Spectrum Management and Telecommunications

Gazette Notice SMSE-009-06

Department of Industry

Telecommunications Act

Notice No. SMSE-009-06 — CS-03 Parts I and VII, Issue 9, Amendment 3

Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing Amendment 3 to Issue 9 of Compliance Specification 03 (CS-03) Parts I and VII. These amendments include the following changes:

Changes to CS-03, Part I

  • Modification to the overall sequence of equipment testing;
  • Removal of the technical specifications for the metallic channel interface;
  • Removal of the technical specifications for the electronic business set interface;
  • Requirement added to the transition to the off-hook state;
  • Addition of hazardous voltage limitations for local area data channel (LADC) interfaces;
  • Addition of telephone line surge - Type B;
  • Addition of DC conditions to off-premises stations (OPS) lines;
  • Addition of call duration requirements and test methods;
  • Addition of OPS interface for PBX with DID - ring trip requirements;
  • Addition of requirements for manual programming of memory dialling numbers;
  • Modifications to Table A; and
  • Removal of Tables B and C for TE intended for connection to metallic channels and electronic business set interface.

Changes to CS-03, Part VII

  • Modifications to Table A;
  • Modification to the overall sequence of equipment testing;
  • Addition of equivalent PSD for maximum output for digital subrate TE; and
  • Addition of limitations on terminal equipment connected to PSDS.

Amendment 3 to Issue 9 of CS-03 Parts I and VII will come into effect upon publication of this notice.

Interested parties should submit their comments within 75 days of the date of publication of this notice. Shortly after the close of the comment period, all comments received will be posted on Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Submitting Comments

Respondents are requested to provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF or ASCII TXT) to the following e-mail address telecom.reg@ic.gc.ca along with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used.

Written submissions should be addressed to the Chairman of the Terminal Attachment Program Advisory Committee (TAPAC), Industry Canada, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C8.

All submissions should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title, and the notice reference number (SMSE-009-06).

Obtaining Copies

Copies of this notice and the document referred to are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed on the Canada Gazette Web site at:  www.gazette.gc.ca/index-eng.html. Printed copies of the notices can be ordered by calling the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at 819-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.

Octobert 6, 2006

 

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R.W. McCaughern
Director General
Spectrum Engineering Branch