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Letter
Ottawa, 2 March 2011
File No. : 8665-C12-200807943
BY EMAIL
Mr. John Maksimow
Tariffs Manager, Regulatory Affairs
MTS Allstream Inc.
PO Box 6666, MP19C
333 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3V6
john.maksimow@mtsallstream.com
Re: Internet Protocol Relay service tariffs
Dear Mr. Maksimow:
In a letter dated 1 December 2010, MTS Allstream Inc. indicated that it would be unable to implement wholesale Internet Protocol Relay service (IP Relay service) until the underlying service provider delivered the completed product to MTS Allstream, which was not expected until the first quarter of 2011.
In a letter dated 22 December 2010, Commission staff replied that it considered that it was appropriate to extend the deadline for the launch of MTS Allstream’s wholesale IP Relay service until 31 March 2011. Commission staff also noted that reporting requirements set out in a 25 June 2010 Commission letter remained in effect and reiterated that the Commission requires:
- all incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) who filed proposed tariffs for their IP Relay service, to file proposed tariff amendments reflecting the revised effective date of the service no later than 30 days before the proposed effective date; and
- all large and small ILECs who have not yet filed tariffs for IP Relay service, to file proposed tariffs no later than 30 days before the proposed effective date of the service.
The Commission has not yet received MTS Allstream’s proposed tariff for wholesale IP Relay service. If the company intends to launch this service by 31 March 2011, it should submit its proposed tariff no later than 15 March 2011. If MTS Allstream anticipates that it will not be able to meet the 31 March launch date, the company is to advise the Commission in writing why it will not be able to meet that date and when it will be able to provide the service.
Commission staff reminds MTS Allstream that its proposed wholesale IP Relay service tariff should include provisions to clarify that access to 9-1-1 via IP Relay service has certain limitations. In addition, MTS Allstream is expected to propose an amendment to its retail IP Relay service tariff to include similar provisions when it files its wholesale tariff.
Sincerely,
‘Original signed by N. Webster Cole
Nancy Webster Cole
A/Senior Manager, Tariffs
Telecommunications
cc: Laurie Ventura, CRTC, 819-997-4589, laurie.ventura@crtc.gc.ca
