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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2007-7
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See also:
2007-7-1 Ottawa, 8 May 2007 |
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Review of local number portability for voice over Internet
Protocol services
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Reference:
8663-C12-200707052 |
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In this Public Notice, the Commission
initiates a proceeding to address matters regarding the extent to which
local number portability functionality must be supported for
access-dependent local voice over Internet Protocol services. |
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Introduction
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In Regulatory framework for voice
communication services using Internet Protocol, Telecom Decision
CRTC 2005-28, 12 May 2005, as amended by Telecom Decision
CRTC 2005-28-1, 30 June 2005 (Decision 2005-28), the Commission set out
its requirements regarding local number portability (LNP) functionality
in relation to local voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. |
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In Reconsideration of Regulatory
framework for voice communication services using Internet Protocol,
Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-53, 1 September 2006 (Decision 2006-53), the
Commission reaffirmed the regulatory regime for local VoIP services
established in Decision 2005-28.1
In Decision 2006-53, the Commission denied a request made by Bell Canada
for the removal of LNP requirements for secondary numbers.2 |
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In Bell Digital Voice Service,
Telecom Decision CRTC 2007-21, 5 April 2007 (Decision 2007-21), the
Commission noted that Bell Canada's proposal related to its Bell Digital
Voice service3
included provisions with respect to LNP that would allow customers
to migrate their current telephone number to use as a primary telephone
number for Bell Digital Voice service, and vice versa, where suitable
facilities existed. Bell Canada did not, however, include provisions
related to porting telephone numbers used as secondary numbers. In that
regard, the Commission also noted that no evidence was filed in that
proceeding concerning customer demand and the cost-effectiveness of
implementing full LNP capabilities related to Bell Digital Voice
service. |
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In Bell Canada and Bell Aliant Regional
Communications, Limited Partnership - Business IP Voice Standard service,
Telecom Order CRTC 2007-109, 5 April 2007 (Order 2007-109), the
Commission noted that Bell Canada's and Bell Aliant Regional
Communications, Limited Partnership's (Bell Aliant) proposals included
provisions with respect to LNP for telephone numbers used as primary or
secondary telephone numbers for Business IP [Internet Protocol] Voice
Standard service,4
where suitable facilities existed within each company's respective
footprint. Bell Canada and Bell Aliant did not, however, include
provisions related to LNP for out-of-territory numbers. In that regard,
the Commission noted that there was no evidence in that proceeding
concerning customer demand and the cost-effectiveness of implementing
full LNP capabilities related to Business IP Voice Standard service. |
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In both Decision 2007-21 and Order
2007-109, the Commission considered that further process was required to
address matters regarding the extent to which LNP functionality must be
supported for VoIP services. |
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Issues to be addressed in this proceeding
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The Commission invites comments regarding
the extent to which LNP functionality must be supported for local VoIP
services, with supporting rationale. In their comments, parties should
address implementation constraints, technical issues, customer demand,
and cost-effectiveness related to the support of LNP |
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a) for secondary numbers assigned from within the company's
operating territory;
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b) for secondary numbers assigned from outside the company's
operating territory;
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c) for primary numbers assigned from outside the company's
operating territory; and
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d) with respect to the porting-in of telephone numbers.
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The Commission notes that matters related
to the recovery of costs associated with implementing LNP are excluded
from the scope of this Public Notice. This matter has been dealt with in
Local competition start-up and LNP costs established, Order CRTC
2000-143, 23 February 2000. |
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Procedure
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Bell Aliant, Bell Canada, MTS Allstream
Inc., Saskatchewan Telecommunications, and TELUS Communications Company
(the major ILECs) are made parties to this proceeding. |
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Other persons interested in participating
in this proceeding (including receiving copies of all submissions)
must notify the Commission of their intention to do so by filling
out the on-line form, or by writing to the Secretary General, CRTC,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, or by faxing at: 819-994-0218 by 22 May 2007
(the registration date). Parties are to provide their email address,
where 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. |
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The Commission will issue on its website,
as soon as possible after the registration date, a complete list of
interested parties and their mailing addresses (including their email
addresses, if available) identifying those parties who wish to receive
disk versions. |
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The major ILECs are to file, and other
parties may file, with the Commission, comments and the evidence that
they consider necessary to support their arguments, serving a copy on
all other parties, by 9 July 2007. Evidence should be related to
customer demand for, implementation constraints on, technical issues
associated with, and the cost-effectiveness of implementing full LNP
capabilities related to VoIP services as well as any other material that
parties may wish to refer to in this proceeding. |
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All parties may file reply comments with
the Commission, serving a copy on all other parties, by 6 August 2007. |
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The Commission expects to issue a decision
on the issues raised in this Public Notice within 90 days after the
record closes. |
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The Commission will not formally
acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments and
they will form part of the public record of the proceeding. |
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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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Parties may file their submissions
electronically or on paper. Submissions longer than five pages should
include a summary. |
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Electronic submissions should be in HTML
format. As an alternative, those making submissions may use "Microsoft
Word" for text and "Microsoft Excel" for spreadsheets. |
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Each paragraph of all submissions should be
numbered. In addition, the line ***End of document*** should be entered
following the last paragraph. This will help the Commission verify that
the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission. |
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The Commission also encourages parties to
monitor the record of this proceeding (and/or the Commission's website)
for additional information that they may find useful when preparing
their submissions. |
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Important notice
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Note that all information that you provide
as part of this public process, except information granted
confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, email or
through the Commission's website at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a
publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's website.
This information includes your personal information, such as your full
name, email address, postal/street address, telephone and facsimile
number(s), and any other personal information you provide. |
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The personal information you provide will
be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information
was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with
that purpose. |
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Documents received electronically or
otherwise will be posted on the Commission's website in their entirety
exactly as you send them, including any personal information contained
therein, in the official language and format in which they are received.
Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format. |
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Please note that the information you
provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into
an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This
database is accessible only from the webpage of this particular public
process. As a result, a general search of our website with the help of
either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not
provide access to the information which was provided as part of this
public process. |
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Location of CRTC offices
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Submissions may be examined or will be made
available promptly upon request at the Commission offices during normal
business hours: |
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Toll-free telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782 |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B1
Tel.: 819-997-2429
Fax: 819-994-0218 |
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel.: 902-426-7997
Fax: 902-426-2721 |
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205 Viger Avenue West, Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2
Tel.: 514-283-6607 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel.: 416-952-9096 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel.: 204-983-6306 - TDD: 204-983-8274
Fax: 204-983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue, Suite 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel.: 306-780-3422 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel.: 780-495-3224 |
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580 Hornby Street, Suite 530
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel.: 604-666-2111 - TDD: 604-666-0778
Fax: 604-666-8322 |
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Secretary General |
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This document is available in
alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site:
www.crtc.gc.ca |
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___________ Footnotes:
1 In
Order in Council P.C. 2006‑1314, dated 9 November 2006, the Governor in
Council varied Decisions 2005‑28 and 2006‑53 in relation to the
regulatory regime for retail local access‑independent VoIP services.
2 Bell
Canada's General Tariff Item 7026 - Business IP Voice Standard and Item
7031 - Bell Digital Voice define a secondary number as a number which
can receive calls but cannot originate calls.
3
The Commission notes that Bell Digital Voice service is not an
access‑independent service.
4
The Commission notes that Business IP Voice Standard service is not an
access‑independent service. |