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Canadians still oppose foreign control of cablecos, broadcasters: Decima survey

The percentage of Canadians opposed to foreign control of Canadian private television and radio broadcasters has increased over the past 18 months, according to a new survey by Decima Research Inc. The latest research indicates that Canadians continue to object to foreign majority ownership of domestic telecommunications and media companies, including private broadcasters, cablecos, and newspapers.

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CNM Update

Licensing agency doesn’t have to repudiate Anne of Green Gables trademarks
A licensing agency formed in partnership with the Prince Edward Island government won’t be forced to give up control over several Anne of Green Gables trademarks. On December 20, a Federal Court of Canada judge dismissed a motion for partial summary judgement against Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority (AGGLA) by television production company Sullivan Entertainment Inc. Sullivan brought the motion as a pre-emptive strike against the AGGLA, which Sullivan fears will interfere with the upcoming distribution of its new Anne of Green Gables, The Continuing Story – an animated series with associated merchandise. Sullivan had claimed that the AGGLA is not a public authority entitled to trademark protection under parts of the Trademarks Act, since it was a third-party partnership between the P.E.I. government and some of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s descendents. The judge ruled that the matter was too complex to decide on a motion for summary judgement. Sullivan did not want to argue whether AGGLA was a "public authority," while the judge held that this issue was fundamental and had to be argued – at trial. The case was argued by Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt’s Lee Webster and Randy Pepper for Sullivan, and Roger Hughes and Trent Horne of the law firm Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay for the AGGLA.

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RoW Update

Canada’s wireless industry set to unveil inter-carrier SMS with United States
The Canadian wireless industry is preparing to announce an inter-carrier SMS agreement with national wireless operators in the United States in the coming weeks, Report on Wireless has learned. Details of the agreement are still unclear at this point, but the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association tells RoW that carriers on both sides of the border are completing technical trials of the service and that the agreement will be publicly announced in the near future.
Last April, Canada’s four national wireless operators began offering inter-carrier text messaging capabilities after years of only allowing consumers to "text" subscribers of the same carrier (RoW, April 16/02 and Nov. 13/01). Last month, the CWTA reported that text messaging traffic (the number of text messages sent and received) increased by approximately 98% from April to November 2002 (RoW, Dec. 9/02).

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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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Americans establish Do Not Call registry over Congressional worry
The Federal Trade Commission in Washington has set up a series of changes to its telemarketing rules, including the establishment of a national Do Not Call registry. Most of the changes take effect immediately, but the registry will not be operating until this summer at the earliest. At one point, Republican congressman Billy Tauzin, powerful chair of the House energy and commerce committee, had threatened to delay funding for the registry but endorsed the proposal following discussions with FTC chair Timothy Muris. The committee is now backing the idea.

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Nortel Networks Corp. has made several changes in its Asian operations. Masood Tariq leaves his position as president Asia to return to North America as president of global alliances. Robert Mao, currently advising Nortel president/CEO Frank Dunn, is now president/CEO Nortel China. Acting president Yuan-Hao Lin becomes COO of the Chinese company. John Giamatteo, who had been responsible for sales in Japan and Korea, will see his territory expand as he now conducts sales in Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and the ASEAN nations.

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NL Short Takes

360networks suing Nortel for US$101M after restructuring
The American subsidiary of 360networks Inc. and a group of unsecured creditors of the fibre company are suing Nortel Networks Corp. to recover US$101.1 million. The funds were transferred to the equipment maker after 360networks filed in June 2001 for creditor protection, a move which resulted in the fibre firm re-establishing itself as 360networks Corp. If recovery of the money is successful, US$81.5 million will go to the creditors.

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Incumbents reject notion of commission review of telephone competition policy

 

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Incumbents still dominate telecom sector, CRTC competition survey discovers

 

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Competition Bureau wants staff designated peace officers to help close “boiler rooms”

 

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