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Head of Agilent Technologies Canada plots course for continued support of innovation

The recently named new head of Agilent Technologies Canada says that the company will continue to target the communications sector as a key growth area as the troubled sector begins to show signs of recovery. Lawrence Loo took over the top job for Agilent’s Canadian operations last month (RoW, Sept. 23/03) from Alan Lolacher, who stepped down after 19 years with the test and measurement company.

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Industry Canada receives three bids to develop spectrum and orbital positions

Telesat Canada and a company fronted by Barrett Corp. find themselves locked in a battle to secure the rights to the 12 GHz broadcasting spectrum at the 72.5 degrees west orbital slot, a fight that is part of a larger Industry Canada licensing process relating to valuable satcom real estate. Pegasus Development Corp., a subsidiary of Pegasus Communications Corp., has also submitted an expression of interest, but the company is giving no public clue as to its intention.

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Resolution 228 lays groundwork for spectrum identification of post IMT-2000

Industry Canada will stress band neutrality as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) begins to lay the foundation necessary for the potential identification and designation of spectrum for post-3G advanced mobile wireless systems, referred to as "IMT-2000 and beyond". The department will soon put together a committee to map out its proposals on the issue. Delegates to the recently completed World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03) adopted Resolution 228, a roadmap directing the route the ITU needs to take before potentially identifying additional spectrum for systems beyond 3G.

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Industry Canada to probe industry on spectrum management reform

Canada’s spectrum regulator will soon query wireless industry stakeholders on potential reforms to the country’s spectrum management program, an official with Industry Canada revealed at a conference last month. The department is currently developing a broad discussion paper that will address a number of key issues with the ultimate goal of improving the department’s spectrum regime. It will also work with industry stakeholders on more in-depth discussions that could help in spectrum management reforms.

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Battleground set for legal challenge of Tariff 24; hearings set for next November

The battleground has been set and the lines in the sand drawn as the two sides fighting over the proposed implementation of a tariff for wireless ringtones prepare for oral arguments next November. The Copyright Board of Canada last month set November 23, 2004 as the day it will begin hearing testimony on Tariff 24, which proposes to impose a maximum of $30,000 in annual payments on the country’s wireless operators and ringtone suppliers.

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Hurricane Juan disrupts telephony service in Maritimes
Aliant Telecom Inc. reports that it has been able to restore most of the telephony service to its customers in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island who were battered by Hurricane Juan. Brenda Reid of the telco tells Network Letter that Aliant had received 7,700 calls about service disruption, three times the normal amount. Most of the service was restored by the end of last week. Its CLEC rival, EastLink Cable, was predicting that 95% of its service would be restored by the same time.

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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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CRTC considers cross-media ownership issues on case-by-case basis: Dalfen

On September 25, CRTC chair Charles Dalfen outlined for the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Communications how the CRTC deals with issues of ownership concentration and cross-media ownership. An excerpt from his speech appears below.

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CCR People

Janet Yale has resigned as president and CEO of the Canadian Cable Television Association (CCTA) to take the job of executive VP of government and regulatory affairs at Telus Corp. Effective Oct. 14, she will lead a 60-member team responsible for Telus’ interaction with all levels of government, regulatory and public bodies. Jim Peters, Telus’ executive VP and chief general counsel, has been overseeing the government and regulatory functions since 1999. He will remain in Ottawa to assist Yale with the transition into her new role before moving back to Vancouver to continue his work as Telus’ chief general counsel and corporate secretary. At the CCTA, Michael Hennessy, currently senior VP of regulatory and external affairs, will assume the responsibilities of president of the cable association on an acting basis during the search for a new head. The search committee to find a replacement consists of CCTA chair Dean MacDonald, Rogers Communications Inc. chair and CEO Ted Rogers, Shaw Communications Inc. CEO Jim Shaw, and Cogeco Inc. president and CEO Louis Audet.

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CCR Short Takes

Green Channel expected to be back on air this week
The independent Category 2 digital service Green Channel is expected to return to the airwaves this week. The channel has been unavailable "due to technical difficulties" for three weeks, according to a message that appears on the screen as management sought new investors. "We’re refinancing and we’ll probably be back on air this week," says Linda Rankin, executive VP and general manager of WETV, which runs the Green Channel. Rankin says the channel got new investors and is in the process of going through the paperwork with the CRTC. With the new investment, which comes from Canadian sources, Rankin says that new programming that should hopefully reinvigorate the channel will be introduced.

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