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Ottawa, 20 December 2010
Our Reference: 8663-C12-201015470
BY E-MAIL
Mr. Kenneth Fischer
MTO Telecom Inc.
225 - 2600 Ontario East
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 4K4
kfischer@mtotelecom.com
Dear Mr. Fischer:
Re: Obligations of local VoIP service providers with respect to 9-1-1 emergency service
In Emergency service obligations for local VoIP service providers, Telecom Decision CRTC 2005-21, 4 April 2005 (Decision 2005-21), the Commission mandated that all local VoIP service providers are required to provide 9-1-1 service.
In Follow-up to Emergency services obligations for local VoIP service providers, Decision 2005-21 – Customer notification requirements, Telecom Decision CRTC 2005-61, 20 October 2005 (Telecom Decision 2005-61), paragraphs 9 and 15, local VoIP service providers are required to submit to the Commission their proposed customer notification texts, prior to use, for Commission review. The proposed texts must adhere to Emergency Services Working Group Consensus Report ESRE039D – Customer Notification Issues re: 9-1-1 Calls on VoIP, 21 July 2005 (the Report), and paragraphs 11 to 13 of Telecom Decision 2005-61.
On 18 November 2010, MTO Telecom Inc. (MTO Telecom) filed its proposed customer notification texts with respect to its local VoIP 9-1-1 emergency service. On 1 December 2010, MTO Telecom filed further information related to its proposed customer notification texts. Commission staff has reviewed the submission and considers that, in order for staff to evaluate compliance with the directives of Telecom Decision 2005-21 and Telecom Decision 2005-61, MTO Telecom is required to:
a) confirm to the Commission that, as a VoIP provider, MTO Telecom is currently providing 9-1-1 service;
b) provide the name, address and contact information of your third party VoIP 9-1-1 emergency call answering bureau;
c) provide copies of customer notification texts MTO Telecom proposes to use for its starter kit (both externally and inside the kit) to reflect that VoIP 9-1-1 emergency service is different from traditional 9-1-1 service and to note important 9-1-1 information/user tips;
d) provide copies of customer notification texts MTO Telecom proposes to use for its marketing communications including television, radio and printed materials, and point of sale communications such as sales scripts;
e) reflect in the terms of service section under Liability, and also make reference to same in the user tips inside the starter kit, a full description of the company’s limitations of liability with respect to VoIP 9-1-1 emergency service;
f) provide a copy of the telephone set warning sticker, or the text that would appear on the sticker, which indicates to the customer that, when dialing 9-1-1 the customer must be prepared to provide their present address/location, and in addition to also note on the sticker that for more details, visit MTO Telecom’s website (insert the company’s website name); and
g) provide an online link to its terms of service and other important notification texts, related to VoIP 9-1-1, on each page of its website associated with local VoIP service.
Accordingly, MTO Telecom is to submit the above-noted information for Commission review, no later than 30 calendar days from the date of this letter.
The company’s letter is to indicate the reference number noted above with the subject title “Obligations of local VoIP service providers with respect to 9-1-1 emergency service”. The letter can be submitted using the online service at the Commission’s website (www.crtc.gc.ca) under the Telecommunications Sector link, by selecting the option «Submit a telecom-related document online» and further selecting the application type «other». Address your submission to:
Robert A. Morin
Secretary General
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N2
Should you have any questions regarding the information requested in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
‘Original signed by S. Bédard’
Suzanne Bédard
Senior Manager, Tariffs
Telecommunications
cc: C. Abbott, CRTC (819) 997-4509
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