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CBC unsure if extra $60 million will go toward fulfilling licence conditions

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp to invest its $60-million in top funding from the federal government into programming, although it stopped short of committing more money to regional productions.

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CPAC distribution in French and English comes under scrutiny following complaints

The CRTC is examining whether carriage of the Cable Public Affairs (CPAC) should be mandated in both official languages, following public complaints before a parliamentary committee and at recent commission hearings.

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Commercial broadcasters warn against turning community stations into rivals

Canada’s broadcasting establishment is worried that policy changes could transform community television and radio operators into new competitors for advertising and programming funds. While the cable industry would rather that more community channels not be licensed, groups like the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) suggest it’s time such channels returned to their local programming roots.

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GTA radio report expected by end of year

Industry Canada is expected to report by the end of the year on the technical feasibility of squeezing more radio stations into the congested Toronto market. Vassilios Mimis, director of broadcast planning at Industry Canada, says his department is still reviewing a January report by the CRTC outlining various options for freeing up more AM and FM frequencies for ethnic radio stations in the Greater Toronto Area (CCR, Feb. 14/00).

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World TV counting on public pressure to help it win specialty TV licences

Dan Iannuzzi doesn’t give up easily.

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The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports.

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Convergence, synergy and the CRTC

The relevance and effectiveness of the CRTC is once again on the political radar screen, as senior levels of government ponder whether a broad review of its mandate is warranted (NL Feb. 26/01).

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AT&T Canada has two new faces in the executive suite. Stewart Berry is now EVP marketing, after a long career at such places as BCI Commcor, New Zealand CLEC Clear Communications, NBTel, Telecom Canada and Bell Canada. The new EVP network services is Henry Yip. He previously worked at Telus, Jones Lightwave Ltd, and Bell Canada.

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Hydro One to deliver cross-border telecom
Hydro One Telecom Inc, a division of Ontario’s public utility, has signed a deal with Telergy Inc to provide cross-border telecommunications services. The firms will join their networks in Montreal and Buffalo NY to provide long haul and last mile connections to each others’ customers.

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Video still lauded as killer app, but will consumers pay what industry wants?

The burgeoning demand for bandwidth will continue as new applications hit the market, but carriers must be sensitive to the fiscal concerns of consumers. That was the overriding message at a session of a communications conference held in Ottawa last week.

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