OTTAWA - The CRTC will cease issuing multipoint distribution system (MDS) licenses as of September 1, 2011 and will now require companies to apply for standard broadcast distribution licenses. The Commission ruled that existing licenses for those undertakings will simply lapse on that date.The Department of Industry had converted various broadcasting certificates issued to MDS undertakings to Broadband Radio Service (BRS) licenses. Any BRS licensee that requires a CRTC license because it chooses to offer broadcasting services, but does not meet all criteria set out in the Commission’s exemption order for broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs), will be need to apply...
