CRTC steps in on projected telephone shortage in NS, PEI

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has created a special committee to address the predicted telephone number shortage for areas of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island served by area code 902. According to the Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA), which administers the distribution of phone numbers in Canada on behalf of the CRTC, the region is expected to run out of telephone numbers by April 2015. The Commission said Thursday that it will set up a relief planning committee to evaluate various options and make recommendations. As some options could require customers to change their telephone numbers, members of the public and the telecommunications...