Decision CRTC 2001-607
Ottawa, 26 September 2001
File #: 8698-C12-18/01
To: Distribution List
Subject: Approval of revised Canadian NPA Relief Planning Guidelines
In October 1999, the Canadian Steering Committee on Numbering (CSCN)
began work on a set of Canadian Number Plan Administration (NPA) relief
planning guidelines. The guidelines developed by the CSCN were approved
by the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) and forwarded to
the Commission in May 2001.
As the document has been revised many times, the Commission conducted
an extensive review to ensure that it accurately reflects CISC processes
as well as recent Commission determinations with regard to numbering.
Following its review of the document, the Commission determined that
several minor revisions of the document were necessary in order to:
ensure a level playing field for all carriers
(section 4.9);
harmonize the guidelines with determinations of the
Commission and other guidelines which have been approved since the
development of these guidelines began (sections 4.12, 5.1.2(i),
5.2.2(a), 5.2.3, 6.1, 6.24, 7.1, 9.1 and certain glossary
definitions);
increase transparency and public access to NPA
relief planning processes (sections 4.13, 5.1.8, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6 and the
timeline in Appendix B);
provide a mechanism for making recommendations
arising from a change of circumstances (sections 4.15 and 6.27);
clarify the position the Commission has taken on
10-digit local dialing across area code boundaries (sections 4.6, 6.17
and 7.2);
encourage carriers to either use or relinquish
central office codes that have been "reserved" in area codes
that require relief (section 4.7); and
affirm the Commission’s authority over numbering
(sections 5.1.3, 6.21, 6.23, 8.2 and 8.3).
The Commission approves the Canadian NPA Relief Planning Guidelines
as amended.
The approved guidelines are available on the following CRTC website: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/cisc/eng/cisf3fg1.htm.
Yours sincerely,
Ursula Menke
Secretary General
Date Modified: 2001-09-26
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