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required by other countries where such products are made commercially available by the Company. As BlackBerry has started
to design and market devices in selected regions only, not every device will meet FCC, Industry Canada and EC requirements.
The most recent example is the Z3 device, which is primarily designed for the Indonesian market and is not tested to meet all of
the FCC, Industry Canada and EC requirements. Whether devices developed under the Foxconn partnership will be tested by
the Company or non-BlackBerry labs going forward is currently under review.
At the present time, the Company has the required regulatory certifications for its testing facilities which allow the Company to
perform all the testing required by the FCC, Industry Canada, and the EC in alignment with the Company's plans for fiscal
2014 device development and release. The Company plans to continue upgrading its capabilities for radio technology
enhancements to align with the Company's plans for fiscal 2015 device development and release. In addition, the Company is
able to perform some of the testing which is required by other international regulatory authorities in some of the countries
where the Company’s products are commercially available.
Environmental Regulations and Costs
Some of the Company’s operations are subject to regulation under various provincial, state, federal and international laws
relating to environmental protection and the proliferation of hazardous substances. In parts of Europe and North America, the
Company is currently obligated to comply with substance restrictions, packaging regulations, energy efficiency ratings and
certain product take-back and recycling requirements. In addition, the Company may be required to comply with emerging
substance restrictions and product take-back requirements in other jurisdictions that would make the Company responsible for
recycling and/or disposing of products the Company has sold. These and other environmental laws may become more stringent
over time, may be required in more places of the Company’s business and may require the Company to incur substantial
compliance costs.
Corporate Responsibility
The Company is committed to operating in a sustainable way that respects the environment, Company employees, the
communities in which the Company operates and the Company’s business partners around the world. Product sustainability
efforts include implementing design for environment principles, material selection processes, energy efficiency and packaging
assessments as well as product take back programs. Additionally, the Company has formalized a number of policies to reflect
the Company’s commitment to responsible business practices and issues a Corporate Responsibility (“CR”) report annually.
The CR report as well as other documents and policies relating to the Company’s efforts in this area can be viewed on the
Company’s website.
Employees
As of March 1, 2014, the Company had 8,057 full-time employees: 4,353 in the product development area; 903 in sales and
marketing; 329 in customer care and technical support; 370 in manufacturing and supply chain; and 2,102 in administration and
business professional functions, which includes information technology, BlackBerry network operations and service
development, finance, legal, facilities and corporate administration.
Facilities
Canada
The Company’s corporate headquarters and new product introduction manufacturing facilities are based in Waterloo. The
Company’s operations are housed primarily in two campus-style developments. The facilities include 22 buildings, 13 of
which are owned for a total square footage of 1,561,600 and nine of which are leased, for a total square footage of 451,166.
The central Waterloo campus houses engineering, manufacturing as well as research and development groups. The Company’s
corporate, administration and finance operations are based out of the Company’s campus in north Waterloo, consisting of four
newly constructed buildings. Two owned facilities based in nearby Cambridge totaling 734,293 square feet are used for various
global logistics and repair services groups. As part of the CORE program, the Company has agreed to sell, has leased out, or
has listed for sale, 1,298,324 square feet of this space in Waterloo and 494,005 square feet of this space in Cambridge.
The Company owns or leases a total of 528,204 square feet in Ottawa. Engineering and research and development operations
are the focus of this center. In addition, the Company owns two buildings which total 318,936 square feet in Mississauga,
Ontario. In Eastern Canada, the Company leases a 10,700 square foot building in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and in
Montreal, Quebec, the Company leases 6,066 square feet. In total, the Company occupies 1,141,140 square feet in Canada,
outside the Waterloo-Cambridge, Ontario area. As part of the CORE program, the Company has agreed to sell, has leased or
has listed for sale, 570,147 square feet of this space.
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