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Fact sheet
Registration as a Reseller of Telecommunications Services or as
a Reseller of High Speed Retail Internet Service
Reseller
registration form
What is a Reseller of Telecommunications Services?
A reseller of telecommunications services is a service provider or a company
engaged in the subsequent sale or lease on a commercial basis, with or without
adding value, of a telecommunications service provided by a Canadian carrier on a
wholesale basis. The registration requirement originates in Competition in the
provision of public long distance voice telephone services and related resale and
sharing issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 92-12, 12 September 1992 (Decision
92-12). Resellers of
telecommunications services are assigned the file number CRTC 8180-C12-05/90.
What is a Reseller of High Speed Retail Internet Service?
As indicated in Application concerning access by Internet service providers
to incumbent cable carriers' telecommunications facilities, Telecom Decision
CRTC 99-11, 14 September 1999 (Decision
99-11), a reseller of
High Speed Retail Internet Service means a service provider engaged in the resale
of retail Internet Services. Cable carriers are cable distribution undertakings
that also provide telecommunications services using the same facilities that they
use to provide cable service. Decision
99-11 requires cable
carriers to make their high speed retail internet services available for resale
at a 25% discount from the lowest retail rates they charge for their retail high
speed internet services in their respective servicing areas during any one month.
Resellers of High Speed Retail Internet Service are assigned the file number
CRTC 8180-C12-06/99.
How to register as a Reseller
Send a letter requesting registration to the Commission addressed to: Diane
Rhéaume, Secretary General, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications
Commission, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2, or electronically by using our electronic form.
Include the services to be offered and in what locations, the company’s name
and address, the name and title of a contact person, contact telephone and fax
numbers as well as the contact’s e-mail address in the cover letter.
When you register as a Reseller, you are also required to provide a copy of
your request for registration to the company whose services you plan to resell.
How will I know I have been registered with the CRTC?
Within two working days of the receipt of your request to register, the
staff at the Commission will send you a confirmation note that the request
was received. By the following Friday, you should be able to view your
name on our Resellers
list or Resellers
of High Speed Retail Internet Service list posted on our web site
at www.crtc.gc.ca under Industries
at a Glance. This confirms your registration.
If I register as a Reseller, do I need to start filing tariffs?
Resellers are not required to file tariffs for Commission approval.
Contribution
In Changes to the contribution regime, Telecom Decision CRTC
2000-745,
30 November 2000, the Commission concluded that all telecommunications service
providers, such as incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), alternate providers
of long distance services (APLDS), competitive local
exchange carriers (CLECs), resellers, wireless service providers (WSPs),
international licensees, satellite service providers, Internet service providers
(if a telecommunications service is provided), payphone providers, data and
private line service providers were required to contribute to a national
contribution fund to subsidize local residential telephone service in rural and
remote areas. Their contributions are based upon their total Canadian
Telecommunications Service Revenues (CTSR), less certain deductions. CTSR are
revenues from Canadian telecommunications services.
For reporting instructions and the
annual revenue form, please
refer to our web site at www.crtc.gc.ca.
What if I need to make any changes to my registration?
Resellers must notify the Commission and any telephone company whose service
the reseller is reselling immediately upon beginning or ceasing to resell any
telecommunications services. The information is to be kept current at all times.
Resellers must notify the Commission of any changes including the company’s name,
address, the name and title of a contact person and that person’s telephone and
fax numbers, and e-mail address in the cover letter to: Diane Rhéaume, Secretary
General, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa,
Ontario K1A 0N2, or by using our electronic form.
Need help?
If you have any questions concerning Reseller issues, please contact us at telinfo.list@crtc.gc.ca or at 1-877-249-2782
Date Modified: 2006-05-29 |
