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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2002-34

See also: 2002-34-1

Ottawa, 5 July 2002

Call for comments - Proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

Distribution of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its various committees

1.

The Commission proposes to amend the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations in order to implement its policy set out in The distribution of the proceedings of the House of Commons on CPAC, Public Notice CRTC 2001-115, 6 November 2001. A copy of the the proposed Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations is appended to this public notice.

2.

The Commission's policy is directed towards making available, in both official languages, the proceedings of the House of Commons and its various committees to the greatest possible number of subscribers of cable and satellite distribution undertakings. The Commission developed the policy following a public process initiated in Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) - Call for comments on possible change to the regime governing the carriage of this service by broadcasting distribution undertakings, Public Notice CRTC 2001-46, 27 April 2001.

Call for comments on the proposed amendments

3.

Interested parties are invited to present their comments as to whether the proposed amendments accurately reflect the Commission's policy set out in Public Notice CRTC 2001-115. The Commission will consider comments received no later than 5 August 2002.

Procedures for filing comments

4.

Interested parties can file their comments on paper, on diskette or by email. Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary.

5.

Parties wishing to file their comments on paper or on diskette should send them to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2.

6.

Parties wishing to file of their comments by email can do so by sending them to procedure@crtc.gc.ca 

7.

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.

8.

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.

9.

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. All comments, whether filed on paper or in electronic form, will be available in the public examination file.

Examination of public comments and related documents at the following Commission offices during normal business hours

Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
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Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
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Fax: (819) 994-0218

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Secretary General

This document is available in alternate format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca.

 

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS

 

amendments

 

1. (1) Paragraph (c) of the definition "available channel" in section 1 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations1 is replaced by the following:

 

(c) the House of Commons programming service; or

 

(2) Section 1 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

 

"House of Commons programming service" means the programming service consisting of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its various committees. (service de programmation de la Chambre des communes)

 

2. Subsection 17(1) of the Regulations is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (g) and by adding the following after paragraph (h):

 

(i) if the licensee is operating in a francophone market within the meaning of paragraph 18(4)(a), the House of Commons programming service, including the main audio channel of that service in the French language and an auxiliary audio channel of the service in the English language; and

 

(j) if the licensee is operating in an anglophone market within the meaning of paragraph 18(4)(b), the House of Commons programming service, including the main audio channel of that service in the English language and an auxiliary audio channel of the service in the French language.

 

3. The heading before section 18 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

 

Access for Specialty, Pay Television and Television Pay-per-view Services and for the
House of Commons Programming Service

 

4. Subsection 18(11.1) of the Regulations is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (a) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):

 

(c) the House of Commons programming service, including the main audio channel of that service in the English language if the licensee is operating in a francophone market within the meaning of paragraph 18(4)(a); and

 

(d) the House of Commons programming service, including the main audio channel of that service in the French language if the licensee is operating in an anglophone market within the meaning of paragraph 18(4)(b).

 

5. Subsection 20(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

 

(2) If a licensee distributes a programming service that comprises the proceedings of the legislature of the province in which its undertaking is located, the licensee shall include that service as part of its basic service, unless the operator of the programming service agrees in writing to the distribution of its service as a discretionary service.

 

6. The heading before section 33.3 of the English version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

 

Television Programming Services that Must Be Distributed by Licensees Using Digital Technology

 

7. (1) Subsection 33.3(1) of the Regulations is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (a), by adding the word "and" at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):

 

(c) the English and French language versions of the House of Commons programming service.

 

(2) Section 33.3 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

 

(2.1) A licensee whose distribution system is totally interconnected with another system shall distribute the English and French language versions of the House of Commons programming service with the same distribution status as the system with which it is interconnected, unless the licensee does not have the technological capacity to do so.

 

8. Section 37 of the Regulations is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (a), by adding the word "and" at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):

 

(c) the English and French language versions of the House of Commons programming service.

 

9. Subsection 40(2) of the Regulations is repealed.

 

coming into force

 

10. These Regulations come into force on September 1, 2002.

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Date Modified: 2002-07-05

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