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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-90
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Ottawa, 21 July 2006
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Call for comments on the proposed addition of Caracol Television International, HTV and El Gourmet.com to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis
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The Commission has received a request dated 16 May 2006 from Videotron Ltd. (Videotron) for the addition of three non-Canadian third-language services to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis (the digital lists). Videotron described these services as follows:
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Caracol Television International is a 24-hour-a-day/7-day-a-week non-Canadian channel from Columbia that broadcasts entirely in Spanish. It is considered a general interest channel, although its programming consists primarily of soap operas, as well as news and public affairs, informal educational, sports and drama programs. None of the programs are subtitled.
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HTV is a 24-hour-a-day/7-day-a-week non-Canadian specialty channel. It offers programming focused on Latin American music, including pop, rock, ballads, salsa, merengue, cumbia and the most popular current songs. HTV features the latest music videos and exclusive interviews with the top Latin American stars. It is an American channel that broadcasts entirely in Spanish, drawing its content from all Latin American countries. None of the programs are subtitled.
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El Gourmet.com is a 24-hour-a-day/7-day-a-week non-Canadian specialty channel that offers programming focused on culinary arts, including programs on cooking, culinary journeys all over the world, internationally renowned chefs, and wine and tobacco. Its programming is broadcast entirely in Spanish and is drawn primarily from Argentina and several other Latin American countries. None of the programs are subtitled.
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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, as well as specific information that Canadian sponsors must file in support of their requests. The Commission will assess Videotron'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 Videotron's request for the addition of Caracol Television International, HTV and El Gourmet.com to the digital lists. Parties submitting comments on the request should also submit a true copy of their comments to the Canadian sponsor, Videotron, at the following address:
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Videotron Ltd.
5th Floor, 465 McGill Street
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 4A6
facsimile: 514-380-4664
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Proof that comments have been sent to Videotron must accompany the original version of the comments sent to the Commission.
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Comments on Videotron's request must be received by the Commission no later than 21 August 2006. A copy of the comments must be received by Videotron no later than the deadline for receipt of comments by the Commission.
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Videotron 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 5 September 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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by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
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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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Date Modified: 2006-07-21