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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-31 |
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| Ottawa, 5 May 2004 | ||
| The Commission has received the following application: | ||
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION |
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Cap de la Madeleine, Chicoutimi, Montréal, Québec, Sherbrooke, Victoriaville, Montréal (Laval), Gatineau (Buckingham), Gatineau, Granby, Lachute, La Pocatière, Lennoxville, Rivière du Loup, Sorel, St-Joachim-de-Montmorency, Terrebonne and Waterloo, Quebec Application no 2003-1772-8 |
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| Application by VIDÉOTRON LTÉE, CF câble TV inc. and Vidéotron (Régional) ltée (VIDÉOTRON) to amend the licence of the cable broadcasting distribution undertakings serving the above mentioned localities. | ||
| Vidéotron requests authorization to temporarily operate and distribute a high -definition (HD) television programming service, consisting of the HD programs of television signals that are licensed elsewhere in Canada but whose programming is not yet available in HD in the province of Quebec. | ||
| Vidéotron also requests a condition of licence, pursuant to Section 7 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (Regulations), so that it may alter or curtail each of these television signals in order to assemble and distribute its proposed HD service. | ||
| When Vidéotron adds a television station that offers HD programs, pursuant to section 17 of the Regulations, the programs emanating from that station will be withdrawn from the requested programming service. | ||
| When two different HD programs are available at the same time, the program with the lower rating in Quebec will be recorded for distribution at the next available opportunity. Any advertisements contained within the program will be rebroadcast in their entirety. No other advertising will be added except to promote the HD-programming service and upcoming programs. | ||
| When no Canadian HD programs are available, Vidéotron will broadcast the image of an aquarium of exotic fish in HD format. | ||
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The HD programming will be distributed until 1 September 2007 unless before that date, all television stations serving the province of Quebec broadcast in A/53 format, and in HD format when HD programs are available. |
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Licensee's address: 300 Viger Avenue East 6th floor Montréal, Quebec H2X 3W4 Fax: (514) 380-4664 E-Mail: trepanie@videotron.com |
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Examination of application: At the licensee's address, and 190 Fusey Street, Suite 101 Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec 1 Mont St-Claire Chicoutimi, Quebec 2200 Jean-Perrin Street Québec, Quebec 3330 King West Street, Suite 182 Sherbrooke, Quebec 379 Bois-Franc South Boulevard Victoriaville, Quebec 150 MacLaren East Street Gatineau, Quebec 190 d'Edmonton Street Gatineau, Quebec 611 Cowie Street Grandy, Quebec 335A Grâce Street Lachute, Quebec 88 11th Avenue La Pocatière, Quebec 279-A Lafontaine Street Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec 256 des Patriotes Road Sorel, Quebec 9795 Ste-Anne Boulevard Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec 1284 St-Henri Road Mascouche, Quebec |
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[Intervention/comments form] |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION |
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION |
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9 June 2004 |
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| 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: | ||
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by using the link to the intervention/Comment form located below the description of each application within this public notice. |
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by electronic mail to |
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by mail at |
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by fax to the |
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| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
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Important All information submitted, including your email address, name and any other personal information as provided, will be posted on the Commission's web site. Documents received in electronic format will be posted on the Commission's web site exactly as you send them, and in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in .pdf format. |
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| EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS | ||
| An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's web site by selecting the application number within this notice. | ||
| A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's web site. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's web site. | ||
| Documents are also available during normal office hours 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 2 working days, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres. | ||
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Central Building Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206 Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423 FAX: (819) 994-0218 |
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Metropolitan Place 99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5 Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997 FAX: (902) 426-2721 |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd East 2nd Floor, Suite B2300 Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5 Tel: (514) 283-6607 FAX: (514) 283-3689 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Tel: (416) 952-9096 FAX: (416) 954-6343 |
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Kensington Building 275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274 FAX: (204) 983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building 2125 - 11th Avenue, Room 103 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3 Tel: (306) 780-3422 FAX: (306) 780-3319 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4 Tel: (780) 495-3224 FAX: (780) 495-3214 |
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530-580 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778 FAX: (604) 666-8322 |
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| 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 | ||
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