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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-141
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Ottawa, 8 November 2006
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The Commission has received the following applications. The deadline for submission of interventions/comments is 13 December 2006.
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form]
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Applicant and locality
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TELUS Communications Inc.
Rimouski, Saint-Georges, Sept-Îles, Baie-Comeau, Gaspé, Montmagny, Sainte-Marie, Mont-Tremblant and their surrounding areas, Quebec; Calgary, Edmonton (including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain), Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, Alberta; and Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Terrace, Vancouver (including Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley), Vernon and Victoria, British Columbia
Application No. 2006-1250-9
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Novus Entertainment Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Application No. 2006-1159-2
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Rimouski, Saint-Georges, Sept-Îles, Baie-Comeau, Gaspé, Montmagny, Sainte-Marie, Mont-Tremblant and their surrounding areas, Quebec; Calgary, Edmonton (including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain), Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, Alberta; and Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Terrace, Vancouver (including Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley), Vernon and Victoria, British Columbia
Application No. 2006-1250-9
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Application by TELUS Communications Inc. to amend its three Class 1 regional broadcasting licences for its cable broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) serving the above-mentioned locations.
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The licensee proposes to replace the current condition of licence for its BDUs serving these locations in the provinces of Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia which reads:
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The licensee is authorized to receive directly through its own facilities, at its option, any of the distant Canadian signals that are otherwise required to be received from a licensed satellite relay distribution undertaking. The licensee is not authorized to use any facilities other than its own for the reception of these signals. This condition does not authorize the licensee to provide these services to any other licensed or exempt distribution undertaking.
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with the following condition of licence:
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The licensee is authorized to receive directly through its own facilities, at its option, any of the distant Canadian or U.S. signals that are otherwise required to be received from a licensed satellite relay distribution undertaking. The licensee is not authorized to use any facilities other than its own for the reception of these signals. This condition does not authorize the licensee to provide these services to any other licensed or exempt distribution undertaking.
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The licensee also proposes to replace the current condition of licence for its BDUs serving the above-mentioned locations in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia which reads:
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In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable section 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, the signals of KOMO-TV (ABC), KIRO-TV (CBS), KING-TV (NBC), KCPS-TV (PBS) Seattle and KCPQ (FOX) Tacoma, or alternatively for each signal, the signal of a different affiliate of the same network located in the same time zone as that of the licensed area and received from a licensed satellite relay distribution undertaking.
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with the following condition of licence:
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In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable section 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, the signals of KOMO-TV (ABC), KIRO-TV (CBS), KING-TV (NBC), KCTS-TV (PBS) Seattle and KCPQ (FOX) Tacoma, or alternatively for each signal, the signal of a different affiliate of the same network located in the same time zone as that of the licensed area and included in the list of eligible satellite services, as amended from time to time. (emphasis added)
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The licensee states that the amendments sought would permit it to receive U.S. signals using its national fibre network and to redistribute those signals to its cable BDUs.
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Licensee's address:
45 O'Connor Street
Floor 12
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Fax: 866-445-2231
Email: ann.mainville-neeson@telus.com
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address; and
3777 Kingsway
Burnaby, British Columbia
10020-100 Street NW
31st Floor
Edmonton, Alberta
6 Jules-A. Brillant
Rimouski, Quebec
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Vancouver, British Columbia
Application No. 2006-1159-2
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Application by Novus Entertainment Inc. (Novus) to amend the broadcasting licence of its Class 1 cable broadcasting distribution undertaking serving the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
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The licensee is requesting to be relieved, by condition of licence, of the requirement pursuant to section 17 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations to distribute the local television station CHNU-TV Fraser Valley (known as OMNI BC).
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Novus stated poor reception quality of OMNI BC's signal at Vancouver, and the lack of demand from its subscribers, as the reasons for its application.
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Licensee's address:
112 East 3rd Avenue, Suite 300
Vancouver, British Colombia
V5T 1C8
Fax: 604-685-7832
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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Public Participation
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Deadline for Interventions/Comments
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13 December 2006
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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.
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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.
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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
[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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by fax at
819-994-0218
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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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The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred.
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Before initiating service through electronic mode, please ensure that you will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.
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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.
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Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.
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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 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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Examination of Documents
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An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's web site by selecting the application number within this notice.
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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.
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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
Toll free Telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782
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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Date Modified: 2006-11-08