Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: [ODXA] sirius radio

["rmonty23" <rmonty23@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I seem to recall Canada has a content rule for broadcasts in Canada which at 
this point Sirius does not meet.  But I sure hope CBC makes it to Sirius. 
On the other hand, money might be the issue.  Maybe GM has not greased the 
right palm yet.
Bob Montgomery

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: [Swprograms] Fwd: [ODXA] sirius radio


> Apparently a delayed decision...
>
> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: david toste <davidtoste@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Apr 8, 2005 1:21 PM
> Subject: RE: [ODXA] sirius radio
> To: odxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> SATELLITE RADIO'S GROWTH TIED UP IN CRTC TAPE, CRITICS CHARGE
>
> Grey Market Continues To Make Inroads While Regulator Mulls Ruling
>
> Robert Thompson, Financial Post, 04/08/05
>
> The development of satellite radio in Canada is being held up by lengthy
> regulatory approvals, critics said yesterday, while the grey market in the
> country continues to grow.
>
> The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission held
> hearings into satellite radio licensing proposals in November, but the
> [CRTC] has yet to make its decision on the matter public. At the same 
> time,
> interest in the technology in the United States continues to expand. There
> are more than 4.2-million satellite radio users in the U.S. The CRTC said 
> it
> is hoping to release a decision on satellite radio before June.
>
> There are currently three companies vying to offer digital radio in 
> Canada:
> Canadian Satellite Radio Inc., headed by Toronto businessman John Bitove;
> Sirius Canada, backed by the CBC and Standard Broadcasting; and CHUM Ltd.,
> which is offering a land-based Canadian service. The lack of a firm 
> deadline
> by the CRTC for a decision on satellite radio, which has emerged as a
> significant consumer technology in the U.S., could impact General Motors
> Canada, which hopes to have the units in some of its upcoming 2006 models.
>
> David Paterson, GM Canada's vice-president of corporate and environmental
> affairs said a CRTC decision would have to be made soon in order for the 
> car
> maker, the largest in Canada, to have units in models for the fall. GM has
> partnered with Canadian Satellite Radio, which offers XM Satellite Radio
> service. The company hopes to offer satellite radio in 50 vehicle models.
>
> While the CRTC makes a decision on satellite radio, the grey market
> continues to grow in Canada, said Stephen Tapp, president of Canadian
> Satellite Radio. He said there are an estimated 100,000 Canadians using 
> grey
> market satellite radio and the number is rapidly growing as the technology
> garners more publicity in the U.S.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Cuff [mailto:rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 6:30 PM
> To: odxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ODXA] sirius radio
>
> If and when the CRTC approves Sirius for Canada.
>
> This has been predicted for April but hasn't happened yet.
>
> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
>
> On Apr 7, 2005 5:55 PM, TIM MCGRAW <w8btm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> anyone know when cbc will be broadcast on sirius ?
>> tnx N8YI, Tim
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