ARCHIVED - Telecom Commission Letter addressed to Faye Hughes (Bruce Telecom)
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Ottawa, 21 November 2014
Our reference: 8740-B7-201411420
BY EMAIL
Ms. Faye Hughes
Regulatory Analyst
Bruce Telecom
PO Box 80, 3145 Highway 21 North
Tiverton, Ontario N0G 2T0
faye.hughes@brucetelecom.com
RE: Tariff Notice 150 – Various Tariff Items
Dear Madam:
On 6 November 2014, the Commission received an application by Bruce Telecom, under Tariff Notice 150 (TN 150), in which the company proposed several housekeeping changes to its General Tariff as well as two modifications to comply with decisions made by the Commission, namely Forbearance with respect to retail directory assistance services provided by the small incumbent local exchange carrier, Telecom Decision CRTC 2014-213 (Telecom Decision 2014-213) and Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules framework and the National Do Not Call List, Telecom Decision CRTC 2007-48 (Telecom Decision 2007-48).
Paragraph 28(1)(a) of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that the Commission may request parties to file information or documents where needed.
Bruce Telecom is requested to provide comprehensive answers, including rationale and any supporting information, to the attached questions within 10 calendar days of the date of this letter.
Consequently, this application, along with any associated subsequent revisions, will not be approved on an interim basis on the 15th calendar day following receipt. However, the
Commission intends to dispose of this application, along with any associated subsequent revisions, within 45 business days of receipt of the filing.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Michel Murray
Director, Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications Sector
c.c.: Bart Cameron, regulatory@brucetelecom.com
Jean-François Roof, CRTC, 819-639-2537, jean-francois.roof@crtc.gc.ca
Attach. (1)
ATTACHMENT
Request for information
In Telecom Decision 2007-48, the Commission directed incumbent local exchange carriers to remove the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules, with the exception of the rule related to the Centrex call transfer feature, from their tariffs, effective the date that the Commission started using its enforcement powers pursuant to sections 72.01 to 72.15 of the Act. The Commission also directed local exchange carriers (LECs) that file tariffs for Centrex service to retain the following rule in their tariffs and to change the wording in their tariffs to match this wording:
A reseller of Centrex service shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that subscribers and end-users of the Centrex service do not employ the Centrex call transfer feature to transmit telemarketing telecommunications.
The Commission directed LECs that do not file tariffs for Centrex service to include a contractual stipulation stating the above, effective the date the Commission started using its enforcement powers pursuant to sections 72.01 to 72.15 of the Act.
Bruce Telecom proposed to completely remove Section 850, Item 4, Restrictions on the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices (ADA) and conditions for unsolicited live voice and facsimile calls for the purposed of solicitation from its General Tariff.
Explain why Bruce Telecom has not retained the above-noted rule, although the company offers Centrex service in its General Tariff.
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