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Is Canada’s internet going quietly into the night?
A handful of companies that are losing their main stream media hegemony and credibility are now searching for extra revenue sources. Unions such as ACTRA, The Writers Guild of Canada and others, still reeling from 45 million in cuts for the arts, are looking for ISP’s to pony up a 3% tax to fuel the creation of Canadian new media content.The CRTC is looking for your input. Please politely call the phone number below once a day for the duration of these hearings and tell them you oppose the CRTC censoring the internet. The CRTC’s full agenda can be viewed here: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/Broadcast/eng/HEARINGS/2009/ag02_17.htm Hearing Agenda 17 February 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Hearing Room: Outaouais Comments received concerning this hearing are available on the public examination files. Reference Documents: Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-11 and CRTC 2008-11-1. Public Files During the hearing, public files related to items scheduled at the hearing may be examined in the temporary examination room set up nearby the hearing room. Transcripts of hearing All presentations are taken verbatim by court stenographers and recorded by: Examination of transcripts Listening to CDs CDs of this public hearing may be listened to, at the Commission Headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec during business hours, or at any CRTC office, by appointment. Should you have further comments, please forward them as follows: CRTC Telephone: 1-877-249-2782 Complaints can also be filed online at:: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/RapidsCCM/Register.asp?lang=E |
