Telecom - Secretary General Letter addressed to Philippe Gauvin (Bell Canada)
Gatineau, 16 May 2025
Our reference: 1011-NOC2023-0092
BY EMAIL
Philippe Gauvin
Assistant General Counsel
Bell Canada
19th Floor, 160 Elgin Street
Ottawa (Ontario) K2P 2C4
Bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Subject: Bell Canada central office code request
Dear Philippe Gauvin,
We are writing to inform you of the Commission’s decision regarding your request for the approval of 17 additional central office (CO) codes to be assigned to Bell Canada (Bell). This request was made on the basis that Bell requires these numbers to begin providing Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) services in the exchanges of Connaught, Earlton, Englehart, Iroquois Falls, Kamiskotia, Keewatin, Larder Lake, Latchford, Matheson, Port Elgin, Ramore, Sharbot Lake, South Porcupine, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Virginiatown, and Westport in Ontario.
On 30 October 2023, the Commission imposed an interim measure requiring Canadian carriers who require additional CO codes beyond planned levels to apply to both the Canadian Numbering Administrator and the Commission, justifying their need for additional resources. This measure is designed to conserve and maximize the use of available telephone numbers.
Having considered your request for additional numbering resources against factors outlined in the interim measure, the Commission is satisfied that it is justified, on the basis that:
- Bell intends to employ the 17 requested CO codes to begin providing CLEC services in these 17 new exchanges;
- Bell is not in possession of unused numbering resources from previous assignments which can be used instead; and
- Bell’s request complies with Telecom Decision 2007-23 in which the Commission determined that CLECs must acquire at least a single central office code per local interconnection region in which they provide local service.
Based on the above, the Commission grants Bell 17 additional CO codes in Ontario.
If you have any questions, please contact Étienne Robelin, Manager, Numbering Resource Administration, Telecommunications Sector, at etienne.robelin@crtc.gc.ca or 873-354-4325.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Marc Morin
Secretary General
CC: Suneil Kanjeekal, Director, Telecommunications, CRTC, suneil.kanjeekal@crtc.gc.ca
Kelly T. Walsh, Program Manager, Canadian Numbering Administrator, kelly.walsh@cnac.ca
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