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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-46 |
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Ottawa, 21 May 2008 |
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Notice of consultation |
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Applications received
Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 25 June 2008 |
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The Commission has received the following applications: |
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form] |
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Applicant and Locality |
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Saskatchewan Telecommunications
Regina, Pilot Butte, White City, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Yorkton, Estevan, Weyburn, Swift Current, North Battleford and Battleford, Saskatchewan
Application No. 2007-1553-4 |
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Access Communications Co-operative Limited
Regina, Saskatchewan
Application No. 2007-1620-2
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Regina, Pilot Butte, White City, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Yorkton, Estevan, Weyburn, Swift Current, North Battleford and Battleford, Saskatchewan
Application No. 2007-1553-4 |
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Application by Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel) to renew the Class 1 licence of its terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertaking serving the above-mentioned locations, expiring 31 August 2008. |
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SaskTel requests the addition of the following condition of licence: |
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The licensee is authorized to receive, directly through its own facilities or from any Canadian relay broadcast distribution undertaking (licensed or exempt), at its option, any of the distant Canadian or U.S. 4+1 signals that are otherwise required to be received from a licensed satellite relay distribution undertaking. This condition does not authorize the licensee to provide these services to any other licensed or exempt distribution undertaking except under the terms of a separate relay distribution undertaking licence should the licensee seek such an additional licence.
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SaskTel also requests authorization to redefine its authorized service area to reflect the expansion of the residential areas. |
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SaskTel also requests amendments to and the deletion of certain conditions of licence. Further details are available in the application. |
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Licensee's address:
2121 Saskatchewan Drive
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3Y2
Fax: 306-565-6216
E-Mail: document.control@SaskTel.sk.ca |
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Examination of application:
Estevan Shoppers Mall
400 King Street
Estevan, Saskatchewan
109 Macleod Avenue
Melfort, Saskatchewan
83 Ominica Street West
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1201-100th Street North
North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Gateway Mall
1403 Central Avenue
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Cornwall Centre
2121 Saskatchewan Drive
Main Floor
Regina, Saskatchewan
Scotia Centre
122-1st Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Wheatland Mall
1150 Central Avenue North
Swift Current, Saskatchewan |
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Regina, Saskatchewan
Application No. 2007-1620-2 |
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Application by Access Communications Co-operative Limited (Access) to renew the Class 1 licence of its cable broadcasting distribution undertaking serving Regina, expiring 31 August 2008. |
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Access requests to amend the following condition of licence which reads as follows: |
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It is a condition of licence that the licensee make a contribution to Canadian programming, for the broadcast year ending 31 August 2000, and in each broadcast year thereafter, of an amount not less than 5% of its gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities. This contribution may be reduced by the amount spent on local expression in the form of its community channel to a maximum of the greater of $1.2 million or 2% of gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities for the year in question.
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With the following condition of licence: |
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It is a condition of licence that the licensee make a contribution to Canadian programming, in each broadcast year, of an amount not less than 5% of its gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities. This contribution may be reduced by the amount spent on local expression in the form of its community channel to a maximum 5% of gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities for the year in question.
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Access also requests another amendment to and the deletion of certain conditions of licence. Further details are available in the application. |
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Licensee's address:
2250 Park Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4N 7K7
Fax: 306-565-5395
E-Mail: documents@accesscomm.ca |
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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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25 June 2008 |
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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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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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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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Please note that the information you provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the Webpage of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our Website with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information which was provided as part of this public process. |
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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 |