CRTC extends submission deadline for 9-1-1 review

OTTAWA - The CRTC, in response to a request from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), has extended the deadline to March 1, 2013 to file comments with the Inquiry Officer regarding the review of 9-1-1 services in Canada. In December of 2012 the regulator appointed Commissioner Timothy Denton as Inquiry Officer pursuant to section 70 of the Telecommunications Act. Denton is now conducting research on 9-1-1 services in Canada and will report his findings to the Commission by the end of May 2013. Denton’s report will focus on three broad areas: the performance and adequacy of the technology currently...