CRTC extends deadline for BDU submissions

OTTAWA – The CRTC announced Wednesday it is giving interested parties more time to prepare their submissions for the regulatory review of broadcasting distribution. Responding to a series of requests, the CRTC has decided to extend the deadline for the filing of comments by 10 days, to Oct. 19th, and the filing of replies to Nov. 16th. The oral public hearing will also be delayed, by one week, and will be held beginning Feb. 4, 2008 in Gatineau. Most of the country’s cable and telephone companies, along with the Canadian Film and Television Production Association and the Canadian Conference of...