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SpeechOpening remarks by Andrée Wylie Vice-Chair, Broadcasting at the public hearing in Gatineau, Quebec Gatineau, Quebec March 21st, 2005 (CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY) Good morning and welcome to everyone. My name is Andrée Wylie. I am the Vice-Chair, Broadcasting for the CRTC. I will be chairing this public hearing. Joining me on the panel today are my colleagues, to my right, Commissioner Barbara Cram, Regional Commissioner for Manitoba and Saskatchewan and, to my left, Commissioner Andrée Noël, Commissioner for the Quebec region. Over the course of this hearing, we will be assisted by a number of Commission staff, including, among others:
Please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Millington if you have any procedural questions with respect to the conduct of this hearing. The purpose of this oral public hearing is to adjudicate a complaint by Aliant Telecom against Bragg Communications regarding Bragg’s refusal to accept Aliant’s advertising for its wireless services in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Before we begin, I would like to say a few words about the administration of this hearing. This hearing, as you know, is less formal than traditional telecom hearings and much narrower in scope. Due to its expedited nature, interveners and the general public will not participate in its oral phase. The parties will be asked first to introduce the members of their respective teams. The Applicant, followed by the Respondent, will have ten minutes each for opening remarks. Following these remarks, the Applicant and then the Respondent will be questioned on matters related to the Application, first by the Commission, followed by the Applicant, then the Respondent and ending with the Commission’s final questions. The Commission will not entertain written final argument; rather, parties will have an opportunity at the end of the hearing to make final oral submissions. The Notice of Public Hearing letter indicated that the parties must file all documents with the Commission and serve them on the other parties prior to the hearing. We are, therefore, not inclined to accept any additional documents at this stage. There is a verbatim transcript of this hearing being taken by the court reporter. In order to ensure that the court reporter is able to produce an accurate transcript, please make sure that your microphone is turned on when speaking, simply by pushing the button under the microphone. If you have any questions on how to obtain all or parts of this transcript, please approach the court reporter at the end of the hearing. We would like all of you to ensure that cell phones and pagers are turned off at all times while you are in the hearing room. As indicated in the Commission's Organization and Conduct letter of March 17, 2005, we plan to consider this Application, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. We intend to issue a brief written decision by April 1. We will now begin with the application by Aliant Telecom. We will begin with opening remarks by the Applicant, who will have 10 minutes to make their presentation. Before beginning their remarks, I would ask the Applicant to introduce the members of their team. Thank you very much. - 30 - Media Relations: General Inquiries: This document is available in alternative format upon request. Date Modified: 2005-03-21 |
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