I'd second Simon Rowland on that one... You don't need a license in CDN (accordingly to CRTC which I contacted a few months back with the same question)
/Claudius -----Original Message----- From: Tim St. Pierre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September 8, 2006 12:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [biz] Do you need a Telecom License to Operate a VoIP shop in Canada? That's good to know. I don't do my own trunking yet (I buy from Unlimitel and Les.net), but I might someday. Are there any specific regulations regarding this that you can reference (so I can cover my butt)? Thanks -Tim On September 7, 2006 19:36, Simon Rowland wrote: > No, but in many other countries you need a license. > > You do need to provide 911 service and lawful intercept, however. > > At 3:48 PM -0400 9/7/06, Michael Wong wrote: > >Hi, does anyone have any experience in this respect? Setting up a > >VoIP shop with ATA devices such as Vonage would that require you to > >get a license? What if your operations is here in Canada and you > >sold services to the US? If you need a license how hard is it to > >apply for one? Thanks everyone! -- Tim St. Pierre IP telephony specialist sip://[EMAIL PROTECTED] Toronto: 647 722 6930 Toll-Free 1 888 488 6940 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
