After receiving such requests from three different parties, the CRTC has announced the extension of the filing deadlines and hearing date for its Review of the Regulatory Frameworks for Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings and Discretionary Programming Services (CRTC 2007-10-2). The deadlines for filing comments and replies have been extended to October 19 and November 16, from October 9 and November 5, respectively. And the hearing date has been pushed back a week from January 28 to February 4, 2008. The parties requesting extensions included the Canadian Film and Television Production Association, the Canadian Conference of the Arts, and the combined group of Rogers Communications Inc., the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, Quebecor Media Inc., the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance, Saskatchewan Telecommunications, MTS Allstream Inc., Bell Video Group, Star Choice Communications Inc., Telus Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and Cogeco Inc.

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