Monday, December 24, 2007

 

CRTC hearings on Bell start February 25

BellThe CRTC has scheduled its hearings to decide on whether to approve the privatization of Bell Canada. The hearings will commence February 25.

I have to admit I missed the CRTC's announcement when it was first released. The big news in Thursday's daily announcements was the approval of the CanWest / Alliance deal. The Commission also approved the new telecommunications consumer complaints agency.

But buried under the title Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing, was this little notice:
2007-19 The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 25 February 2008 at 9:30 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, to consider a broadcasting application.
It is only when you click on the link that you see that this is the $40B BCE transaction.

Comments for PN 2007-19 are due January 24.

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Posted by Mark Goldberg @ 12/24/2007 11:31:00 AM
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Wow. You'd think the CRTC was trying to slip that one under the rug.
Posted by Blogger Steve Stinson : 8:17 PM, December 24, 2007
 
Not likely trying to slip one past. It is more like a case of understatement.

Bell let people know in their own press release.

By the way, the FCC has given its approvals to the transaction already.
Posted by Blogger Mark Goldberg : 9:39 PM, December 24, 2007
 
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