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Ottawa, 25 November 2019
Our reference: 1011-NOC2017-0033
BY EMAIL
Mr. Simon-Pierre Olivier
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
One Mount Pleasant Rd, 10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2Y5
rwi_gr@rci.rogers.com
Subject: Annual request for information regarding Message Relay Services - Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2018-466
Dear Mr. Olivier:
I am writing in regards to Rogers’ 31 January 2019 response to a request for information (RFI) letter issued on 17 January 2019. That letter was issued pursuant to the Message Relay Services (MRS) Regulatory PolicyFootnote1 published on 14 December 2018.
In order to have more complete information, Commission staff requests a response to this letter by 9 December 2019. The response must include answers to the three requests set out below.
Request #1
In responding to question 4 of the RFI letter, Rogers:
- did not indicate that it is making 9-1-1 via MRS available to its wireless subscribers. Rather, Rogers explained that Text with 9-1-1 allows them to communicate with an emergency service operator by using text messages after dialing 9-1-1.
- indicated that for wireline users, 9-1-1 is accessible via TTY by dialing 711 and connecting to an MRS operator 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. However, staff notes that Rogers’ Accessibility Services webpage indicates that MRS (i.e. calls via TTY or over the Internet) are not available for emergency services calls.
Given that paragraph 229 of the MRS Regulatory Policy requires all MRS providers to provide access to 9-1-1 service, explain when Rogers will come into compliance by:
- making 9-1-1 via MRS available to both its wireline and wireless subscribers; and
- correcting its Accessibility Services webpage to indicate this.
Request #2
Pursuant to paragraph 38 of the MRS Regulatory Policy, WSPs that offer and provide mobile wireless voice services will, by 14 June 2019, be required to offer IP relay service to their retail customers.
Confirm whether Rogers’ mobile wireless operations, including Rogers’ flanker brands, have met the 14 June 2019 deadline to offer IP relay service to their retail customers.
Request #3
Commission staff notes that in 2018, average monthly IP relay wait times were #63.33# seconds, while the percentage of calls answered within 20 seconds averaged #82.54%#.
What percentage of calls during 2018 that took longer than 20 seconds to be answered by a live relay operator were answered:
- between 20 seconds and 30 seconds;
- between 30 seconds and 60 seconds;
- between 60 seconds and 300 seconds; and
- after 300 seconds.
The filing of documents referenced in this letter is to be done using the secured service “My CRTC Account (Partner Log In or GCKey).”
Please note that responses to this letter are due 9 December 2019. If you have any questions, please contact Bradley Gaudet at bradley.gaudet@crtc.gc.ca.
Yours sincerely,
Nanao Kachi
Director, Social and Consumer Policy
Consumer, Research and Communications
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