Telecom Commission Letter addressed to Jeffery Eisenberg (AccessLine Communications Corporation)
Ottawa, 12 February 2020
Our reference: 8663-C12-201015470
BY EMAIL
Mr. Jeffery Eisenberg
General Counsel
AccessLine Communications Corporation
Suite 800
1070 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C4
legal@intermedia.net
RE: AccessLine Communications Corporation – Obligations of local voice communication service over Internet Protocol (VoIP service) providers with respect to 9-1-1 emergency service
Dear Mr. Eisenberg:
On 17 September 2019, AccessLine Communications Corporation filed information related to its local VoIP 9-1-1 emergency service. This is to advise you that based on the information provided by AccessLine Communications Corporation including the name of the 9-1-1 service provider, Commission staff is satisfied that AccessLine Communications Corporation’s VoIP service meets its obligations for providing VoIP 9-1-1 service. Commission staff also considers that the proposed customer notification texts submitted by the company for review by the Commission are in compliance with the directives in Telecom Decision 2005-21Footnote1 and Telecom Decision 2005-61Footnote2. Finally, as of the date of this letter, Commission staff notes that AccessLine Communications Corporation has completed the required information to be placed on the Commission’s list of Resellers and has a Basic International Telecommunications Service (BITS) licence.
It is the company’s responsibility to continue to provide 9-1-1 service to its customers and to provide customer notification texts informing customers of any 9-1-1 service limitations. The customer notification texts must be posted on the company’s website within five (5) business days of this letter or, in the case of new companies, by the date the company begins offering service to consumers. The company is also responsible for meeting all ongoing regulatory filings to maintain its licences and registrations.
Finally, the company is responsible for keeping current with regulations concerning the provision of 9-1-1 service. These regulations can be found on the Commission’s website at http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/telephone8.htm.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Michel Murray
Director, Dispute Resolution & Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications Sector
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