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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-125
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Ottawa, 29 September 2006
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Call for comments on the proposed addition of Channel-i to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis
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The Commission received a request dated 30 May 2006 from Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) for the addition of Channel-i, a non-Canadian third-language service, to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis (the digital lists). ATN described the service as follows:
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Channel-i is a 24-hour, general interest family entertainment service in the Bengali language. The service is composed of programming in genres which include drama, news, talk shows, music, magazine shows, religious programs and live phone-in programs and is currently being broadcast in Bangladesh and the United States. The service does not contain any subtitles or secondary audio program in English or French.
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In Improving the diversity of third-language television services - A revised approach to assessing requests to add non-Canadian third-language television services to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-96, 16 December 2004 (Public Notice 2004-96), the Commission set out its revised approach to the assessment of requests to add non-Canadian third-language television services to the digital lists. The Commission also specified the information that Canadian sponsors must file in support of their requests. The Commission will assess ATN's request in light of the approach set out in Public Notice 2004-96.
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Call for comments
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The Commission calls for comments on ATN's request for the addition of Channel-i to the digital lists. Parties submitting comments on the request should also submit a true copy of their comments to the Canadian sponsor, ATN, at the following address:
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Asian Television Network International Limited
130 Pony Drive
Newmarket, Ontario
L3Y 7B6
email: atn@asiantelevision.com
facsimile: 905-853-5212
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Proof that comments have been sent to ATN must accompany the original version of the comments sent to the Commission.
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Comments on ATN's request must be received by the Commission no later than 31 October 2006. A copy of the comments must be received by ATN no later than the deadline for receipt of comments by the Commission.
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ATN may file a written reply to any comments received concerning its request. This reply should be filed with the Commission, and a copy sent to the person who submitted the comments, by no later than 16 November 2006.
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The Commission will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments and they will form part of the public record of the proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing set out below have been followed.
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Procedures for filing comments
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Interested parties can file their comments to the Secretary General of the Commission:
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by usingthe
Broadcasting Intervention/Comments Form
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OR
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by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
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OR
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Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary.
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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.
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Important notice
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Note that all information that you provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission's web site at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's web site. This information includes your personal information, such as your full name, e-mail address, postal/street address, telephone and facsimile number(s), and any other personal information you provide.
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Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's web site in their entirety exactly as you send them, including any personal information contained therein, 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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The personal information you provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose.
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The Commission encourages interested parties to monitor the public examination file and the Commission's web site for additional information that they may find useful when preparing their comments.
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Examination of public comments and related documents at the following Commission offices during normal business hours
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Toll-free telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782
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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
Fax: 819-994-0218
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road
Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: 902-426-7997
Fax: 902-426-2721
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205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2
Tel: 514-283-6607
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55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: 416-952-9096
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: 204-983-6306
TDD: 204-983-8274
Fax: 204-983-6317
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue
Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: 306-780-3422
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10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: 780-495-3224
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: 604-666-2111
TDD: 604-666-0778
Fax: 604-666-8322
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Secretary General
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca
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ate Modified: 2006-09-29