CRTC: What's New - June 16, 2000

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What's New - June 16, 2000

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CRTC issues three new Toronto radio licences

DECISIONS:

2000-203 B. Denham Jolly, on behalf of a company to be incorporated, Toronto, Ontario. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence for an English-language FM radio programming undertaking at Toronto, expiring 31 August 2006.

2000-204 Gary Farmer, on behalf of an incorporated body to be known as Aboriginal Voices Radio, Toronto, Ontario. APPROVED in part - Broadcasting licence for an English- and Native-language radio programming undertaking at Toronto, expiring on 31 August 2006. DENIED – Applicant's proposal to also broadcast the signal of this station on a transmitter located at Toronto/Hornby that would operate on AM frequency 740kHz with a transmitter power of 50,000 watts.

2000-205 CHWO Ontario Inc. on behalf of 1210361 Ontario Inc. (general partner) and Ken Harrigan, George Patton, Terry Patterson and Peter Gilgan (the limited partners), Toronto/Hornby, Ontario. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence for an English-language AM radio programming undertaking at Toronto, expiring 31 August 2006.

2000-206 Various applicants, Toronto, Ontario. DENIED - 13 applications, either for licences for new AM or FM undertakings, or for amendments to the licences of existing Toronto, Ajax and Timmins radio stations. Three applications have been approved in Decisions CRTC 2000-203 to 2000-205, published today.

NOTICES:

2000-84 Introduction to decisions on competing applications proposing new radio stations in Toronto.

2000-85 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – To add a new transmitter. Image Wireless Communications Inc., Yorkton, Saskatchewan – To decrease the power of a transmitter. CKIK-FM Limited, Banff, Alberta – To add an FM radio transmitter. Rogers Radio (British Columbia) Ltd., Chilliwack, British Columbia – To remove a condition of licence. Deadline for intervention: 21 July 2000.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:

2000-5-1 Further to its Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2000-5 dated 26 May 2000 relating to its Public Hearing which will be held on 14 August 2000, at 9:00 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Phase IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec, the Commission announces that items 415, 85, 93, 154 and 450 are withdrawn from the public hearing.

ORDERS:

2000-547 Bell Canada TN 6472. The Commission denies Bell Canada's request to extend for three months the Winback and Additional Line promotion approved in Order CRTC 2000-100, dated 8 February 2000.

2000-548 MTT TN 782. The Commission approves the extension of the Call Originator Billing market trial until 31 August 2000.

2000-549 NBTel TN 844. The Commission approves the extension of the Caller Originated Billing market trial until 31 August 2000.

2000-550 TCBC TN 4068. The Commission denies TCBC's request to introduce a Local Business Contract Option Signing Bonus promotion.

2000-551 TCI TN 230. The Commission approves TCI's request to provide an initial DS-1 access channel from a specific customer location outside the base rate area served by the Edson central office. Eff. date = 19-06-2000.

2000-552 Bell Canada TN 6406. The Commission approves, with changes, Bell Canada's proposal to replace its tariff subscription service (paper service) with a publicly available, no-charge service available through the company's Internet site.

2000-553 Forbearance granted for telcos' wide area network services. Reference: 8640-S1-05/98. In this order the Commission forbears from regulation of Wide Area Network services provided by Canada's largest regulated telephone companies.

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Revised: June 16, 2000