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Ottawa, 8 February 1993
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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 93-21
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BELL CANADA - INTRODUCTION OF 9-1-1 PUBLIC EMERGENCY REPORTING SERVICE
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Reference: Tariff Notices 4646 and 4661
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The Commission has received applications from Bell Canada (Bell) for approval of tariff revisions providing for the introduction of 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Service (PERS).
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Under Tariff Notices 4646 and 4661, Bell proposes to destandardize the 9-1-1 Service currently offered under its General Tariff, and introduce 9-1-1 PERS Quebec and 9-1-1 PERS Ontario. These services would provide for the delivery of 9-1-1 calls from reporting locations to central answering agencies operated by local governments, and from central answering agencies to fire, police and ambulance dispatch centres. The features offered would include Selective Routing and Transfer, ALI, Call Control and Integrity Check.
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Bell proposes first to convert to PERS those municipalities who are currently provided with 9-1-1 Service. PERS would subsequently be rolled out to municipalities not currently provided with 9-1-1 Service. Where existing customers would be converted prior to contract expiry, Bell has proposed terms under which it would offer rebates for components it deems to be reusable in the provision of PERS.
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Under the proposed tariffs, Bell would bill subscribers directly, rather than charging the municipality. Under Tariff Notice 4646, Bell proposes the following monthly charges for the Quebec portion of its operating territory:
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Residence subscribers - $0.41
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Business subscribers - $0.41
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Small Centrex III - $0.41
(per local - up to 160 locals)
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Large Centrex III - $0.04
(per local - more than 160 locals)
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Microlink - $0.82
(per local - up to 160 locals)
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Microlink - $0.08
(per local - more than 160 locals)
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Megalink - $0.41
(per local equipped for outward local calling)
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Under Tariff Notice 4661, Bell proposes the following monthly charges for the Ontario portion of its operating territory:
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Residence subscribers - $0.30
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Business subscribers - $0.30
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Small Centrex III - $0.30
(per local - up to 160 locals)
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Large Centrex III - $0.03
(per local - more than 160 locals)
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Microlink - $0.60
(per local - up to 160 locals)
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Microlink - $0.06
(per local - more than 160 locals)
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Megalink - $0.30
(per local equipped for outward local calling)
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In both portions of its operating territory, Bell proposes that there be no charge for accessing PERS through public telephones or for those subscribers with four-party service.
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Procedure
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1. The mailing addresses to be used in this proceeding are:
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Mr. Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
CRTC
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N2
Fax: 819-953-0795
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Mr. B.A. Courtois
Vice-President
(Law & Regulatory Affairs)
Bell Canada
105 Hôtel-de-ville Street
6th Floor
Hull, Quebec
J8X 4H7
Fax: 819-778-3437
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2. The applications may be examined at any of Bell's business offices or at the offices of the CRTC, Room 201, Central Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, 1 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec, or Suite 602, Complex Guy-Favreau, East Tower, 200 René-Lévesque Blvd. West, Montréal, Quebec. Copies of Bell's applications may be obtained by any interested person upon request directed to the company at the address noted in paragraph 1.
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3. Persons wishing to participate in this proceeding (interveners) must file a notice of intention to participate with the Commission, serving a copy on Bell, by 10 March 1993.
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4. Interveners may address interrogatories to Bell. Any such interrogatories are to be filed with the Commission and served on Bell by 10 March 1993.
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5. Bell is to file responses to interrogatories, serving copies on interveners, by 7 April 1993.
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6. Interveners may file comments with the Commission, serving copies on Bell, by 5 May 1993.
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7. Bell may file a reply to any comments, serving copies on interveners, by 17 May 1993.
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8. Where a document is to be filed or served by a specific date, the document must be actually received, not merely mailed, by that date.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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