Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Wanda Mali (Bell Quebec)
Ottawa, 18 December 2024
Reference: 8665-C12-201507008
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Wanda Mali
Specialist, Applications – Network Provisioning - Numbering
Bell Quebec
100 Borough Drive
Scarborough, ON, M1P 4W2
wanda_marie.mali@bell.ca
Subject: Approval of emergency notification for early activation of NPA-NXX in Gatineau, Quebec
Dear Wanda Mali,
On 12 December 2024, Bell Quebec requested that Commission staff approve an emergency notification for the early activation of central office (CO) code 452 in area code 873 (Gatineau, Quebec) on 11 January 2025 instead of the original anticipated effective date of 1 February 2025. This notification would occur in an expedited manner rather than 66 days after the received date of a completed Part 1 Form, as specified in the Canadian Central Office Code (NXX) Assignment Guideline (the Guideline).
Bell Quebec indicated that this CO code is to be dedicated to the Federal Government and must be activated early in order to meet its client’s needs in relation of the Government of Canada public switched telephone network Access Service (GPAS).
Commission staff considers the request for an emergency notification to be justified.
Bell Quebec is reminded that, per the Guideline, carriers are to make their best efforts to implement the CO codes in the shorter timeframe but are not obligated to implement these CO codes in their networks in less than the normal minimum 45 day activation interval and, consequently, call blocking, routing errors and/or billing errors could occur.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Michel Murray
Director, Dispute Resolution & Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications Sector
c.c.: Etienne Robelin, CRTC, etienne.robelin@crtc.gc.ca
Kelly T. Walsh, Canadian Number Administrator, kelly.walsh@cnac.ca
Colin O’Neil, Bell Canada, colin.oneill@bell.ca
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