Agenda, Hearing 16 October 2017

Hearing (Revised 12 October 2017)

Location: Gatineau, Quebec
Date: 16 October 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

Conference Center
Portage IV
140, Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec

Hearing Room: Outaouais
Temporary Examination Room: Papineau – 819-953-3168

Interventions received concerning the applications scheduled for this hearing are available on the public examination files.

Reference Document: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2017-160.

Panel Members (subject to change):

• Ian Scott, Chairperson
• Caroline J. Simard, Vice-Chairperson, Broadcasting
• Yves Dupras, Commissioner, Quebec
• Linda Vennard, Commissioner, Alberta and Northwest Territories
• Christopher MacDonald, Commissioner, Atlantic Region and Nunavut

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Examination of transcripts

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Listening to CDs

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Monday, 16 October 2017

Appearing Items

Phase I – Presentations by the licensees

1. Videotron Ltd. and 9227-2590 Québec inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Videotron G.P.

   Various locations
   Applications: 2016-0969-5, 2016-0952-0, 2016-0971-0, 2016-0972-8, 2016-0973-6, 2016-0964-5, 2016-0966-1 and 2016-0970-3

2. Rogers Communications Canada Inc.

   Various locations
   Applications: 2016-0950-5 and 2016-0949-7

3. Shaw Cablesystems Limited, Shaw Cablesystems (VCI) Limited and Star Choice Television Network Incorporated

   Various locations
   Applications: 2016-0959-6, 2016-0936-4, 2016-0967-9, 2016-0960-4, 2016-0961-1, 2016-0968-7, 2016-0978-6, 2016-0980-2, 2016-0981-9, 2016-0988-5, 2016-0990-1, 2016-0991-8, 2016-0995-0, 2016-0996-8, 2016-1000-0, 2016-1002-2, 2016-1007-2, 2016-1008-0, 2016-0957-0, 2016-1009-8, 2016-1010-6 and 2017-0200-4

4. K-Right Communications Limited and Persona Communications Inc.

   Various locations
   Applications: 2016-0938-0 and 2016-0948-9

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

5. Cogeco Connexion Inc.

   Various locations
   Applications: 2016-0951-2 and 2016-0953-8

6. TELUS Communications Inc., and 1219723 Alberta ULC in partnership with TELUS Communications Inc. in TELE-MOBILE Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as TELUS Communications Company
   Various locations
   Applications: 2016-0945-5, 2016-0937-2 and 2017-0199-6

7. Bell Canada and Bell ExpressVu Inc. (the general partner) and Bell Canada (the limited partner), carrying on business as Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership
   Various locations
   Applications: 2017-0198-8, 2017-0197-0, 2017-0173-0 and 2017-0201-9

Phase II – Interveners’ Presentations

Intervener appearing individually

1. Consumers' Association of Canada & Public Interest Advocacy Centre (int. 163)

Panel of Interveners

2. Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (int. 186)
3. NewWest.tv (int. 184)

Interveners appearing individually

4. Glen Dufresne (int. 119)
5. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (int. 166)

Panel of Interveners

6. Community Media Advocacy Centre (int. 185)
7. Independent Community Television-Montréal (int. 189)

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Panel of Interveners

8. Independent Broadcasting Group (int. 153)
9. Blue Ant Media Inc. (int. 157)

Interveners appearing individually

10. Télévision communautaire Frontenac (int. 181)
11. Conseil provincial du secteur des communications du Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (int. 175)
12. English Language Arts Network (int. 178)
13. Csur la télé (int. 136)
14. Telile Community Television (int. 129)

Panel of Interveners

15. Vancouver Centre Electoral District Association (int. 122)
16. Ontario Library Association & Canadian Federation of Library Associations (int. 118)

Interveners appearing individually

17. Amanda Cape (int. 211)
18. St. Andrews Community Channel Inc. (int. 174)
19. Groupe Media TFO (int. 139)

Panel of Interveners

20. Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (int. 147)
21. Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada (int. 212)

Phase III – Licensees’ Replies

1. Bell Canada and Bell ExpressVu Inc. (the general partner) and Bell Canada (the limited partner), carrying on business as Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership

Thursday, 19 October 2017

2. TELUS Communications Inc., and 1219723 Alberta ULC in partnership with TELUS Communications Inc. in TELE-MOBILE Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as TELUS Communications Company
3. Cogeco Connexion Inc.
4. K-Right Communications Limited and Persona Communications Inc.
5. Shaw Cablesystems Limited, Shaw Cablesystems (VCI) Limited and Star Choice Television Network Incorporated
6. Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
7. Videotron Ltd. and 9227-2590 Québec inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Videotron G.P.

Non-appearing items

Even though there are no oral presentations for the following applications, they are, nevertheless, part of this hearing and as such, they will be considered by the Panel and decisions will be rendered at a later date.

Please refer to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2017-160 for a detailed description of the following applications which are available electronically in the Temporary Examination Room.

8. 2251723 Ontario Inc.
   Barrie, Greater Toronto Area (including Ajax, Aurora, Bolton, Brampton, Caledon, Claremont, Etobicoke, Georgetown, King City, Markham, Milton, Mississauga, Nobleton, North York, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Toronto, Vaughan and Woodbridge), Hamilton-Niagara, Kingston, Kitchener Waterloo, London, Oshawa, Ottawa, Peterborough, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Windsor and their surrounding areas, Ontario

   Application 2016-0944-7

9. Access Communications Co-operative Limited
   Regina (including White City), Saskatchewan

   Application 2016-0946-3

10. Atop Broadband Corp.
    Majority of the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
    Application 2016-0940-6
11. MTS Inc.
    Winnipeg and surrounding areas, Manitoba
    Application 2016-0943-9
12. Saskatchewan Telecommunications
    Regina (including Pilot Butte and White City) and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    Application 2016-0934-8

Date modified:

2017-10-12