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ITPA wants national NG911 rate; incumbents tell CRTC not to use, or to limit, funding

News | 05/25/2022 6:27 pm EDT
The CRTC's headquarters at the Terrasses de la Chaudière complex in Gatineau, Que.

The Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) is suggesting to the CRTC that it establish a single low national next-generation 911 (NG911) rate for all Canadians, because having different rates between service providers competing for the same customers “will have a detrimental impact on competitive market forces.”

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