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CRTC vice-chair Pentefountas resigns; French radio hearing postponed

GATINEAU – CRTC vice-chair broadcasting Tom Pentefountas announced today he is resigning from the Commission effective November 20th.His five-year term was due to expire April 3rd, 2016.“After almost five years at the Commission and as the end of my term nears, it is with mixed emotions that I must announce to you today that I will be leaving the Commission on November 20,” he wrote in an e-mail to CRTC staffers this afternoon. (He is pictured here with his predecessor as vice-chair broadcasting, Michel Arpin.)“I would like to thank each and every one of you for this great journey, but...