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Today's Releases - December 20, 2002
Note:
The Atlantic Regional Office of the CRTC will be closed from
Monday, December 23 to Friday, December 27 inclusive and the Montreal
Regional Office of the CRTC will be closed from Monday, December 23
to Friday, January 3 inclusive. To reach the Commission during that
period, please telephone 1-877-249-2782 (toll-free).
News release:
The CRTC issues its second
annual report on Canada’s telecommunications industry
Report:
2002 Report to the Governor in Council: Status of Competition in
Canadian Telecommunications Markets. Deployment/Accessibility of Advanced
Telecommunications Infrastructure and Services.[.pdf]
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Broadcasting Decisions:
2002-263-1
Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Across Canada - CORRECTION - The Baseball
Channel – Category 2 specialty service, Decision CRTC 2002-263,
4 September 2002.
2002-462 AGI
Cablevision Inc., Aylmer, Brownsville, Courtland, Langdon, Lyons, Port
Bruce, Port Burwell, Simcoe and Straffordville, Ontario. - APPROVED -
Intracorporate reorganization of AGI Cablevision Inc.
2002-463
CKLN Radio Incorporated, Toronto, Ontario. - APPROVED - Use of a
subsidiary communications multiplex operations channel for the purpose of
broadcasting a predominantly Farsi-language (Persian) radio service.
2002-464
Corus Premium Television Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario. - APPROVED - Use of a
subsidiary communications multiplex operations channel for the purpose of
broadcasting a predominantly Farsi-language (Persian) radio service.
2002-465
Food Network Canada Inc., Across Canada. - APPROVED - Increase the voting
interest of Corus Entertainment Inc. in Food Network.
2002-466
Corus Radio Company, Brampton, Ontario. - APPROVED - Use of a subsidiary
communications multiplex operations channel for the purpose of
broadcasting an Urdu-, Hindi-, Punjabi- and English-language radio
service.
2002-467
World Audio-Visual Entertainment Systems (W.A.V.E.S.) Inc., Across Canada.
- DENIED - Broadcasting licence to operate a low-power television
programming undertaking.
2002-468 Bell
ExpressVu Inc., the general partner, BCE Inc. and Bell Actimedia Inc. (in
partnership), the limited partners, carrying on business as Bell ExpressVu
Limited Partnership, Across Canada. - APPROVED - Corporate reorganization
of Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership
2002-469
CKUA Radio Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta. - APPROVED - Use of a subsidiary
communications multiplex operations channel for the purpose of
broadcasting a predominantly East Indian-language radio service.
Broadcasting Public Notices:
2002-78 The
Commission has received various broadcasting applications. Intervention
deadline: 24 January 2003.
2002-79 The
Commission has received an application from Food Network Canada Inc. (Food
Network), Across Canada To amend the licence of the specialty television
programming service known as Food Network Canada. Intervention deadline:
24 January 2003
2002-80
Proposed exemption orders. Deadline for comments: 18 February 2003.
Telecom Orders:
2002- 462 The
Commission approves an application by Bell Canada, dated
1 November 2002, to revise General Tariff items 2025, Integrated
Voice Messaging Service and 2165, Calling Features, in order to
introduce a promotion entitled "2 for 1 À La Carte SmartTouch
Offer". Reference: Tariff Notice 6699.
Eff. Date = 03.01.03.
2002- 463 The
Commission approves an application by Bell Canada, dated
13 November 2002, to revise National Services Tariff
item 301, Digital Network Access, and General Tariff item 5201,
Megalink Service, in order to introduce a promotion to waive service
charges for the installation of digital network access from
3 January 2003 to 3 June 2003. Reference: Tariff Notice
(TN) 6707 and TN 749
(National Services Tariff). Eff. Date = 03.01.03.
2002- 464 The
Commission approves an application by Bell Canada, dated 15 January
2002, to revise General Tariff item 675, Centrex III Service in order to
increase the monthly rates on voice local lines by 3%; to increase the
monthly rates on public switched telephone network connections by 5%; and
to increase the service charges (basic work elements and miscellaneous) by
7%. Reference: Tariff Notice 6647.
Eff. Date = 20.12.02.
2002- 465 The
Commission received an application by Bell Canada, dated 15 January 2002,
which proposed revisions to General Tariff item 675, Centrex III Service,
General Tariff item 5210, Microlink Services; and to Exchange
Services Tariff item 350, Enhanced Exchange-Wide Dial (EEWD) data locals
and Microlink accesses. Reference: Tariff Notice 6648.
Eff. Date = 20.12.02.
2002- 466 The
Commission approves an application by Bell Canada, dated 15 January 2002,
which proposed revisions to its Exchange Services Tariff, item 350,
Enhanced Exchange-Wide Dial (EEWD) service. Reference:TN 6649.
Eff. Date = 20.12.02.
2002- 467 The
Commission approves on an interim basis the ex parte application by
Northern Telephone Limited Partnership, dated 12 December 2002.
Reference: Tariff Notice 184.
2002- 468 The
Commission approves on an interim basis an application by Futureway
Communications Inc. (Futureway), dated 12 August 2002, to add General
Tariff item 201 - Service Charge for Trouble Identification on ILEC
Unbundled Local Loops, in order to introduce a service charge. Reference:
Tariff Notice 7. Eff. Date = 20.12.02.
Date Modified: 2002-12-20 |
