What's New - April 27, 2001
NEWS RELEASE:
CRTC seeks public
comments to establish a framework for the expansion of local calling areas
DECISIONS:
2001-235 Médiacâble
inc., Trois-Rivières, Quebec; Cogeco Câble Laurentides inc.,
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec. APPROVED - Transfer of the assets of the cable
distribution undertaking serving Trois-Rivières from Cogeco Câble Canada inc.
to Médiacâble inc.; and of the assets of the cable distribution undertaking
serving Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs from Médiacâble inc. to Cogeco Câble
Laurentides inc. The licence for Trois-Rivières will expire 31 August
2001 and the licence for Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs will expire 31 August 2004.
2001-236 Huntsville
Cable Systems Limited, Dunchurch; McKellar; Orrville; and Parry Sound,
Ontario. APPROVED – Acquisition of the assets of the cable distribution
undertakings serving the localities noted above, from Radio and T.V.
Distribution Limited. The licences for Dunchurch, McKellar and Orrville will
expire 31 August 2001 and th licence for Parry Sound will expire
31 August 2002.
2001-237 CJMC
Radio du Golfe, Saint-Anne-des-Monts and Gros Morne, Quebec. APPROVED –
Addition of a transmitter at Gros Morne.
2001-238 In
this decision, the Commission approves revised unbundled loop rates that
competitive local exchange carriers will pay for the use of the incumbent local
exchange carriers' (ILECs) unbundled loops. It also addresses the costs
to be used as the basis for establishing the subsidy requirement under the
recently-approved national subsidy mechanism. Reference: 8661-C12-02/00.
NOTICES:
2001-46 Cable
Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) – Call for comments on possible change to
the regime governing the carriage of this service by broadcasting distribution
undertakings. [Information: Secondary
Audio Programming – SAP]
2001-47 The
CRTC is seeking public input to establish a set of general principles and
criteria to be used in assessing applications for creation of common local
calling areas. Reference: 8663-C12-04/01.
ORDERS:
2001-336 The
CRTC denies TCBC's applications for the creation of common local calling
areas in the Cariboo and the Central Okanagan Regions and for the addition of
the Mission/Abbotsford exchanges to the Greater Vancouver Region local calling
area of British Columbia. Reference: TCBC TNs 4104,
4104A, 4127
and 4132.
2001-281-1
Correction to Order CRTC 2001-281
dated 5 April 2001 – Access to directory file service and basic listing
interchange file service approved for CanopCo. Reference: 8622-C67-01/00.
Date Modified: 2001-04-27
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