell Canada’s degradation of its mandated wholesale FTTP service to TELUS
Dear Stephen Schmidt and Philippe Gauvin:
This letter sets out expedited timelines for TELUS’ Part 1 application for urgent relief in response to actions allegedly taken by Bell Canada (Bell) that have affected the provisioning of wholesale high-speed access services.
TELUS requested that the Commission abridge the timelines in the CRTC Rules of Practice and Procedure with the result that Bell has until the close of business on 23 January 2026 to file its answer to this application and TELUS has until the close of business on 27 January 2026 to file a reply.
In order to allow the Commission to assess the matters raised in a timely manner, Bell is requested to file its answer to TELUS’ application by 23 January 2026, serving a copy on TELUS. Reply comments from TELUS may be filed by no later than 27 January 2026, serving a copy on Bell. Documents are to be received, and not merely sent, by these dates
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Noah Moser
Director General, Costing and Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications Sector
c.c.: Rudy Rab, CRTC, rudy.rab@crtc.gc.ca
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