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against government official policy direction that the regulator only intervene in markets after a competitive problem has been proven. In
Thursday's decision, the CRTC rescinded both requirements, thereby giving Bell the go-ahead to implement usage-based billing. This ruling according to Teksavvy handcuffs the competitive market. This has been asked by Stephen Harper and Parliament to have the decision reviewed. According to a
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will boost
Canadian culture by giving vital exposure to independent artists, instead of concentrating just on the country's stars, and point to the CRTC's successful extraction of promises to program 10% Canadian content on satellite services already operational in the United States as important concessions. Despite popular perception that the CRTC banned
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impact on the availability or diversity of
Canadian content, one of the key policy mandates of the CRTC, nor are there signs that there has been a significant decline of television subscriptions through cable or satellite. However, given the rapid progress in the industry they are working on a more in depth study to be concluded in May 2012.
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622:(CBSC), an independent broadcast industry association, rather than by the CRTC, although CBSC decisions can be appealed to the CRTC if necessary. However, the CRTC is also sometimes erroneously criticized for CBSC decisions — for example, the CRTC was erroneously criticized for the CBSC's decisions pertaining to the airing of
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Other telephone companies, many of which were publicly owned and entirely within a province's borders, were regulated by provincial authorities until court rulings during the 1990s affirmed federal jurisdiction over the sector, which also included some fifty small independent incumbents, most of them
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cents per gigabyte. In May 2010, the CRTC ruled that Bell could not implement its usage-based billing system until all of its own retail customers had been moved off older, unlimited downloading plans. The requirement would have meant that Bell would have to move its oldest and most loyal customers.
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October 5, 2011, the CRTC released their findings that included consultations with stakeholders from the telecommunication industry, media producers, and cultural leaders among others. The evidence was inconclusive, suggesting that an increased availability of OTT options is not having a negative
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In a major May 1999 decision on "New Media", the CRTC held that under the
Broadcasting Act the CRTC had jurisdiction over certain content communicated over the Internet including audio and video, but excluding content that is primarily alphanumeric such as emails and most webpages. It also issued an
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Sec. 9(1)(c) of the
Radiocommunication Act creates a prohibition against all decoding of encrypted programming signals, followed by an exception where authorization is received from the person holding the lawful right in Canada to transmit and authorize decoding of the signal. This means receiving
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Customers using the fastest connections of five megabits per second, for example, will have a monthly allotment of 60 GB, beyond which Bell will charge $ 1.12 per GB to a maximum of $ 22.50. If a customer uses more than 300 GB a month, Bell will also be able to implement an additional charge of 75
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It does not regulate service rates, service quality, or other business practices, and commission approval is not necessary for wireless provider sales or mergers as in the broadcasting industry. Moreover, it does not deal with the availability of spectrum for mobile phone service, which is part of
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The goal of this policy is to create a market in which
Canadian networks can realize revenue through advertising sales in spite of their inability to match the rates that the much larger American networks can afford to pay for syndicated programming. This policy is also why Canadian viewers do not
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The CRTC also added that Bell would be required to offer to wholesale ISPs the same usage insurance plan it sells to retail customers. Bell appealed both requirements, citing that the rules do not apply to cable companies and that they constituted proactive rate regulation by the CRTC, which goes
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overturn the decision and mandate a minimum of 35% Canadian content. Supporters of the decision argue that satellite radio can only be feasibly set up as a continental system, and trying to impose 35% Canadian content across North
America is quite unrealistic. They also argue that satellite radio
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respectively, and in accordance with the CRTC decision will only need to offer ten percent
Canadian content. The CRTC contends that this low level of Canadian content, particularly when compared to the 35% rule on local radio stations, was necessary because unlicensed U.S. receivers were already
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Any transfer of more than 30% of the ownership of a broadcasting licence (including cable/satellite distribution licences) requires advance approval of the commission. One condition normally taken into account in such a decision is the level of foreign ownership; federal regulations require that
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regulate rates, quality of service issues, or business practices for
Internet service providers. However, the CRTC does continually monitor the sector and associated trends. To handle complains, the CRTC was ordered by the Government of Canada to create an independent, industry-funded agency to
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The CRTC also regulates which channels broadcast distributors must or may offer. Per the Broadcasting Act the commission also gives priority to Canadian signals—many non-Canadian channels which compete with Canadian channels are thus not approved for distribution in Canada. The CRTC argues that
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In many cases, such as the cabinet-directed prohibition on foreign ownership for broadcasters and the legislated principle of the predominance of Canadian content, these acts and orders often leave the CRTC less room to change policy than critics sometimes suggest, and the result is that the
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government-controlled channel was denied permission to broadcast independently in Canada on the grounds that it had acted and was likely to act contrary to established Canadian policies. RAI International's latest politically appointed President (an avowed right wing nationalist and former
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Satellite radio poses a more complicated problem for the CRTC. While an unlicensed satellite dish can often be identified easily, satellite radio receivers are much more compact and can rarely be easily identified, at least not without flagrantly violating provisions against unreasonable
844:, the CRTC is not responsible for enforcement of this provision. In fact, the commission does not require licences at all for telephone companies, and CRTC approval is therefore not generally required for the sale of a telephone company, unless said company also owns a broadcast licence.
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at the same time, for instance, the cable, satellite, or other broadcast distributor must send the CTV feed over the signal of the carried ABC affiliate, even where the ABC version is somehow different, particularly commercials. (These rules are not intended to apply in case of differing
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The CRTC is run by up to 13 full-time members (including the chairman, the vice-chairman of broadcasting, and the vice-chairman of telecommunications) appointed by the Cabinet for renewable terms of up to five years. However, unlike the more directly political appointees of the American
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had difficulty establishing its commercial viability throughout the 1990s. The CRTC finally granted a licence to Milestone in 2000, after a cabinet order-in-council directed the commission to license two new radio stations that reflected the cultural diversity of the Toronto market, and
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will be able to charge wholesale service providers a flat monthly fee to connect to its network, and for a set monthly usage limit per each ISP customer the ISP has. Beyond that set limit, individual users will be charged per gigabyte, depending on the speed of their connections.
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operating on these networks. In fact, the commission has very little to do with the regulation of mobile phone service, outside of "undue preference" issues (for example, a carrier offering a superior rate or service to some subscribers and not others without a good reason).
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The CRTC was originally known as the Canadian Radio-Television Commission. In 1976, jurisdiction over telecommunications services, most of which were then delivered by monopoly common carriers (for example, telephone companies), was transferred to it from the
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Canadian citizens ultimately own a majority of a broadcast licence. Usually this takes the form of a public process, where interested parties can express their concerns and sometimes including a public hearing, followed by a commission decision.
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network and shows it in the same time slot, upon request by the Canadian broadcaster, Canadian broadcast distributors must replace the show on the US channel with the broadcast of the Canadian channel, along with any overlays and commercials.
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station; in both cases, the CRTC instead granted licences to stations that duplicated formats already offered by other stations in the Toronto market. The decision has been widely cited as one of the single most significant reasons why
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All Italian-Canadians were denied RAI programming by RAI International's removal of its programming from the Canadian marketplace, a move intended to create a public outcry and a threat that Canadians would resort to using
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allowing free trade in television stations would overwhelm the smaller Canadian market, preventing it from upholding its responsibility to foster a national conversation. Some people, however, consider this tantamount to
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with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasting and telecommunications. It was created in 1976 when it took over responsibility for regulating telecommunication carriers. Prior to 1976, it was known as the
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spokesperson for Giorgio Almirante, the leader of the post-fascist party of Italy) had unilaterally terminated a 20-year-old agreement and stripped all of its 1,500 to 2,000 annual hours of programming from
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742:(OTT) programming, the CRTC put a call out to the public to provide input on the impact OTT programming is having on Canadian content and existing broadcasting subscriptions through satellite and cable.
941:. It was overturned and there were questions of whether federal politicians should meddle in CRTC decisions. Because of this the network launch was delayed from September 1, 1988, to July 31, 1989.
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population of the Ottawa-Gatineau area was sufficiently well-served by existing French radio services, and to consider licensing one or more of the French language applications, which included a
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but not in Canada. Users of these unlicensed services contend that they are not directly breaking any laws by simply using the equipment. The equipment is usually purchased from an
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the encrypted programming of DishNetwork or DirecTV, even with a grey market subscription, may be construed as unlawful (this remains an unresolved Constitutional issue).
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broadcasting and telecommunications activities and enforces rules it creates to carry out the policies assigned to it; the best-known of these is probably the
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supplier (although some merchants have attempted to set up shop in Canada) and the services are billed to an American postal address. The advent of
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against the decision, and the parent company of CHOI, Genex Corp., appealed the CRTC decision unsuccessfully to the Federal Court of Canada.
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is opposed to any approval of Al Jazeera in Canada. The CRTC ruling applied to Al Jazeera and not to its English-speaking sister network
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services has made it relatively easy for almost anyone to maintain an account in good standing, regardless of where they actually live.
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of the same series; this difference may not always be communicated to distributors, although this is rather rare.) Viewers via home
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of a future issue with the CRTC, although the company reversed its decision and began offering Howard Stern in 2006.
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flooding into the country, so that enforcing a ban on these receivers would be nearly impossible (see below).
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While landline and mobile telephone providers must also be majority-owned by Canadians under the federal
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1987:"The Government of Canada Refers Decisions on Radio in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region Back to CRTC"
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radio market. Moore asked the commission to assess whether the
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tier. Fox commenced broadcasting in Canada shortly thereafter.
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exemption order committing to a policy of non-interference.
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The CRTC is sometimes blamed for the current state of the
2035:"CRTC Decision to be overruled: Tony Clement via Twitter"
768:(MSO) to offer Internet access to third party resellers.
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Canadian content: culture and the quest for nationhood
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Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians)
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Nazareth, Errol; D'Amico, Francesca (March 4, 2015).
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In May 2011, in response to the increase presence of
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municipal telephone services in Prince Rupert, B.C. (
2010:"CRTC ruling handcuffs competitive market: Teksavvy"
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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483:telephone operations owned by crown corporation
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929:television network. Its competitor applicant,
653:The CRTC has in the past regulated the prices
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1874:. CRTC.gc.ca. 2004-04-06. Archived from
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2059:Braga, Matthew (14 December 2017).
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2008:Marlow, Iain (October 29, 2010).
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2178:Mass media regulation in Canada
2112:, University of Toronto Press,
2092:, University of Toronto Press,
1389:Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
1186:Bell Canada usage-based billing
772:Regulation of telephone service
599:, which is responsible for the
587:rules. The CRTC reports to the
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1766:. Crtc.gc.ca. 17 December 1999
1645:"Broadcasting Act at 3.(1)(f)"
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2163:1968 establishments in Canada
2089:Broadcasting Policy in Canada
1952:"Fox News coming to Canada".
1764:"Public Notice CRTC 1999-197"
1358:2023–present – Vicky Eatrides
1343:2012 – Leonard Katz (interim)
1235:and the easy availability of
593:Minister of Canadian Heritage
546:Alberta Government Telephones
434:Canadian Transport Commission
154:Minister of Canadian Heritage
1967:Satellite radio – Yahoo News
1509:Freedom of speech by country
1072:by licensing two companies,
790:Voice over Internet Protocol
409:Board of Broadcast Governors
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764:refers to a ruling forcing
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2168:Communications authorities
2086:Armstrong, Robert (2010),
1126:2008 Ottawa radio licences
939:House of Commons of Canada
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730:Regulation of the Internet
485:Canadian National Railways
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1927:The Canadian Encyclopedia
1121:2008 Ottawa radio licence
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1074:Canadian Satellite Radio
1001:Canadian Jewish Congress
921:: The CRTC licensed the
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954:: In Summer 2004, this
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579:The CRTC regulates all
529:New Brunswick Telephone
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171:(Chairperson & CEO)
1973:March 5, 2005, at the
1395:Telecommunications Act
1379:Broadcasting Act, 1991
1090:Sirius Satellite Radio
842:Telecommunications Act
826:The Competition Bureau
762:Third Party ISP Access
601:Telecommunications Act
513:Newfoundland Telephone
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257:Internet Protocol (IP)
247:Deep packet inspection
215:Part of a series about
1207:by Industry Minister
474:Northwest Territories
32:CRTC (disambiguation)
1400:Online Streaming Act
659:satellite television
589:Parliament of Canada
405:Parliament of Canada
285:By country or region
252:End-to-end principle
237:Bandwidth throttling
143:Minister responsible
122:Government of Canada
1930:(online ed.).
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1494:Category B services
1489:Category A services
1363:Related legislation
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1674:The Globe and Mail
1324:Françoise Bertrand
1281:Chairs of the CRTC
1255:search and seizure
1176:launched in 2010.
1105:from broadcasting
1086:XM Satellite Radio
1013:Al Jazeera English
883:launched in 2001.
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