Gazette Notice DGTP-001-03

Industry Canada

Telecommunications Act

Notice No. DGTP-001-03: Petition to the Governor in Council

Notice is hereby given that a petition from Quebecor Inc. has been received by the Governor in Council under section 12 of the Telecommunications Act in regard to the following decision issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC): Telecom Decision CRTC 2002-61, Quebecor Média inc. - Alleged anti-competitive cross-subsidization of Bell ExpressVu. The request is based on several reasons included in the petition.

In Telecom Decision CRTC 2002-61, the CRTC dismissed a Quebecor Média application requesting that the Commission intervene to address alleged unfair cross-subsidization of Bell ExpressVu by Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE).

Submissions on this petition should be addressed to:

Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
Langevin Block
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A3.

A copy of the submission should also be sent to:

Director General
Telecommunications Policy Branch
16th Floor, 300 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C8.

All submissions should indicate that they are in response to the above-mentioned petition and cite the Canada Gazette Part I, Notice publication date, title, and the Notice reference number DGTP-001-03. Interested parties are requested to submit their comments by March 3, 2003.

Respondents are strongly encouraged to provide a copy of their submission in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF or ASCII TXT) to facilitate posting on the Department's Web site. Documents submitted via electronic media should be sent to
telecom@ic.gc.ca

Copies of the petition and of petitions or submissions received in response may be obtained electronically at http://strategis.gc.ca/spectrum under Gazette and Public Notices. Mail order or over the counter copies are available from :

ByPress Printing and Copy Centre Inc.
300 Slater Street, Unit 101A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6A6
(613) 234-8826
sales@bypressprinting.ca.

Reasonable costs of duplication will be charged. It is the responsibility of interested parties to check the public record from time to time to keep abreast of submissions received.

January 22, 2003

Larry Shaw
Director General
Telecommunications Policy