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Public Notice
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Ottawa, 24 July 1998 |
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Public Notice CRTC 1998-60-1 |
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A Policy Framework for the Introduction of Competition to the Satellite
Relay Distribution Industry - Extension of Deadline
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1. In Public Notice
CRTC 1998-60 dated 23 June 1998,
the Commission called for comments on a proposal that would serve as an
element of its overall policy framework, namely a plan to permit Class 2 and
3 broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) to receive the 4+1 U.S.
television network signals directly from U.S. satellite service providers.
The Commission also invited requests to add specific 4 + 1 U.S. television
network signals to the List of Part 2 Eligible Satellite Services and the
List of Part 3 Eligible Satellite Services (satellite lists). |
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2. In a letter dated 6 July 1998, Canadian
Satellite Communications Inc. (Cancom) requested that the Commission extend
the deadline date of the reply phase (2nd phase) in order to provide
interested parties with more time to respond to comments and requests
received in the first phase of the proceeding. |
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3. After consideration of Cancom's letter, the
Commission has decided to extend the deadline date of the reply phase to
8 September 1998. As a result, the rebuttal phase (3rd phase) is extended
to 18 September 1998. The deadline date for the submission of comments
to the first phase remains the same (7 August 1998). |
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4. Cancom's submission that requests to add
U.S. television network signals to the lists of eligible satellite services
be published in the Canada Gazette is denied. In order to advise
parties at an early date about such requests, the Commission will also, as
soon as possible after the deadline date of 7 August 1998, publish an
information sheet providing a list of the names of the parties making
requests to add services to the satellite lists. This information will be
available at the Commission's head office, at each of its regional offices,
and on the Commission's Internet Website (http://www.crtc.gc.ca). |
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5. In a further letter dated 14 July 1998,
Cancom requested that the Commission make further revisions to the procedures
in this case. This request has been denied by Commission letter of
today's date, and the correspondence related to Cancom's requests have been
placed on the public file of this proceeding. |
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6. The Commission will only accept submissions
that are received by the Commission on or before the prescribed dates noted
above. |
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7. Comments filed in response to this notice
must be addressed to the Secretary General, CRTC Ottawa, Ontario K1A ON2 and
must be filed in hard copy form. |
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8. Parties filing submissions that are over
five pages in length are asked to include a short executive summary. |
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9. All comments will be considered by the
Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without
further notification, provided the procedure has been followed. Interested
parties are therefore strongly encouraged and expected to monitor the content
of the public examination files. |
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternative
format upon request. |