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CRTC pushes out timeframe for Category A service applications

OTTAWA – The CRTC has changed its mind about accepting applications for new Category A services.In a broadcasting public notice issued in October 2008, the Commission said that it would consider applications for new Category A services filed on or before April 1 2010, with a view to issuing decisions before August 31, 2011.However, in a bulletin on Wednesday, the CRTC said that in light of the “significant changes” experienced by the broadcasting industry of late, “(i)t is the Commission's view that the broadcasting industry needs sufficient time to adapt to these changes and, therefore, that the introduction of a further...