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CRTC to investigate lack of French 911 service

News | 01/23/2024 5:30 pm EST
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The CRTC has sent letters on Jan. 22 to interested parties to try to get to the bottom of two incidents where people in distress could not get 911 service in French. The stories were first reported in the Montreal news outlet La Presse.

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