PSAPs ask CRTC to mandate pre-production NG911 network for testing purposes

OTTAWA – Following the British Columbia government’s Part 1 application filed last month requesting the CRTC mandate a testing environment for Canada’s next-generation 911 (NG911) networks, a group of representatives of Canadian public safety answering points (PSAPs) has filed its own Part 1 asking for a commission decision in support of a pre-production NG911 network and quality assurance program. Signatories to the application -- dated Sept. 22, filed with the CRTC on October 4 and posted on the CRTC’s website Tuesday -- include representatives from Barrie Fire Dept., BC Emergency Health Services, City of Calgary, City of Lethbridge, E-Comm 9-1-1, Edmonton...