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Ottawa, 25 November 2019

Our reference: 1011-NOC2017-0033


BY EMAIL

Mr. Phillip Koneswaran
Business Manager
IXICA Communications Inc.
174 Shropshire Drive
Toronto, ON M1P 1Z7
phillip@ixica.com


Subject: Request for information – Obligations with respect to Message Relay Services


Dear Mr. Koneswaran:

As noted in Telecom Regulatory Policy (TRP) CRTC 2018-466 titled Review of the regulatory framework for text-based message relay services, various categories of telecommunications service providers, including voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, are required to provide message relay services (i.e. both TTY relay services and IP relay services) to their retail customers, and may meet this obligation by:

Commission staff notes that IXICA Communications Inc. (IXICA) is currently registered with the Commission as a reseller of telecommunications services, and that IXICA’s website indicates the company offers VoIP phone service.

In light of the importance of message relay services to the Canadian public, the Commission is working to ensure that VoIP service providers are adhering to regulatory obligations set out in TRP 2018-466.

Accordingly, Commission staff requests a response to this letter by 9 December 2019 using the secured service “My CRTC Account” (Partner Log In or GCKey).

In your response, indicate whether IXICA:

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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