[Asterisk-Users] Look What 911 Will Cost in Canada
Bob's Leaky News Service
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Fri Apr 7 16:52:05 MST 2006
Are you nuts or french canadian? The increase is from just under $4.00
to almost $1000.
On 4/7/06, John Novack <jnovack at stromberg-carlson.org> wrote:
> Where is the problem?
> Does one expect this service to be provided for free?
> 1600 bucks to set up a VOIP provider, and 2K per month sounds reasonable
>
> John Novack
>
>
> Bob's Leaky News Service wrote:
>
> >Check out the proposed prices when this is approved.
> >
> >
> >
> >BELL CANADA REPORT
> >
> >
> >ON THE
> >
> >
> >ECONOMIC EVALUATION
> >
> >
> >FOR
> >
> >
> >THE TARIFF REVISION
> >
> >
> >OF
> >
> >
> >Bell Canada's Access Services Tariff Item 315 – Zero-Dialed
> >
> >Emergency Call Routing Service (0-ECRS)
> >
> >
> >
> >*2 March 2006
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >TABLE OF CONTENTS
> >
> > Page
> >
> >1.0 GENERAL 3
> >1.1 Purpose of the Study 3
> >2.0 SERVICE DESCRIPTION 3
> >2.1 Service Characteristics 3
> >2.2 Service Benefits 3
> >2.3 Marketing Considerations 3
> >3.0 TARIFF CONSIDERATIONS 4
> >3.1 Tariff Components 4
> >3.2 Rate Determination Principles 4
> >3.3 Proposed Service Commencement Date 4
> >4.0 IMPUTATION TEST 4
> >5.0 DEMAND AND REVENUE INFORMATION 5
> >5.1 Forecast Assumptions and Methodology 5
> >5.2 Number of Customers 5
> >5.3 Number of 0-ECRS Calls 5
> >5.4 Bell Canada Average 0-ECRS Call Duration 5
> >5.5 Estimates of Demand Quantities 5
> >6.0 PHASE II COSTS 6
> >6.1 Study Assumptions 6
> >6.2 Study Period 7
> >6.3 Financial Parameters and Tax Rates 7
> >6.4 Cost Inclusions 7
> >6.4.1 Expenses Causal to the Service 7
> >6.4.2 Capital Causal to the Service 8
> >6.4.3 Capital Causal to Demand 8
> >6.4.4 Expenses Causal to Demand 8
> >6.4.5 Phase II Cost Summary 9
> >7.0 3RD PARTY ACQUISITION COSTS AND COSTS OF UNDERLYING CATEGORY I
> >COMPETITOR SERVICE COMPONENTS 9
> >
> >
> >
> >1.0 GENERAL
> >
> >1.1 Purpose of the Study
> >
> >1. The purpose of this study is to support the following revisions to
> >Bell Canada's (the Company's) Access Service Tariff 7516 (AST) Item
> >315 – 0-ECRS (Emergency Call Routing Service).
> >
> >Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-5: VoIP 9-1-1 call routing directs Bell Canada to:
> >
> >- make 0-ECRS available to Voice over Internet Protocol Service
> >Providers (VoIPSPs) who register as resellers with the CRTC.
> >
> >- offer 0-ECRS to VoIPSPs who are registered as resellers with the
> >CRTC at the same rate it is offered to other eligible parties -
> >Wireless Service Providers (WSPs), Canadian Pay Telephone Service
> >Providers (CPTSPs), Alternate Operator Service Providers (AOSPs),
> >Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Interexchange Carriers
> >(IXCs).
> >
> >- provide the Call Routing Lists and Traffic Operator Position
> >Records (TOPR) lists that are currently provided to traditional 0-ECRS
> >customers.
> >
> >
> >2.0 SERVICE DESCRIPTION
> >
> >2. The revision to the 0-ECRS Service is to allow VoIPSPs who are
> >registered as resellers with the CRTC to access Bell Canada's 0-ECRS.
> >Using 0-ECRS, VoIPSPs will be able to route fixed non native and
> >nomadic 9-1-1 VoIP calls to Primary 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering
> >Points (PSAPs).
> >
> >2.1 Service Characteristics
> >
> >3. Bell Canada will provide VoIPSPs with a Call Routing List, a TOPR
> >list and an authorization PIN number under the terms of 0-ECRS.
> >VoIPSPs will be responsible for providing a call answer centre to
> >perform location determination of a 9-1-1 VoIP caller. The VoIPSP
> >call answer centre will then use the Call Routing List or TOPR list to
> >automatically route the call to a Primary Public Safety Answering
> >Point (PSAP) without Bell Canada Operator assistance.
> >
> >2.2 Service Benefits
> >
> >4. The revision to the 0-ECRS will enable VoIPSPs to provide basic
> >9-1-1 service in Bell Canada territories.
> >
> >2.3 Marketing Considerations
> >
> >5. Potential customers are currently WSPs, CPTSPs AOSPs, CLECs and
> >IXCs. New target customers are VoIPSPs that are registered as local
> >resellers with the CRTC.
> >
> >
> >3.0 TARIFF CONSIDERATIONS
> >
> >3.1 Tariff Components
> >
> >6. The following rates and charges apply to 0-ECRS:
> >
> >Tariff Components Monthly Rate Service Charge
> >
> >Set-up Charge, per customer N/A $1,658.09
> >Access Charge, per customer $2011.15 N/A
> >
> >7. This service is provided initially to the customer under a two-year
> >contract under the terms and conditions of which are specified in the
> >0-ECRS agreement and is renewed on a successive one-year term basis.
> >
> >3.2 Rate Determination Principles
> >
> >8. The proposed tariff rate(s) for 0-ECRS is based on Phase II costs
> >plus a 15% mark-up as per the Commission's determinations at paragraph
> >231 of Regulatory framework for second Price Cap, Telecom Decision
> >CRTC 2002-34, 30 May 2002, for Category I competitor services.
> >
> >3.3 Proposed Service Commencement Date
> >
> >9. The Company is proposing to introduce Access Service Tariff 7516
> >(AST) Item 315 –0 ECRS to VoIPSP's on 1 May 2006.
> >
> >
> >4.0 IMPUTATION TEST
> >
> >10. The imputation test associated with 0-ECRS has been met in
> >accordance with the imputation test methodology as set out in the
> >November 1998 Commission letter which was subsequently amended by
> >Issues related to imputation test methodology - Rebanding decision
> >follow-up, Decision CRTC 2001-737, 29 November 2001, and Review of
> >price floor safeguards for retail tariffed services and related
> >issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 2005-27, 29 April 2005 (Decision
> >2005-27), and other relevant decisions or orders.
> >
> >11. Tables 1 and 2 in the Appendix of this Economic Evaluation provide
> >the results of the imputation test for 0-ECRS. Table 1 provides the
> >total present worth (PW) of revenues and costs over the study period
> >and Table 2 provides the monthly revenues and costs per 0-ECRS
> >customer.
> >
> >
> >5.0 DEMAND AND REVENUE INFORMATION
> >
> >5.1 Forecast Assumptions and Methodology
> >
> >5.2 Number of Customers
> >
> > 12. The number of Access Independent VoIPSPs was estimated to be #
> >possible VoIPSP customers. Cable companies were excluded from this
> >estimate since they are classified as fixed VoIPSPs and do not require
> >the 0-ECRS solution. It is assumed that # of the VoIPSPs have call
> >centres, which translates into # potential VoIPSP customers.
> >
> > 13. There are # known AOSPs. It is anticipated that # of the #
> >VoIPSPs will utilize these AOSPs as third party call centres, which
> >translates into # VoIPSP 0-ECRS customers.
> >
> > 14. There are also # ILECs that will purchase the tariff to enable
> >the national VoIP 9 1 1 routing.
> >
> > 15. Total customer demand is therefore, # VoIPSPs plus # AOSPs plus
> > # ILECs for a total of # 0-ECRS customers.
> >
> >5.3 Number of 0-ECRS Calls
> >
> > 16. Wireline 9-1-1 statistics indicate that on average there will be
> > # VoIP 9-1-1 call per month from # out of every # VoIP end-users in
> >Ontario and Québec. This factor is applied to the VoIP end-user
> >demand to determine the number of monthly VoIP 9-1-1 calls per
> >customer. The VoIP end-user demand forecast is based on a Cambridge
> >market study purchased by the Company.
> >
> > 17. These calls are incremental to the base existing 0-ECRS Call Volume.
> >
> >5.4 Bell Canada Average 0-ECRS Call Duration
> >
> > 18. The average 0-ECRS call duration of # minutes is based on the
> >average wireline 9 1 1 call duration.
> >
> >5.5 Estimates of Demand Quantities
> >
> >19. The estimated annual demand quantities of customers and Category I
> >Competitor Service components are provided in Table 3 in the appendix
> >of this Economic Evaluation. These demand estimates were used to
> >develop revenues and costs of 0-ECRS.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ># Filed in confidence with the CRTC.*************
> >6.0 PHASE II COSTS
> >
> >20. The Phase II costs are determined in accordance with the Phase II
> >costing principles set out in Inquiry into Telecommunications
> >Carriers' Costing and Accounting Procedures – Phase II: Information
> >Requirements for New Service Tariffs Filings, Telecom Decision CRTC
> >79-16, 28 August 1979 (Decision 79-16), excluding cross-effects as per
> >Decision 94-19, and as amended by subsequent Commission decisions.
> >
> >6.1 Study Assumptions
> >
> >21. All results are in 2006 dollars.
> >
> >22. Table 4 in the Appendix of this Economic Evaluation provides the
> >vintages of unit costs used in the study and the capital increase
> >factors (CIFs), expense increase factors (EIFs), and productivity
> >improvement factors (PIFs) used to restate the unit costs from the
> >respective vintage to 2006 dollars.
> >
> >23. The working fill factors used to develop the capital costs are
> >provided in Table 4a in the Appendix of this Economic Evaluation.
> >
> >24. The Capital Cost Factors (CCF) used to develop the Phase II costs
> >associated with support structures, inter-office fibre cables, power,
> >and adjunct network are provided in Table 4b in the Appendix of this
> >Economic Evaluation. The CCF's were filed with the Commission on 24
> >September 2004 and were effective as of the same date.
> >
> >25. The life estimates used in the study were filed with the
> >Commission on 10 February 2006 and were effective as of the same date.
> > These life estimates are consistent with those approved by the
> >Commission in Implementation of Price Cap Regulation and Related
> >Issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 98-2, 5 March 1998.
> >
> >26. Since 0-ECRS is a Category I Competitor Service which is subject
> >to the (I-X) factor, CIFs, EIFs and PIFs were not applied within the
> >study period in accordance with the Commission's letter dated 14 July
> >2003 re: Follow-up to 18 June 2003 letter concerning Phase II costing
> >information requirements.
> >
> >27. The underlying Category I competitor services were included at
> >Phase II costs in accordance with the Commission's letter dated 7
> >October 2005 re: Modifications to the General Tariff Economic Study
> >Report Guidelines.
> >
> > 28. Installed First Costs (IFC) per 0-ECRS dedicated T1s were used to
> >calculate the 9-1-1 Tandem capital cost of the 0-ECRS service.
> >
> >29. The number of 0-ECRS 9-1-1 calls is estimated at # call during
> >the peak hour. CPU costs for this volume of calls are negligible and
> >thus are excluded from the study.
> >
> >6.2 Study Period
> >
> > 30. The study period is from 1 May 2006 to 31 December 2008.
> >
> >6.3 Financial Parameters and Tax Rates
> >
> >31. The financial parameters and tax rates used in the study are
> >provided in Table 5 in the Appendix of this Economic Evaluation.
> >These parameters and tax rates were filed with the Commission on 10
> >February 2006, and were effective as of the same date.
> >
> >6.4 Cost Inclusions
> >
> >32. Detailed descriptions of the cost inclusions in each category are
> >provided in the sections below.
> >
> >6.4.1 Expenses Causal to the Service
> >
> >33. The expenses causal to the service are based on explicit cost
> >estimates. Cost inclusions by expense category are provided below:
> >
> >- Advertising and Promotion
> >
> >There are no advertising and Promotion expenses causal to the service.
> >
> >- Billing-related
> >
> >There are no billing-related expenses causal to the service.
> >
> >- Portfolio
> >
> >This category includes portfolio costs associated with the expenses
> >causal to the service and the expenses included in the Present Worth
> >of Annualized Cost (PWAC) of capital causal to the service. The
> >portfolio expenses were estimated through the application of a
> >portfolio loading of 3.6% on all expense cash flows causal to the
> >service.
> >
> >- Other
> >
> >This expense category includes costs associated with the Carrier
> >Services Group, project management, training and other operational
> >activities.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ># Filed in confidence with the CRTC.
> >
> >
> >6.4.2 Capital Causal to the Service
> >
> >34. The capital causal to the service has been developed using
> >explicit cost estimates. Cost inclusions by capital cost category are
> >provided below:
> >
> >- Hardware
> >
> >There is no hardware-related capital expenditure causal to the service.
> >
> >- Software
> >
> >This capital expenditure category includes the software development
> >costs associated with modifying the billing and ordering system, IS/IT
> >project management, translation and programming in the switches
> >required for routing, development and testing activities related to
> >the implementation of the solution.
> >
> >6.4.3 Capital Causal to Demand
> >
> >35. Capital causal to demand includes costs associated with equipment
> >and facilities required to provision the 0-ECRS. The capital costs
> >causal to demand for 9-1-1 Tandem are reported under Switching
> >Equipment. The capital costs causal to demand reported under Other
> >are for the Virtual Facilities Group.
> >
> >6.4.4 Expenses Causal to Demand
> >
> >36. Expenses causal to demand include one-time and ongoing costs
> >associated with maintenance, service provisioning, advertising, sales
> >management and billing, and other operational activities.
> >
> >37. Cost inclusions by expense cost category are as follows:
> >
> >- Maintenance
> >
> >Expenses associated with the Call Routing Lists and TOPR lists.
> >
> >- Service Provisioning
> >
> >One-time cost associated with order processing and order fulfilment
> >activities and administrative support performed by the business
> >office, and the cost associated with issuing of the Ontario and Québec
> >specific Call Routing Lists and TOPR lists.
> >
> >- Advertising & Sales Management
> >
> >There are no advertising and sales management expenses causal to demand.
> >
> >- Billing
> >
> >The billing-related expenses causal to demand are negligible and thus
> >are assumed to be zero for the purpose of the study.
> >
> >- Portfolio
> >
> >This category includes portfolio costs associated with the expenses
> >causal to demand and the expenses included in the Present Worth of
> >Annualized Cost (PWAC) of capital causal to demand. The portfolio
> >expenses were estimated through the application of a portfolio loading
> >of 3.6% on all expense cash flows causal to demand.
> >
> >- Other
> >
> >Other includes variable common costs.
> >
> >6.4.5 Phase II Cost Summary
> >
> >38. The Detailed Summary of Phase II Costs for 0-ECRS and Costs Causal
> >to the Service are provided in Tables 6 and 7 in the Appendix of this
> >Economic Evaluation. These tables report the Phase II costs excluding
> >acquisition costs and excluding costs associated with the underlying
> >Category I competitor services.
> >
> >
> >7.0 3RD PARTY ACQUISITION COSTS AND COSTS OF UNDERLYING CATEGORY I
> >COMPETITOR SERVICE COMPONENTS
> >
> >39. There is no 3rd party service cost associated with 0-ECRS.
> >
> >40. Category I competitor service components include Floor Space
> >Physical Co-Location Arrangement and Power Consumption.
> >
> >41. The cost of AST Item 110, Floor Space Physical Co-Location
> >Arrangement and Power Consumption was estimated by the Phase II costs
> >associated with land, building and power in accordance with the
> >Commission staff's letter dated 7 October 2005 re: Modifications to
> >the General Tariff Economic Study Report Guidelines.
> >
> >42. The PWACs associated with the major Category I competitor service
> >components are provided in Table 8 in the Appendix of this Economic
> >Evaluation.
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