ARCHIVED - Public Notice CRTC 2000-163
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Public Notice CRTC 2000-163 |
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See also: 2000-163-1 Ottawa, 7 December 2000 |
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Licensing cable undertakings - a regional approach |
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The Commission calls for comments on issues related to the implementation of a regional approach for licensing cable systems. Currently, individual cable licences are issued for particular territories. Thus an individual operator may hold several different licences even if its systems are adjacent to each other and, in some cases, technically interconnected. Under a regional licensing approach, the Commission would issue a single licence that might cover a number of territories or serving areas. Such an approach could reduce the administrative burden both on cable licensees and the Commission. |
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Information about how to submit a comment is set out at the end of the notice. |
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This notice is one of three that the Commission is issuing today relating to its regulation of cable distribution undertakings. The other two notices deal with the Commission's approach to small cable systems. In Public Notice CRTC 2000-164 Review of certain aspects of the regulation of cable undertakings, the Commission calls for comments on its regime for licensing and regulating cable systems. In Public Notice CRTC 2000-162 Proposed exemption order for small cable systems, the Commission invites comments on a proposal that would exempt from licensing requirements any person who provides cable service to fewer than 2,000 subscribers and serves communities with populations of less than 10,000. |
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The current licensing system for cable distribution undertakings is based on issuing individual licences for a particular territory, regardless of whether or not the same licensee operates systems serving adjoining areas. The recent trend toward ownership consolidation and regionalization of operations has created an environment where many cable licensees own more than one licensed system, and often own several separately licensed systems that serve contiguous (adjacent) areas. These systems may be interconnected, have only one head end, and fulfil identical requirements with respect to the local and regional stations that they distribute. |
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Regional licensing proposal |
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The Commission sets out the following proposal for licensing cable systems on a regional basis. |
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Questions for consideration |
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The Commission seeks comments on the regional licensing proposal set out above. While not wishing to limit comments, it poses the following questions for interested parties to use as a guide in developing their comments. |
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Call for comments |
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The Commission invites comments that address the issues and questions set out in this notice. The Commission will accept comments that it receives on or before 16 January 2001. |
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The Commission will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments and they will form part of the public record of the proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing set out below have been followed. |
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Procedures for filing comments |
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Interested parties can file their comments on paper or electronically. Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary. |
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Parties wishing to file their comments on paper should send them to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2. |
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Parties wishing to file electronic versions of their comments can do so by email or on diskette. The Commission email address is procedure@crtc.gc.ca |
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Electronic submissions should be in the HTML format. As an alternative, those making submissions may use "Microsoft Word" for text and "Microsoft Excel" for spreadsheets. |
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Please number each paragraph of your submission. In addition, please enter the line ***End of document*** following the last paragraph. This will help the Commission verify that the document has not been damaged during transmission. |
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The Commission will make comments filed in electronic form available on its web site at www.crtc.gc.ca in the official language and format in which they are submitted. This will make it easier for members of the public to consult the documents. |
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The Commission also encourages interested parties to monitor the public examination file (and/or the Commission's web site) for additional information that they may find useful when preparing their comments. |
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Examination of public comments and related documents at the following Commission offices during normal business hours |
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Central Building |
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Bank of Commerce Building |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East |
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Kensington Building |
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Cornwall Professional Building |
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10405 Jasper Avenue |
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530-580 Hornby Street |
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Related CRTC documents |
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Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternate format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca. |
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