CRTC extends NG911 deadline, maintains two systems until 2027

Regulator also designates small ILECs as ONPs By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Friday extended by two years the deadline to decommission the legacy 911 system, after public safety groups said they wouldn’t be able to make the March 4, 2025 deadline to implement the new system. The regulator said a majority of proceeding intervenors – including the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, and the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada – said they would not be able to implement the system by this week. The CRTC has now set March 31, 2027 as the...