OTTAWA – The CRTC is seeking feedback as it prepares for a review of the reseller registration obligation.
The Commission currently requires Canadian carriers and non-carriers (also known as resellers) to fulfill various obligations as a condition of offering and providing telecommunications services, including the obligation to register.
Resellers that provide interexchange services, local exchange services (also known as local telephone services), wireless voice services, local voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, Internet access services, and payphone services will still be required to register, the CRTC said Friday. The review will consider whether the registration obligation should apply, for example, to entities that offer (i) only services such as machine-to-machine services (e.g. alarm systems, parking meters, and Global Positioning System or GPS), or (ii) private Wi-Fi connections, such as those in coffee shops, airports, shopping malls or on public transportation.
Comments are due by January 30, 2018.
