CRTC reviewing network interconnection device obligations

OTTAWA – The CRTC has launched a public proceeding to set out rules regarding the installation of a network interconnection device (NID) when the incumbent local exchange carrier’s (ILEC) network is disconnected from the inside wire at the home of a residential customer who has elected to take a cable telephone service and no longer wishes to use any services provided on the ILEC’s network (Telecom Public Notice 2007-3). The commission is asking for comment on whether a NID should be installed at the premises of a residential customer when no such device is present; should the cableco or ILEC...