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Consumers will suffer if Vision TV’s wholesale rate increases, distributors say

As expected, broadcast distributors are opposing Vision TV's request for a 3-cent increase to its wholesale rate, saying neither they nor their subscribers should be unnecessarily subsidizing the organization's broadcast operations. The distributors argue that they are burdened with their own increased costs of doing business, and should not have to generate more revenue for the specialty TV broadcaster.

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Digital TV subscribers to top 3.6 million at year-end, Decima Publishing forecasts

The number of Canadians subscribing to digital television service will top 3.6 million by the end of 2002, with satellite TV continuing to hold the lion's share of the market, according to the latest digital TV subscriber forecasts by Decima Publishing Inc. Satellite's share of the digital TV market is expected to be 60 per cent at year-end, with cable holding 38 per cent and wireless cable two per cent.

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Restrictions sought on low-powered broadcasting of sporting, other events

Canada's private broadcasters are opposed to an upstart Montreal company's plans to sell advertising during on-site broadcasts of live sporting and other events via fan companion wireless devices. World Audio-Visual Entertainment Systems (W.A.V.E.S.) has proposed selling 12 minutes an hour of advertising over four channels covering a limited duration event, such as a Formula One auto race.

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Shaw Cablesystems hoping to distinguish its VOD service with music videos

The video-on-demand (VOD) service Shaw Cablesystems is rolling out beginning September 4 in Calgary could include free music videos – a move meant to distinguish the service from other offerings. That strategy could also put a dent in the music specialty channels of mid-sized broadcasters CHUM Ltd., Craig Broadcast Systems Inc., and Corus Entertainment Inc.

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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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Looking at telecom competition one decade later

At the recent Celebrating 10 Years of Telecom Competition conference in Toronto, George Addy, a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and formerly with Telus and the Competition Bureau, delivered the closing address. An edited version of his remarks appears here.

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Several directors have resigned from the board of CLEC GT Group Telecom Inc. Leo Hindery Jr. has stepped down as chair as well as from the board itself. He is being replaced temporarily by Dan Millard, CEO of Group Telecom. Hindery’s place on the audit committee of the board is taken by Josef Straus, CEO of JDS Uniphase. Eric Demarian, EVP corporate development at the telco, joins the board. Shaw Communications representatives Jim Shaw, Ron Rogers and Michael D’Avella have left the board.

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IMCAIP members lose predatory pricing challenge
In Telecom Decision 2002-37, the CRTC denied an application by the Independent Members of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers on pricing of DSL service by Bell Canada and Bell Nexxia (NL, Sept. 11/01). CAIP said it was "aghast" at the ruling, terming it "a sad day not just for independent ISPs, but for Canadian Internet users."

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Incumbents still major force in Europe, but are crippled by huge debts

The move to open up the European telecom market to competition has not been as successful as expected, a recent conference on telecom competition in Canada was told. ILECs still dominate, although their debt load has weakened them financially.

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Call-Net wants CRTC to speed up process of setting DNA tariff rates

Even as Call-Net Enterprises Inc. blames the price cap decision for its current economic woes, it has filed a request with the CRTC to change the determination of Digital Network Access tariffs. The telco hopes it can speed up the process to set the new rates.

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