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Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to the distribution list

Ottawa, 4 July 2023

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Subject: Introduction of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) Service – Request for extension to deadlines

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the Commission) is in receipt of a letter from the Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) on behalf of its member Small Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (SILECs), dated 21 June 2023, requesting an extension of the deadline for the filing of responses to the requests for information (RFI) contained in the Commission staff letter issued on 14 June 2023 from the current 7 July 2023 filing date.

The ITPA stated its extension request is due to the complexity of the questions in the RFI and the need to consult with its members and outside expert resources, as well as limited availability of staff during the summer.

In order to ensure a complete and robust record upon which the Commission can base its deliberations, Commission staff is of the view that an extension of the date to file responses to the RFI of 14 June 2023 would be appropriate.  As such, the process associated with the applications identified in Attachment 1 is amended as follows:

All documents filed and served must be received, not merely sent, by the date provided.  Parties are to send an electronic copy of all documents to Commission staff copied on this letter.

The Commission requires the response or other documents to be submitted electronically by using the secured service “My CRTC Account” (Partner Log In or GCKey) and filling the “Telecom Cover Page” located on the Commission’s website.

A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to the public record of the related proceedings.

As set out in section 39 of the Telecommunications Act and in Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961, Procedures for filing confidential information and requesting its disclosure in Commission proceedings, persons may designate certain information as confidential. A person designating information as confidential must provide a detailed explanation on why the designated information is confidential and why its disclosure would not be in the public interest, including why the specific direct harm that would be likely to result from the disclosure would outweigh the public interest in disclosure. Furthermore, a person designating information as confidential must either file an abridged version of the document omitting only the information designated as confidential or provide reasons why an abridged version cannot be filed.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

Chris Noonan
Director, Competitor Services & Costing Implementation
Telecommunications Sector

c.c.: 

Stais Armstrong, CRTC, 819-775-0401, stacey.armstrong@crtc.gc.ca;
Daniel Cardozo, CRTC, 819-962-5720, daniel.cardozo@crtc.gc.ca;
B. Natraj (Nat Natraj), CRTC, 819-953-5081, nat.natraj@crtc.gc.ca

Attach. (1) Distribution List

Distribution List

Applicants - ITPA member SILECs

Company, Tariff Notice Number, Our Reference Number, Company Contact

Applicants - All Other Telecommunications Providers

Company, Tariff Notice Number, Our Reference Number, Company Contact

Interveners

Organization; Organization Representative(s); Organization Contact

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