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Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Philippe Gauvin (Bell Canada Inc.) and Stephen Schmidt (TELUS)

Gatineau, 29 January 2026

Reference: 8660-T66-202600106

BY EMAIL

Philippe Gauvin, Assistant General Counsel
Bell Canada Inc.
160 Elgin St., 19th Floor
Ottawa, ON K2P 2C4
bell.regulatory@bell.ca

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

Subject: Application for urgent relief regarding Bell Canada’s degradation of its mandated wholesale FTTP service to TELUS

Dear Stephen Schmidt and Philippe Gauvin:

On 28 January 2026 Bell Canada filed an objection to the contents of TELUS’ reply with respect to interim relief in the above noted matter filed that same day. Bell requested the ability to file a rebuttal to the new facts submitted in that reply by 2:00 PM (EST) on 30 January 2026. Bell also asked that its deadline for Bell to file its answer to TELUS’ final relief request be extended until 5:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 as a result.

TELUS objected to Bell’s request for additional process requesting that further process be rejected or that a decision be made before the additional process could conclude, on the understanding it could be adjusted in light of the new argument.

In order to allow the Commission to assess TELUS’ interim and final relief requests in a timely and effective manner, Commission staff sets the following revised timelines:

Bell is required to submit its answer to TELUS’ final relief request by Tuesday, 3 February 2026, serving a copy on TELUS. TELUS is required to submit its reply comments by Thursday, 5 February 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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