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Ottawa, 26 November 2002

Our File: 2002-0852-1

BY TELECOPIER (514) 380-4664

To: Interested Parties (see attached list)

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Mr. Édouard G. Trépanier
Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs
Vidéotron ltée
Champ-de-Mars Building
300 Viger Avenue East
Montréal, Quebec
H2X 3W4

Dear Mr. Trépanier:

On 8 November 2002, the Commission received an application filed by Vidéotron ltée and its subsidiaries, CF Cable TV Inc. and Vidéotron (Régional) Ltd. (collectively, "Vidéotron") pursuant to subsection 12(3) of the Broadcasting Act seeking reconsideration and variance of certain aspects of Mandatory Order issued pursuant to subsection 12(2) of the Broadcasting Act against Vidéotron and its subsidiaries, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-299, 9 October 2002 (Decision 2002-299).

Copies of this application have already been sent to interested parties, including representatives of Look Communications, Cable VDN Inc., Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership, and Star Choice Communications (Interested Parties). A copy of this application can be found on the CRTC web site at www.crtc.gc.ca

Interested Parties are requested to provide the Commission with their comments on Vidéotron's application by 5 p.m. (ET)

13 December 2002 (with copies to Vidéotron). Vidéotron may provide reply comments to the Commission, by no later than

5 p.m. (ET) 23 December 2002 (with copies to Interested Parties). The comments and reply comments should be actually received, not merely sent by the dates and times specified.

Parties can file their comments either on paper or electronically (i.e. by email). Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary. Parties wishing to file their comments on paper should send them to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2. Parties wishing to file their comments electronically can do so by sending them to procedure@crtc.gc.ca.

Sincerely,

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY

Jean-Pierre Blais
Executive Director, Broadcasting

Att.

PCDocs 69816

INTERESTED PARTIES

Mr. Chris Frank
Bell ExpressVu LP
105 Hôtel de Ville Street, 5th Floor
Hull, Quebec
J8X 4H7
Fax: (819) 773-5881

Mr. Gary Sherman
Cable VDN Inc.
2600 Ontario Street, Suite 152
Montréal, Quebec
H2K 4K4
Fax: (514) 522-9932 and (514) 522-1568

Mr. Stéphane Lemay
Look Communications Inc.
1755 René-Lévesque Blvd. E, Suite 201
Montréal, Quebec
H2K 4P6
Fax: (514) 526-8360 and (514) 526-6678

Ms. Cynthia Rathwell
Star Choice Communications Inc.
45 O'Connor, Suite 870
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Fax: (613) 234-7502

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