ARCHIVED - Letter

Ottawa, 12 April 2010

Reference No.:  8661-B54-200904260

BY E-MAIL

Distribution

Dear Madams, Sirs:

Re:  Revised Interconnection Agreement for the Provision of E9-1-1 Service to a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

Please find attached interrogatories related to the above-noted application by Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership, and Bell Canada (the Companies). Responses to these interrogatories are to be filed with the Commission by 26 April 2010.

Annex 1 sets out interrogatories addressed to the Companies and Annex 2 sets out interrogatories addressed to competitive local exchange carriers that operate in the Companies’ territories.

Yours truly,

Original signed by

Suzanne Bédard

Senior Manager, Tariffs

Telecommunications

c.c.:  N. Froese, CRTC (819) 953-4720 nora.froese@crtc.gc.ca

Distribution List

ANNEX (2)

Distribution List

michel.messier@cogeco.com ;  andrew@isptelecom.net;  bell.regulatory@bell.ca ;  regaffairs@quebecor.com;  regulatory.affairs@telus.com;  gcordeau@maskatel.qc.ca;  ataylor@personainc.ca;  pdowns@nexicom.net;  Regulatory.Matters@corp.eastlink.ca;  jboutros@globility.ca ;  regulatory@distributel.ca;  steve@wtccommunications.ca;  grubb@hurontel.on.ca;  rbanks@mornington.ca;  rroy@telwarwick.qc.ca;  brenda.stevens@rci.rogers.com ;  sachuter@tcc.on.ca;  regulatory@telnetcommunications.com;  sbishay@iristel.com;  regulatory@execulink.com;  cedric.tardif@derytelecom.ca;  s.cloutier@axion.ca;  tim@cabletv.ca;  iworkstation@mtsallstream.com;  regulatory@vianet.ca;  regulatory.aff@fidomobile.ca;  tracy.cant@ontera.ca;  regulatory@brucetelecom.com;  rmccaffrey@seaside.ns.ca;  reglementation@xittel.net ;  pallard@cooptel.qc.ca;  alain.duhaime@sogetel.com;  lisagoetz@globalive.com;  regulatory@fibernetics.ca;  rishi.patel@flexity.ca;  info@mountaincable.net; regulatory@bell.aliant.ca

ANNEX 1

1. Identify all of the information entered into the E9-1-1 database for the Companies’ multi-line customers.  In particular, indicate whether the Companies include all or some of the following information and, if so, in what circumstances the information is included:

(i) Working Telephone Numbers (WTNs)[1] associated with an outgoing access line or DS-0 equipped for outward calling;

(ii) WTNs associated with DIDs that are not equipped for outward calling;

(iii) WTNs associated with Direct Inward Dial lines (DIDs) that are also equipped for outward calling;  

(iv) extension number information for extensions that are not DIDs; and

(v) location information associated with any of the above categories (e.g., the building address for outgoing access lines or an office number associated with a DID or an extension)

2. Identify all of the information that appears to the PSAP operator when an end-user of a multi-line customer dials E9-1-1. In particular, indicate whether the information identified in the Companies’ response to question 1 appears to the PSAP operator in all cases.

3. For the categories of information identified in question 1 that are not included in the E9-1-1 database:

(i) Indicate whether it would be possible for the Companies to obtain this information for all of their multi-line customers.

(ii) Identify any additional costs that would be incurred to obtain this information with supporting rationale.

(iii) Indicate whether including some or all of this information in the E9-1-1 database could improve public safety.

Identify, explain and provide some examples of under what circumstances, for multi-line customers, the company creates records in the 9-1-1 database based on the customer’s WTN or based on NAS.  Please indicate whether subsequently it is possible to distinguish which 9-1-1 database records were created based on the customer’s WTN or based on NAS.

Annex 2

1. Indicate whether the company provides multi-line service.  If yes, please respond to questions 2 to 4.

2. Identify all of the information entered into the E9-1-1 database for the company’s multi-line customers.  In particular, indicate whether the company includes all or some of the following information and, if so, in what circumstances the information is included:

(i) Working Telephone Numbers (WTNs)[2] associated with an outgoing access line or DS-0 equipped for outward calling;

(ii) WTNs associated with DIDs that are not equipped for outward calling;

(iii) WTNs associated with Direct Inward Dial lines (DIDs) that are also equipped for outward calling;

(iv) extension number information for extensions that are not DIDs; and

(v) location information associated with any of the above categories (e.g., the building address for outgoing access lines or an office number associated with a DID or an extension.)

2. Identify all of the information that appears to the PSAP operator when an end-user of a multi-line customer dials E9-1-1. In particular, indicate whether the information identified in the company’s response to question 1 appears to the PSAP operator in all cases.

3. For the categories of information identified in question 1 that are not included in the E9-1-1 database:

(i) Indicate whether it would be possible for the Companies to obtain this information for all of their multi-line customers.

(i) Identify any additional costs that would be incurred to obtain this information, with supporting rationale.

(ii) Indicate whether including some or all of this information in the E9-1-1 database could improve public safety.

Identify, explain and provide some examples of under what circumstances, for multi-line customers, the company creates records in the E9-1-1 database based on the customer’s WTN or based on NAS.  Please indicate whether subsequently it is possible to distinguish which E9-1-1 database records were created based on the customer’s WTN or based on NAS.

[1] A 10 digit number in the (NPA) – NXX – XXXX format.

[2] A 10 digit nu mber in the (NPA) – NXX – XXXX format.

Date modified:

2010-04-12