Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Jonathan Holmes (Independent Telecommunications Providers Associations)
Gatineau, 4 July 2025
Our Reference: 8698-J92-202503367
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Jonathan Holmes
Executive Director
Independent Telecommunications Providers Associations
29 Peevers Crescent
Newmarket, ON L3Y 7T5
regulatory@itpa.ca
Subject: Part 1 Application by the Independent Telecommunications Providers Associations to delay the implementation of thousands-block pooling for small Telecommunications Service Providers – Procedural directions
On 27 June 2025, the Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) filed a Part 1 application requesting a one-year extension to the 6 October 2025 deadline for the implementation of thousand-block pooling by all local exchange carriers and wireless carriers. The ITPA cited various technical, administrative, and resource-related challenges in support of its request. While the application focuses primarily on small telecommunications service providers, the ITPA indicated that it would not object to the requested relief being extended to the entire industry.
The application was posted to the Commission’s website on 4 July 2024. Given the proximity of the deadline for which the extension is being sought, Commission staff is adopting an expedited process for this application.
Consequently, the deadline for interested parties to file interventions is 24 July 2025; the deadline for the applicants to file their reply is 31 July 2025.
This letter and any subsequent submissions will be placed on the CRTC’s website.
As set out in section 39 of the Telecommunications Act and in Procedures for filing confidential information and requesting its disclosure in Commission proceedings, Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961, parties may designate certain information as confidential but must provide a detailed explanation of 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, should parties designate information as confidential, they 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.
Note that, in accordance with its normal practices, the Commission may disclose or require the disclosure of information designated as confidential if it determines that its disclosure is in the public interest, i.e., where the specific direct harm does not outweigh the public interest in disclosure.
Where a document is to be filed by a specific date, the document must be received, not merely sent, by that date.
The Commission requires all documents to be submitted electronically by using the secured service “My CRTC Account” Partner Log In or GCKey and filing the “Telecom Cover Page” located on that web page.
Sincerely,
Original signed by Christine Marques for
Suneil Kanjeekal
Director, Dispute Resolution & Regulatory Implementations
Telecommunications
c.c.: Etienne Robelin, CRTC, etienne.robelin@crtc.gc.ca
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