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Notice of Public Hearing |
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Ottawa, 7 October 1996
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Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1996-12-1
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ISSUE NO. 2
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The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 2 December 1996, at the Holiday Inn Select, 99 Viger Avenue, Montréal, Quebec, to consider the following:
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50. ACROSS CANADA
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Application (199610606) by ALPHASTAR CANADA INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English- and French-language national Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite distribution undertaking.
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The undertaking would distribute basic and discretionary programming services, including English- and French-language national broadcasting television network services, licensed Canadian specialty, pay and DTH pay-per-view (PPV) television services, audio programming services and authorized non-Canadian programming services.
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The applicant intends to deliver its proposed service using American satellite facilities subleased from its sister U.S. home satellite service, AlphaStar Television Network Inc. The applicant states that "these arrangements will continue until such time as Telesat Canada is in a position to make reliable Canadian satellite space segment of sufficient bandwidth available to AlphaStar at a competitive price".
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Examination of application:
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AlphaStar Canada Inc.
775 Main Street East Milton, Ontario L9T 3Z3 |
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51. ACROSS CANADA
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Application (199610613) by ALPHASTAR CANADA INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English- and French-language national Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite pay-per-view programming undertaking.
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The proposed service would offer 10 to 15 pay-per-view channels as well as a "Program Guide" service. The programming will consist, for the most part, of feature films, but will also be dedicated to sporting and other special events. The applicant is proposing to maintain a minimum Canadian to non-Canadian ratio of 1:20 for feature films and 1:7 for events.
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The applicant states that the proposed service would be offered to DTH subscribers on a discretionary basis and that the pricing structure will be dependent upon the market place.
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The applicant intends to deliver its proposed service using American satellite facilities subleased from its sister U.S. home satellite service, AlphaStar Television Network Inc. The applicant states that "these arrangements will continue until such time as Telesat Canada is in a position to make reliable Canadian satellite space segment of sufficient bandwidth available to AlphaStar at a competitive price".
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Examination of application:
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AlphaStar Canada Inc.
775 Main Street East Milton, Ontario L9T 3Z3 |
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SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS
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PERSONS REQUIRING COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SUCH AS ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE COMMISSION AT LEAST TWENTY (20) DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / PARTICIPATION DU PUBLIC
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Intervention
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PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THE COMMISSION CANNOT ACCEPT INTERVENTIONS SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL
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IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR INTER-VENTION CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,,
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submit your original written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission (CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2). A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the original intervention sent to the Commission;
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the intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the deadline date indicated below. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays;
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one may also communicate with the Commission:
- by telecopier: (819) 994-0218 |
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your intervention must clearly identify the application. It must also include clear indication of whether you support or oppose the application, or, if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds therefor. In the event that the subject application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing, and should you wish to appear, your intervention must include a request to do so, together with reasons as to why your written submission is not sufficient and why your appearance is necessary. The Commission will inform interveners whether their requests to appear are granted. All written interventions are considered by the Commission when it makes its decisions.
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To ensure the effective use of public hearing time, and consistent with the Commission's practice in similar proceedings, it may group the appearance of various interveners to particular applications at the same time.
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:
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12 November 1996
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EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS |
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Documents are available:
°at the local address provided in this notice; and °at the following Commission offices: |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room 201 Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423 Telecopier: (819) 994-0218 |
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Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007 1809 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8 Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997 Telecopier: (902) 426-2721 |
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Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue Suite 1920 Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6 Tels: (514) 283-6607 - TDD 283-8316 Telecopier: (514) 283-3689 |
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Kensington Building
Suite 1810 275 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tels: (204) 983-6306 - TDD 983-8274 Telecopier: (204) 983-6317 |
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530 - 580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Téls: (604) 666-2111 - TDD 666-0778 Telecopier: (604) 666-8322 |
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CRTC regional offices not directly involved in this public hearing will also make documents available upon request by interested parties (normal delay: 48 hours).
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General |
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