ARCHIVED - Telecom Public Notice CRTC 99-12
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Telecom Public Notice |
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Ottawa, 26 April 1999 |
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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 99-12 |
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SERVICE PROVIDER PORTABILITY FOR 500 AND 900 SERVICE ACCESS CODES |
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File No.: 8698-C12-01/99 |
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1.The Canadian Steering Committee on Numbering (CSCN), a CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) Working Group, has initiated Issue #29 to address number portability for Canadian 500 and 900 Service Access Codes (SACs). The CSCN members have also agreed to examine the disposition of 500 and 900 SAC numbers assigned to or reserved for Canadian carriers should a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area portability pool be established. In this regard, the CSCN is actively studying the impact of the inclusion of Canadian 500 and 900 SAC numbering resources in any NANP area portability pool. |
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2.The Commission agrees that these issues must be examined and requests the CISC to undertake a study and provide a report to the Commission on its findings. The report should be provided to the Commission no later than 4 February 2000. |
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3.The report should respond to the following questions which were addressed to the North American Numbering Council by the Federal Communications Commission in its Second Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, In the Matter of Telephone Number Portability, CC Docket No. 95-116, adopted October 15, 1998 and released October 20, 1998: |
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a) Is it technically feasible for all 500 number service providers to implement 500 number portability using existing network and administrative database capabilities? |
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b) If the answer to Question a) is "No", is technology available to develop the appropriate network and administrative database capabilities to deploy 500 number portability in the future? |
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c) If the answer to Question b) is "Yes", how long would it take to develop and deploy the necessary network infrastructure for 500 number portability, upon receipt of a regulatory directive? |
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d) Is it technically feasible for all 900 number service providers to implement 900 number portability using existing network and administrative database capabilities? |
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e) If the answer to Question d) is "No", is technology available to develop the appropriate network and administrative database capabilities to deploy 900 number portability in the future? |
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f) If the answer to Question e) is "Yes", how long would it take to develop and deploy the necessary network infrastructure for 900 number portability, upon receipt of a regulatory directive? |
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4.Any differences between the United States and Canadian network that would make it advisable to approach 500 and 900 number portability differently in Canada should be identified. The report should address the questions set out above from a purely Canadian context, and should identify the needs of Canadian subscribers and the Canadian industry. The report should include what actions need to be taken to meet the needs of Canadians. |
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5.Upon receipt of the report the Commission will determine what further action, if any, is required. |
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6.Persons wishing to participate in the CISC's examination of these issues and the development of the report must notify the Commission of their intention to do so by writing to Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2; fax: 819-953-0795; or email at public.telecom@crtc.gc.ca no later than 10 May 1999. Parties are to indicate in their notice their Internet email address, if available. If parties do not have access to the Internet, they are to indicate in their notice whether they wish to receive disk versions of hard copy filings. The Commission will issue a complete list of parties and their mailing addresses (including Internet email addresses, if available), identifying those parties who wish to receive disk versions. All parties may participate in the meetings and work of the CISC's CSCN Working Group to examine the issues and prepare the report. In addition, all interested parties will obtain a copy of the report produced. |
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7.All documents produced by participants in the course of the deliberations shall be filed with the CRTC forthwith in hard copy and in machine readable form and exchanged between participants by email. In addition, the documents may be examined, or will be made available promptly upon request, at the Commission's offices at the following addresses: |
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Central Building |
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Bank of Commerce Building |
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Place Montréal Trust |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East |
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275 Portage Avenue |
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Cornwall Professional Building |
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580 Hornby Street |
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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 sent, by that date. |
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Secretary General |
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