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Miles Faulkner has been named as president of the Internet Advertising Bureau of Canada. He is a past president of the association, and has led Ernst and Young’s Internet Solutions practice as partner. He is now principal of his own firm Faulkner Consulting.

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Heritage committee hears testimony from witnesses
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage will begin hearing from witnesses this week as part of its review of the Copyright Act. On tap October 23 to make presentations are representatives of the Canadian Photographers’ Coalition, the Canadian Library Association, the Writers’ Union of Canada, the Société des auteurs de radio, télévision et cinéma, and others. The hearing is scheduled to be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room 308 of the West Block on Parliament Hill.

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ISPs fire reply to SOCAN charge they are responsible for paying music tariffs

Internet service providers (ISPs) have no control over the content passing through their pipes and thus shouldn’t be liable for copyright payments on music distributed over their networks, says a coalition of ISPs and their industry associations in a written argument to the Supreme Court of Canada. On October 16, the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP), the Canadian Cable Television Association (CCTA), TELUS Communications Inc., Bell Canada, Aliant Inc., and MTS Communications Inc. jointly filed a reply to an assertion by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) now in front of the Supreme Court that ISPs should pay a blanket licence fee to pay for music available online.

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Puretracks launches to fanfare as stakeholders ask government for support

The new and much-heralded Puretracks music service likely only has a matter of months before American entrants begin competing in earnest for Canadian customers, say company executives, and government support could be the key to helping the business survive. In candid interviews with Canadian NEW MEDIA, Graham Henderson, VP of new media for Universal Music Canada – a significant investor in Puretracks – and Alistair Mitchell, CEO of Moontaxi Media Inc., which provides the service, say they expect and welcome U.S. competition, but the opportunity exists now for Ottawa to step up to the plate to help ensure a Canadian presence in the market.

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SMS trial on Global bodes well for future polling applications by Dominion Institute

The head of the Dominion Institute says a recent experiment in using broadcast and wireless platforms to inform Canadians about foreign policy and solicit their views was successful enough to continue through new initiatives. On September 10, the non-profit educational body broadcast its Foreign Fields documentary, including short messaging service (SMS) polling to solicit feedback from viewers in real time. The test, with participation from several partners to make the project technically feasible, was determined a success. Now the Dominion Institute is in discussions with Global Television about an encore presentation, this time surrounding the upcoming federal election.

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Toronto mayoral candidates promise support for city’s new media sector

Three of the candidates for the mayor’s chair in Toronto recently spoke with Canadian NEW MEDIA about their platforms as they relate to digital media. Candidate John Tory tried hard, but was unable to schedule an interview in time for this piece. Candidate Barbara Hall’s office did not respond to repeated requests for an interview.

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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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FCC releases 3G service rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the rules for the auction of the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands, the two bands identified last November as the key real estate for 3G. The FCC has designed the auction in a manner that will allow smaller companies to acquire spectrum. Fifteen percent of the bidding credits will apply for small businesses that meet the definition set out in the broadband PCS auction. One-quarter of bidding credits will apply for very small companies. The spectrum has been divided into two 20 MHz blocks, two 10 MHz blocks and one 30 MHz block. Industry Canada has now begun its 3G process and is seeking comment on the use of these same two bands (see article in this issue for more information).

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The International Institute of Telecommunications (IIT) made two appointments last week. Rogers Wireless Inc. president and CEO Nadir Mohamed has been appointed to the board of governors, while Jean Laporte, president, Eastern Canada of Rogers Wireless, has been named to the IIT’s board of directors. In other Rogers Wireless personnel changes, the company has appointed Murna Dalton as VP corporate sales for the Ontario Region. Not only will she be responsible for a corporate sales strategy for the region, she will also play a pivotal role in rolling out the company’s national corporate sales strategy. She has more than 20 years experience, having served at CGI Group Inc., SGI Inc. and Bell Canada. Suzanne McMeans also joins Rogers Wireless as manager corporate communications. Having worked in public relations for more than eight years, she joins the company from CGI Group. She also managed her full-service public relations shop.

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HP Canada lands wireless LAN deal with Pearson
HP Canada has secured a deal with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) that will see the IT services and personal computing giant deploy a wireless local area network (LAN) covering the entire campus and surrounding area of Pearson International Airport. The agreement was announced at the International Telecommunication Union’s Telecom World 2003 conference last week in Geneva, Switzerland.

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