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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-73

  Ottawa, 28 September 2004
  The Commission has received the following application. The deadline for submission of interventions/comments is 2 November 2004.

1.

Across Canada
Application No. 2004-0627-4
  Application by Star Choice Television Network Incorporated (Star Choice) and Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (Cancom) and complaint by CTV Inc. (CTV).
  The applicants propose to amend the licences for the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite distribution undertaking operated by Star Choice and the satellite relay distribution undertaking (SRDU) operated by Cancom. The proposed amendment to Star Choice's licence would authorize Star Choice to distribute to its subscribers on "omnibus channels" certain High Definition (HD) programming received from broadcasters. The proposed amendment to Cancom's licence would authorize it to distribute the HD omnibus channels to other broadcasting distribution undertakings that receive services from Cancom.
  The Commission has also received a complaint from CTV with respect to Star Choice's distribution of High Definition programming on omnibus channels. This complaint and related submissions have been made part of the record of this proceeding.
  Interested parties are invited to intervene with respect to the application or provide comments related to the complaint, by no later than 2 November 2004. The applicants may reply to interventions with respect to the application by no later than 12 November 2004.
  Applicant's address:

Star Choice Television Network Incorporated
200 - 440 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7X6
Fax: (613) 234-7502
  Examination of application:

At the applicant's address
 

[Interventions/comments form]

 

Public Participation

 

Deadline for Interventions/
Comments

 

2 November 2004

  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 link to the interventions/comments form located below the description of each application within this public notice.

 

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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
FAX: (902) 426-2721
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2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607
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 - 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
FAX: (306) 780-3319
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Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
FAX: (780) 495-3214
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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
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