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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-20

  Ottawa, 20 February 2006
 

Call for comments - Proposed amendments to the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations and the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987

  The Commission proposes to standardize sections of the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations and the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 dealing with requests for information and the definition of "common shares."
 

Requests for information

1.

To make the Pay Television Regulations, 1990 and the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990 consistent with the Radio Regulations, 1986 and the Television Regulations, 1987, the Commission proposes to amend subsection 5(2)(a) of the Pay Television Regulations, 1990 and subsection 8(2)(a) of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. These amendments will allow the Commission to require licensees to respond to its enquiries on a greater variety of topics.
 

Definition of "common shares"

2.

The Commission also proposes to amend the definition of "common shares" in the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990 and the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, to reflect the definition currently in effect in the Radio Regulations, 1986. This amendment will standardize the definition across all of the regulations.
 

Call for comments on the proposed amendments

3.

The Commission invites interested parties to comment on the proposed amendments attached to this notice no later than 29 March 2006.

4.

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.
 

Procedures for filing comments

5.

Interested parties can file their comments to the Secretary General of the Commission:
 
  • by usingthe
     Broadcasting Intervention/Comments Form
 

OR

 
  • by mail to
     CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
 

OR

 
  • by fax at
     (819) 994-0218

6.

Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary.

7.

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.
  Important notice

8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

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.

11.

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.
 

Examination of public comments and related documents at the following Commission offices during normal business hours

  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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Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
Fax: (902) 426-2721
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Suite 504
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Tel: (514) 283-6607
  55 St. Clair Avenue East
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  Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
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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
  10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
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Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
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Fax: (604) 666-8322
  Secretary General
  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
  REGULATIONS AMENDING THE PAY TELEVISION REGULATIONS, 1990
 

amendments

  1. Paragraph 5(2)(a) of the Pay Television Regulations, 19901 is replaced by the following:
 

(a) any inquiry regarding the licensee's programming or ownership or any other matter within the Commission's jurisdiction that relates to the licensee's undertaking; and

  2. The definition "common shares" in subsection 6(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
 

"common shares" means the shares that represent the residual equity in the earnings of a corporation, and includes securities that are convertible into such shares at all times at the option of the holder and the preferred shares to which are attached rights to participate in the earnings of the corporation with no upper limit; (actions ordinaires)

 

coming into force

  3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
  REGULATIONS AMENDING THE SPECIALTY SERVICES REGULATIONS, 1990
 

amendments

  1. Paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Specialty Services Regulations, 19901 is replaced by the following:
 

(a) any inquiry regarding the licensee's programming or ownership or any other matter within the Commission's jurisdiction that relates to the licensee's undertaking; and

  2. The definition "common shares" in subsection 10(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
 

"common shares" means the shares that represent the residual equity in the earnings of a corporation, and includes securities that are convertible into such shares at all times at the option of the holder and the preferred shares to which are attached rights to participate in the earnings of the corporation with no upper limit; (actions ordinaires)

 

coming into force

  3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
 

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS

 

amendment

  1. The definition "common shares" in subsection 4(1) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations1 is replaced by the following:
 

"common shares" means the shares that represent the residual equity in the earnings of a corporation, and includes securities that are convertible into such shares at all times at the option of the holder and the preferred shares to which are attached rights to participate in the earnings of the corporation with no upper limit; (actions ordinaires)

 

coming into force

  2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
  REGULATIONS AMENDING THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING REGULATIONS, 1987
 

amendment

  1. The definition "common shares" in subsection 14(1) of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 19871 is replaced by the following:
 

"common shares" means the shares that represent the residual equity in the earnings of a corporation, and includes securities that are convertible into such shares at all times at the option of the holder and the preferred shares to which are attached rights to participate in the earnings of the corporation with no upper limit; (actions ordinaires)

 

coming into force

  2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
  Footnotes:

[1] SOR/90-105

[1] SOR/90-106

[1] SOR/97-555

[1] SOR/87-49

Date Modified: 2006-02-20

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