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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-7 |
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| Ottawa, 2 February 2004 | ||
| The Commission has received the following application: | ||
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION |
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Calgary, Edmonton (including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain), Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, Alberta; Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Terrace, Vancouver (including Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley), Vernon and Victoria, British Columbia
Application No. 2003-1262-9 |
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| Application by TELUS Communications Inc. (TELUS) to amend the licences of the cable distribution undertakings serving the above-mentioned locations. | ||
| The licensee proposes an amendment to the authorizations and conditions of licence relating to signal carriage by including CKRD-TV (CBC) Red Deer as part of the basic service in Edmonton and Calgary, by offering a US "4+1" Package at its option and as part either of the basic service or its discretionary service, by replacing the KSPS-TV Spokane PBS signal by KCTS-TV Seattle PBS as part of its US "4+1" package, by adding the pay audio service CBC-Galaxie to the basic service, and to no longer carry CKUA for so long as it carries CKUA-FM. | ||
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The current authorization of licence for Alberta reads:
The licensee is authorized to distribute, at its option, CKRD-TV (CBC) Red Deer as part of its discretionary service in Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. The current conditions of licence for Alberta read:
In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable sections of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, the licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to distribute, at its option and as part of the basic service:
- KOMO-TV (ABC) Seattle |
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| The licensee proposes the following: | ||
| Amendment to Authorization of Licence for Alberta | ||
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The licensee is authorized to distribute, at its option, CKRD-TV (CBC) Red Deer as part of its basic service in Edmonton and Calgary and as part of its discretionary service in Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge.
In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable sections of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, the licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to distribute, at its option and as part either of the basic service or its discretionary service:
- KOMO-TV (ABC) Seattle The licensee is authorized to distribute as part of its basic service the pay audio service CBC-Galaxie. |
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| TELUS states that it proposes the above-mentioned changes in order to offer a more attractive and competitive set of services relative to direct-to-home (DTH) distributors and incumbent cable operators in its licensed service areas. | ||
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As for its request to carry CKRD-TV (CBC) Red Deer as part of the basic service in Edmonton and Calgary given that CKRD is currently available as part of its discretionary service in Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, TELUS states that it would have no adverse impact on local licensed programming undertakings in Edmonton and would provide for competitive parity. As for its request for authority to offer, at its option, a US "4+1" package as part of its basic service or its discretionary service, TELUS states that authorization would have no adverse impact on local licensed programming undertakings in Edmonton, because it is also available from other licensed broadcast distribution undertakings. As for its request to offer the KCTS-TV Seattle PBS signal as part of its US "4+1" Package instead of KSPS-TV Spokane PBS, TELUS states that because both originate in the same time zone and neither broadcasts commercial advertising it would have no adverse impact on local broadcasters. As for its request to offer CBC-Galaxie on basic, TELUS states that because it is already offered by other licensed broadcast distribution undertakings it would provide for competitive parity. |
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Licensee's address: 10020 - 100 Street, 21st Floor, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0N5 Fax: (780) 493-6519 Email: deo.mathura@telus.com |
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Examination of application: TELUS Plaza North 10025 Jasper Ave Edmonton, Alberta Chinook Centre 314 - 6455 MacLeod Trail SW Calgary, Alberta 555 Robson St. Vancouver, British Columbia #91 - Hillside Mall 1644 Hillside Ave Victoria, British Columbia |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION |
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION |
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8 March 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 notice of public hearing |
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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. |
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| 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 Hull, 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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