Edith Watson Good Afternoon, We Are in Receipt of Correspondence From
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Edith Watson From: Marie Lapp <[email protected]> Sent: April 20, 2020 2:52 PM To: A. Hory, RDMW; Claire Moglove ([email protected]); G. Doubt; J McNabb, NI911 Chair ; L. Wallace, RDN; M. Swift, CVRD Cc: A. Radke, qRD; Brian Pearson; C. Morrison, RDN; David Leitch; D. Pearce, RDN; G. Fletcher, RDMW; H. Zenner, ACRD; Russell Dyson; Beth Dunlop; C. Loudon, RDN Adminisntration; Kevin Douville; Randy Zaleschuk; qathet Administration; RDMW Administration ([email protected]); S. Bremer, CRFD; Email - [email protected]; Teresa Warnes; W. Thomson, ACRD Subject: NI911 - CRTC Suspension of Next Generation 9-1-1 Deadline Attachments: Emergency_Services_-_Sec_Gen_Letter_re__suspension_of_NG9-1-1_deadlines.pdf Importance: High Good afternoon, We are in receipt of correspondence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), advising that a result of COVID-19 they are suspending the deadlines for Next Generation 9-1-1, The date which the NG9-1-1 network providers must have their systems ready to support NG9-1-1 voice, has been extended from June 30, 2020 to March 30th, 2021. NI 9-1-1 Corp is continuing to move ahead with the commitments to Next Gen 911 within this budget year. We have attached the CRTC correspondence for your reference. This item will also be on the next NI 9-1-1 agenda for receipt and discussion. Regards, Marie Lapp Financial Services Assistant Comox Valley Regional District 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 0G8 Tel: 250-334-6000; Toll free: 1-800-331-6007 Fax 250-334-4358 Email: [email protected] 1 April 08, 2020 Our reference: 8665-C12-201507008 BY EMAIL Distribution List RE: Suspension of Next-Generation 9-1-1 deadlines due to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting measures taken to contain it are having a significant impact on citizens and businesses across Canada, including Originating Network Providers (ONPs) and 9-1-1 network providers responsible for the implementation of Next Generation 9-1- 1 (NG9-1-1). Consequently, the Commission understands that the maintenance of current networks, including in-service 9-1-1 networks, is being prioritized over work relating to the deployment of NG9-1-1 networks. Given the present force majeure situation posed by the pandemic, the Commission hereby suspends the upcoming deadlines established as part of the NG9-1-1 Framework1, and states the preliminary view that these deadlines be re-established as follows: i. the date for filing of NG9-1-1 cost studies and tariffs by NG9-1-1 network providers, from 1 June 2020 to 1 March 2021 and from 30 June 2023 to 30 March 2024, respectively; ii. the date at which NG9-1-1 network providers and ONPs must have their networks ready to support NG9-1-1 Voice, from 30 June 2020 to 30 March 2021; iii. the deadline for NG9-1-1 network providers to make available their interconnection specifications to support NG9-1-1 Text Messaging, from 30 June 2020 to 30 September 2021; and iv. the date by which wireless service providers must provide NG9-1-1 Text Messaging based on Real Time Text (RTT)2 throughout their operating territories wherever their networks are capable of doing so, and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) have launched NG9-1-1 Text Messaging, from 30 December 2020 to 30 March 2022; 1 Telecom Regulatory Policy 2017-182 – Modernizing 9-1-1 networks to meet the public safety needs of Canadians, 1 June 2017, and Telecom Decision 2019-353 - CISC Emergency Services Working Group – Consensus report on matters related to compatibility, reliability, resiliency, and security for next-generation 9-1-1, 22 October 2019. 2 NG9-1-1 Text Messaging is a service that will enable Canadians to request emergency assistance using Real-Time Text (RTT), a protocol where the text message is transmitted instantly as it is being typed. - 2 - v. the date at which the existing 9-1-1 networks must be decommissioned, from 30 June 2023 to 30 March 2024. vi. the dates by which certain reports of the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee’s Emergency Services Working Group3 are to be submitted: 1. ESTF0090 from 10 April 2020 to 30 September 2020; 2. ESTF0085 from 15 May 2020 to 30 September 2020; 3. ESTF0073b from 23 May 2020 to 27 November 2020; 4. ESTF0091 from 15 June 2020 to 27 November 2020; and 5. ESTF0093 from 30 June 2020 to 27 November 2020. Furthermore, the Commission is of the preliminary view that it would be appropriate to establish a new milestone associated with the operation of NG9-1-1 networks. In this regard, the Commission considers it appropriate to expect that every NG9-1-1 networks will be in service by 30 June 2021. A NG9-1-1 network would be considered to be “in service” where (i) the production onboarding 4 and testing is complete; (ii) NG9-1-1 service tariffs have been approved by the Commission; and (iii) NG9-1-1 traffic is transiting over the NG9-1-1 networks. The Commission will initiate a public proceeding at a later date to formally establish new deadlines for the above listed NG9-1-1 milestones, once the situation has settled and the full extent of the pandemic can be better assessed by the various NG9-1-1 stakeholders. Interested persons will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed revised deadlines as well as the appropriateness of establishing a new in-service date and the specific parameters that would apply. Sincerely, Original signed by Claude Doucet Secretary General CC: Étienne Robelin, Manager, Emergency Services, [email protected] Mylène Germain, Senior Analyst, Emergency Services, [email protected] 3 The Emergency Services Working Group (ESWG) is a permanent working group under the umbrella of the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC), which deals with technical and operational issues related to 9-1-1 service in Canada. 4 During the NG9-1-1 trial, the ONPs and PSAPs are connected to the NG9-1-1 networks in a test environment, through the trial onboarding process, where only test NG9-1-1 traffic transits over the networks. After the trial, the ONPs and PSAPs will be connected to the NG9-1-1 networks in a production environment, through the production onboarding process, where live NG9-1-1 traffic will transit over the networks. ANNEX A Distribution list: 2094206 Ontario Ltd (o/a Ruralwave) 412 Networks Inc. 676766 Ontario Limited o/a KWIC Internet 8241104 Canada Inc. 9144-3036 Quebec Inc. 9303-4338 Québec inc. (Accès Télécom) 9315-1884 Québec inc. A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd. Abbotsford Police Access Communications Co-operative Limited Achatplus Aeromedical Emergency Services Ltd. Agence municipale de financement et de développement des centres d’urgence 9-1-1 du Québec Airtel Wireless LTD Alberta E911 Advisory Association Alberta Emergency Management Agency Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Allstream Business Inc. Altima Solutions Limited Amtelecom Telco GP Inc. AT&T Mobility Canada Axiom Technologies, LLC Beanfield Technologies Inc. Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership Bell Canada Bell Mobility Inc. Bell MTS Inc. Blue Canada Wireless Inc. Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority Bragg Communications Incorporated Broad-Connect Telecom Inc. Brooke Telecom Co-operative Ltd. Bruce Telecom Ontario Inc. Câble-Axion Digitel inc. Câblovision Warwick inc. Camrose Police Service Canadian Association of the Deaf Canadian Association of the Deaf-Association des Sourds du Canada and Deaf Wireless Canada Committee Canadian Hearing Society Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group (CITIG) et al Canadian National Society of the Deaf-Blind Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc. Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association Canyon.TV, Incorporated Chatham Police CIK Telecom Inc. City of Calgary, Public Safety Communications City of Edmonton 911 & Police City of Lethbridge, Public Safety Communications Centre City of Lloydminster 911 Centre City of Medicine Hat 911 Centre City of Red Deer Emergency Services City West Cable (North) Corp. CityWest Mobility Corp. CityWest Telephone Corporation Cloudwifi Inc. CNIB Coalition pour le service 9-1-1 au Québec Cochrane Telecom Services of the Town of Cochrane Cogeco Connexion Inc. Cogeco Peer 1 (Canada) Inc. Communication Stratford, coop de solidarité de câblodistrib Comwave Networks Inc. Conseil provincial du secteur municipal du SCFP-Québec Continuum Online Services Ltd. Coop Câblo Leeds Coop Télé-câble Ste-Clotilde-de-Beauce Coopératif de câblodistribution Ste-Catherine-Fossambault Coopérative Antenne T.V. St-Zacharie Coopérative de Câblodistribution Ste-Agathe CoopTel, coop de télécommunication Cross Country T.V. Limited Deaf Wireless Canada Consultative Committee DERYtelecom Inc. Distributel Communications Limited DMTS, a division of Bell Canada DND Fire Duclos & Michaud Télécom Inc. Durham Regional Police East Central 911 Call Answer Society Eccentric Artists Technical Services Ltd. E-Comm 9-1-1 Ecotel inc. Emergency Services Working Group Espanola Police Execulink Telecom Inc. FGLTEL Inc. Fibernetics Corporation FibreStream Inc. Fido Solutions Inc. FlexITy Holdings Inc. Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission Freedom Mobile Inc. Frontier Networks Inc. Frontline Broadband Inc. Gananoque Police/Fire GB Tel Incorporated Globalstar Canada Satellite Co. Go Fibre Corporation Gogo Connectivity Ltd. Gosfield North Communication Co-operative Limited Grande Prairie Fire Department Greater Sudbury Telecommunications Inc. Groupe Maskatel LP Guelph Police Halton Regional Police Hamilton Police Hay Communications Co-operative Limited HCE Telecom Inc. Hearst Communication Bureau Huron Telecommunications Co-Operative Limited Ice Wireless Inc. InnSysVoice Corp. Internet Access Solutions Ltd. Inukshuk Wireless Partnership / Société Inukshuk Sans Fil Iristel Inc. ISP Telecom Inc. iTeraTEL Communications Inc. IXICA Communications Inc. Jasper Park 911 Centre Kawartha Lakes Police Keewaytinook Okimakanak Kimcot Inc. Kingston Police KMTS, a division of Bell Canada Kyetech Canada Inc. La Compagnie de téléphone de St-Victor La Compagnie de téléphone Upton inc. La Coopérative de câblodistribution de l'Arrière-Pays La Corporation Hearst Connect Corporation Lakeland Energy Ltd.