| December 22 |
CRTC announces new regulations for distribution of broadcasting services |
| December
18 |
Further steps towards a competitive telecommunications market |
| December
18 |
CRTC deregulates long distance and private line services -- Consumers and business
customers to benefit -- |
| December
18 |
CRTC announces interim telephone price cap rates |
| December
18 |
CRTC approves new regulatory regime for Québec-Téléphone and Télébec Ltée |
| December
18 |
Commission initiates proceeding to consider telephone service to high-cost serving
areas |
| December
18 |
Telesat to cut satellite rates 7% |
| December 17 |
Media Notification |
| December 11 |
CRTC postpones public hearing to consider new specialty and pay television
applications |
| October 3 |
INFORMATION -- Applications to provide new Canadian specialty and pay television
services received by September 30, 1997 |
| September
16 |
CRTC Chairperson responds to allegations of conflict of interest |
| September
11 |
Deadline for filing of applications for new specialty and pay television services |
| August 28 |
Baton to breathe new life into CTV: A series of changes in the Canadian
English-language television industry |
| August 22 |
Quebecor, new player in Quebec's television industry |
| August 6 |
CRTC approves a new MDS distribution undertaking in Southern Ontario |
| August 1 |
CRTC sets the agenda for reviewing its policy framework for all sectors of radio and
calls for comments on a review of commercial radio |
| July 29 |
CRTC approves applications by the CBC to convert its Toronto AM service to the FM band
and to make other related changes |
| July 22 |
More non-Canadian satellite services available to consumers |
| July 4 |
Two new FM radio stations in Montréal: CBC 690 will be converted to FM and
Jean-Pierre Coallier will operate a new classical music station |
| July 2 |
CRTC calls for comments on proposed new Broadcasting Distribution
Regulations |
| July 2 |
CRTC licenses five video-on-demand services |
| June 26 |
Laura M. Talbot-Allan, the new CRTC Secretary General |
| June 18 |
A new violence classification system for television programming: Another
mechanism to protect children against TV violence |
| June 16 |
Co-location -- Progress towards competition and convergence |
| June 11 |
CRTC approves new Bell business local rates to establish parity between PBX trunks and
business lines |
| May 8 |
Landmark broadcasting and telecommunications market trials by Bell Canada and TELUS
advance convergence |
| May 5 |
Resale and sharing of Teleglobe Canada Inc.'s international private line
services |
| May 1 |
Green light to local telephone competition |
| April 9 |
Deferral of public hearing to consider options for extending protection of program
rights |
| March 11 |
CRTC's new distribution policy framework sets course for full TV competition with
strong Canadian content |
| February 28 |
CRTC seeks comments on conditions for introducing greater competition in Northwestel's
territory |
| February
27 |
CRTC licenses fifth Canadian DTH distributor - AlphaStar |
| February
27 |
CFCF-Vidéotron: CRTC consolidates cable strengths and opts for diversity of
programming sources |
| February
27 |
A second private English-language TV service for Quebec viewers and increased
exposure for Quebec independent producers across the country |
| February 19 |
Call for comments on sponsored requests to add non-Canadian services to the
lists of eligible satellite services |
| January 31 |
More homegrown TV programs for viewers in the Vancouver market and a stronger
B.C. voice on the national stage - Key to CRTC approval of CIVT |
| January 31 |
CRTC authorizes Homestar |
| January 10 |
CRTC invites comments on options for extending protection of program rights |
