| See also: 2008-97 | |
| Ottawa, 23 January 2009 | |
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Regulatory policy |
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Correction – Disclosure of aggregate financial data for large broadcasting distribution undertakings and over-the-air television and radio ownership groups |
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The Commission hereby corrects Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-97, by replacing paragraphs 1 and 9 in the English version of that notice by the following: |
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1. Under the Commission's current policy on the disclosure of the annual return information of broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) (Public Notice 1998-89), the annual returns and financial statements of individual undertakings that do not have a regulated basic monthly subscriber fee are treated as confidential. The policy was established following the Commission's decision to license competition in the delivery of distribution services. The Commission determined that as the monopoly of an incumbent cable BDU began to erode, the disaggregated information reported in its annual return could become of increasing value to competitors in the market such that its disclosure could undermine its competitive position and cause it specific harm, thus having an impact on its ability to contribute positively to the broadcasting system. |
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9. As consolidation had also been taking place in the delivery of distribution services, the Commission decided that it would also be appropriate to examine its disclosure policy with respect to the annual returns and financial statements of large BDUs and large multi-system operators (MSOs). Accordingly, in Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing 2007-10-1 relating to its review of the BDU regulatory frameworks, the Commission requested comments from interested parties on the potential impact of disclosing the annual returns of large BDUs and large MSOs by ownership group. |
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The Commission also replaces paragraphs 16 and 19 of the French version of the same notice by the following: |
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