GATINEAU — As part of the CRTC’s ongoing wireless policy review, the Commission has directed Bell Mobility to disclose information previously designated as confidential regarding cost estimates related to the implementation of seamless roaming.
The order comes in a procedural letter dated May 29, in which the CRTC says Bell Mobility must “disclose its estimate of the per-border initial setup and ongoing maintenance costs associated with seamless roaming.” Bell is to provide the information to the Commission by June 5.
The request for disclosure came from Cogeco Communications in an April 30th letter submitted to the CRTC.
The Commission notes in its May 29th letter that both Rogers and Telus have publicly disclosed their implementation costs for seamless roaming, and says the Commission’s view is “the risk of harm to Bell Mobility in disclosing high level cost estimates in this case is outweighed by the public interest in such disclosure, as this information would enable parties to evaluate and compare the implementation costs for seamless roaming across the three national wireless carriers.”
As previously reported, the deadline for final submissions to the wireless policy review proceeding has been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Commission said in mid-May it was still evaluating a new deadline date for final submissions, while giving participants in the proceeding an opportunity to provide additional information regarding how the impact of the Covid-19 crisis may have altered their positions.
We’ll have more on that Wednesday (hint: Nobody has changed their minds…).
