ARCHIVED - Telecom Commission Letter Addressed to Bill Gispen (Lakeland Energy Ltd.)

 Ottawa, 8 December 2015                                                         

Our reference: 8180-L26-201013713

Via Email bgispen@lakelandenergy.com

Bill Gispen
Lakeland Energy Ltd.
395 Centre St.
Huntsville, ON
P1H 2M2

RE: Registration of Lakeland Energy Ltd. as a CLEC

Dear Mr. Gispen,

On 4 December 2015, Lakeland Energy Ltd. (Lakeland) completed the requirements to register as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC). Based on the information provided, Lakeland meets the requirements to be placed on the CLEC list as a CLEC type IV and is hereby authorized to:

• Provide local switched services as a CLEC provided it continues to meet the requirements set out in Decision 97-8 (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/comm/telecom/eslcclec.htm)
• Provide local switched services as a CLEC in Bell Aliant's territory in the exchanges listed in the Appendix to this letter.

Lakeland is reminded that in order to remain on any Facilities-Based registration list(s), it must comply with the appropriate regulatory regime and complete the required information in the Data Collection System (DCS) on an annual basis.

As indicated in Telecom Decision 2006-58 paragraph 85, the Commission considers that through this process, it will become aware, on a timely basis, should a small CLEC exceed the 10,000 customer threshold. The Commission determined that once a small CLEC exceeds the customer threshold or ceases to offer local VoIP services through a reseller and offers local VoIP services through its own resources, it must implement all the CLEC obligations, from which it may have obtained relief, within six months.

The registered entity must also keep any information in its Basic International Telecommunications Services (BITS) license application current.

Failure to comply with any of the above noted statutory requirements will result in the revocation of Lakeland‘s authority to provide service and removal from the CRTC’s registration list(s).

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by Ferhana Ansari

Ms. Ferhana Ansari
Senior Manager
Data Collection and Systems

c.c.:      Garth Steele, Central Fund Administrator
J.R. Sarrazin, President of the Canadian LNP Consortium Inc.
S. Whitehead, Secretary of the Central Fund Administration Consortium
Glen Brown, Canadian Numbering Administrator
Gary Jessop, Canadian Numbering Consortium Inc.
Philippe Gauvin, Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership

Appendix

Lakeland Energy Ltd.
Circonscription de Bell Aliant

Date modified:

2015-12-08