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	Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2003-26
	Ottawa, 15 May 2003
	The Commission has received the following applications:
	DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION 13 June 2003
1.	Across Canada Application Nos. 2003-0353-7 and 2003-0354-5
	Applications by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC) to amend the licences of its English and French language television networks.
	In Decisions CRTC 2000-1 and 2000-2, dated 1 January 2000, the Commission attached a condition of licence on the English and French television networks of the CBC which prohibited the broadcast, during peak viewing hours, of "blockbuster", non-Canadian feature films.
	The CBC has applied to delete the following condition of licence, which comes into effect on 1 September 2003:
	2. (a) Subject to (b) below, the licensee shall not broadcast in the peak viewing period (7 p.m. to 11 p.m.) any non-Canadian feature film from Category 7d that was:
	- theatrically released in Canada within two years from the date the film is broadcast by the licensee or,
	- listed within the top 100 films of Variety magazine's list of top grossing films in the United States and Canada, within the 10-year period preceding the date the film is broadcast by the licensee.
	(b) The CBC may broadcast for a maximum of 36 months from the beginning of the licence term feature films referred to in (a) for which the CBC already holds the broadcast rights at the time of this decision.
	Licensee's address: 250 Lanark Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 6R5 Fax: (613) 724-5668 E-Mail: lanny_morry@cbc.ca
	Examination of applications: The reception CBC 25 Henry Street St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador The reception CBC 5600 Sackville Street Halifax, Nova Scotia The reception CBC 285 Alexandra Street Sydney, Nova Scotia The reception CBC 430 University Avenue Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island The reception CBC 250 Université Street Moncton, New Brunswick The reception CBC 1160 Regent Street Fredericton, New Brunswick The reception CBC 140 René-Lévesque Blvd East Montreal, Quebec The reception CBC 2505, Laurier Blvd Ste-Foy, Quebec The reception CBC 825 Riverside Drive West Windsor, Ontario The reception CBC 205 Wellington Street West Toronto, Ontario The reception CBC 250 Lanark Avenue Ottawa, Ontario The reception CBC 541 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba The reception CBC 7909-51^st Avenue Edmonton, Alberta The reception CBC 1724 Westmount Blvd North West Calgary, Alberta The reception CBC 2440 Broad Street Regina, Saskatchewan The reception CBC 5^th Floor, CN Tower Saskatoon, Saskatchewan The reception CBC 700 Hamilton Street Vancouver, British Columbia
	[ Intervention Form]
	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
	DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION
	13 June 2003
	The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays.
	Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.
	Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in ONLY ONE of the following formats:
	by using the form [Intervention Form]
	OR
	by electronic mail to procedure@crtc.gc.ca
	OR
	by mail at CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2
	OR
	by fax to the Secretary General - (819) 994-0218
	A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.
	Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line *End of document* should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission.
	Please note that only the documents (applications and interventions) electronically filed will be available on the Commission's web site. You will be able to access these documents by indicating the public notice or the notice of public hearing number.
	Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.
	Your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for your proposal.
	In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing, and if you wish to appear, you must provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and why an appearance is necessary.
	In exceptional circumstances, the Commission may allow an intervenor to present its intervention by teleconference. At the time of filing its intervention, the intervenor must clearly indicate why the Commission should grant such a request.
	EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS
	Documents are available at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 48 hours, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.
	Central Building Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5 Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423 FAX: (819) 994-0218
	Metropolitan Place 99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5 Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997 FAX: (902) 426-2721
	405 de Maisonneuve Blvd East 2^nd Floor, Suite B2300 Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5 Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316 FAX: (514) 283-3689
	55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Tel: (416) 952-9096 FAX: (416) 954-6343
	Kensington Building 275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274 FAX: (204) 983-6317
	Cornwall Professional Building 2125 - 11^th Avenue, Room 103 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3 Tel: (306) 780-3422 FAX: (306) 780-3319
	10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4 Tel: (780) 495-3224 FAX: (780) 495-3214
	530-580 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778 FAX: (604) 666-8322
	This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
	Secretary General

Date modified:: 2003-05-15

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