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Please note that the release time for
February 28, 2001 will be at 2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time)
What's New - February 27, 2001
DECISIONS:
2000-467-1
Groupe TVA inc., Les Films Rozon inc. and BCE Média Inc.,
(OBCI), Across Canada. The Commission hereby corrects Decision CRTC 2000-467
dated 24 November and 14 December 2000 approving Category 1 digital
specialty service Télé Ha! Ha! by adding to the condition of licence 1b) the
following television program category: 2b) Long-form documentary.
2000-468-1
Groupe TVA inc., Publications Transcontinental inc. and BCE Média
Inc. (OBCI), Across Canada. The Commission hereby corrects Decision CRTC 2000-467
dated 24 November and 14 December 2000 approving Category 1 digital
specialty service LCN Affaires by adding to the condition of licence 1b)
the following television program category: 2b) Long-form
documentary.
2000-469-1
Groupe TVA inc., Global Television Network Inc. and Rogers
Broadcasting Limited (OBCI), Across Canada. The Commission hereby corrects
Decision CRTC 2000-469
dated 24 November and 14 December 2000 approving Category 1 digital
specialty service 13ième Rue by deleting paragraph 5 of the decision and
paragraph 1.c) of the condition of licence.
2000-589-1
Groupe TVA inc. (OBCI), Across Canada. The Commission hereby corrects
Decision CRTC 2000-589
dated 24 November and 14 December 2000 approving Category 2
digital specialty service Digipix by replacing the fourth paragraph of the
decision.
2000-590-1
Groupe TVA inc. (OBCI), Across Canada. The Commission hereby corrects
Decision CRTC 2000-590
dated 24 November and 14 December 2000 approving Category 2 digital specialty
service Front Row by replacing the fifth paragraph of the decision.
2001-136 Fairchild
Radio (Vancouver FM) Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia. APPROVED, by
majority vote –Use of a subsidiary communications multiplex operations
channel to broadcast a predominately Punjabi-language radio service.
2001-137 Burgeo
Broadcasting System, Burgeo, Newfoundland. RENEWED - Broadcasting licence
for the radiocommunication distribution undertaking serving Burgeo, from 1
March 2001 to 31 August 2001.
2001-138 Radio
& Télévision Communautaire Havre Saint-Pierre, Havre-Saint-Pierre,
Lac Allard, etc., Quebec. APPROVED – Renewal of the licence for Type A
community radio programming undertaking CILE-FM Havre-Saint-Pierre and its
transmitters CILE-FM-1 Lac Allard and CILE-FM-2 Rivière-au-Tonnerre, from 1 March
2001 to 31 August 2007. DENIED – Request to be relieved from the
obligation to ensure that at least 5% of the musical selections played during
each broadcasting week fall into Category 3.
2001-139 Radio
Communautaire de la Rive-Sud inc., Longueuil, Quebec. APPROVED – Renewal
of the licence for Type B community radio programming undertaking CHAA-FM
Longueuil, from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2004. APPROVED – Request
to decrease the minimum level of French-language vocal music that CHAA-FM must
broadcast in each broadcast week from 75% to 65%; and the minimum amount of
programming that CHAA-FM must devote in each broadcast week to selections from
category 3 (traditional and special interest music) from 10% to 5%.
2001-140 University
of Guelph Radio – Radio Gryphon, Guelph, Ontario. APPROVED – Renewal of
the licence for community-based campus radio programming undertaking CFRU-FM
Guelph, from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2004.
2001-141 N.I.B.
95.5 Cable FM Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba. APPROVED – Renewal of the licence
for the instructional campus radio programming undertaking CJAE-FM Winnipeg,
from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2004.
2001-142 Yukon
Territory. RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the radiocommunication
distribution undertakings listed in the appendix to the decision, from 1 March
2001 to 31 August 2001.
2001-143 Vancouver
Co-operative Radio, Vancouver, British Columbia. APPROVED – Renewal of
the licence for Type B community radio programming undertaking CFRO-FM
Vancouver, from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2004. APPROVED – Request
to increase the minimum amount of third-language ethnic programming which
CFRO-FM airs each week and to expand the number of cultural groups to which
programs are directed and the number of different languages.
NOTICE:
2001-6-1
Further to its Public Notice CRTC 2001-6
dated 11 January 2001, the Commission announces that, at the request of the
applicant, Item 2, Standard Radio Inc. (CJAD and CJFM-FM), Montréal,
Quebec, is withdrawn from the Public Notice.
ORDERS:
2001-169 The
Commission approves Bell Canada's request to introduce Connection
Service which provides eligible customers with access to its Traffic Operator
Position System for the purposes of providing local operator assistance by the
customers to their end-users, and providing these end-users with the option of
having their operator-assisted calls completed over the customer's network. It
also approves an addendum to the Agreement for the Provision of Operator
Services. Reference: TN 6556and
8340-B2-0636/01. Eff. date = 27-02-01.
2001-170 The
Commission approves MTT's request to introduce Megalink ISDN DTCI Port
feature, which is a combination of the existing PSTN Termination and PRI
Signaling features and to remove the existing PSTN Termination and PRI
Signaling features from the tariff. The Commission also approves MTT's request
to introduce ISP Link Connectivity and an expansion to the Megalink Service
Area and to remove Note 1 from tariff page 353. Reference: TN 794.
Eff. date = 28-02-01.
2001-171 The
Commission approves Northwestel's request to offer a one-month free
trial promotion for new subscriptions to Custom Calling Features, Call
Management Services and/or Voice Messaging Services from 16 February 2001 to 31 January
2002. Reference: TN 748. |
