A seminar presented by a panel of industry experts

Telecommunications... Uplugged

Federal De-Regulation ...
Development of New Broadband Distribution Technologies ...
The New Competitive Marketplace ...
and The Impact of Bill 38

What does it all mean to condominiums?

Wednesday, April 18, 2001
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Howard Johnson Triumph Hotel
2737 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario
(Keele north of Hwy. #401)

SEMINAR OUTLINE
Ownership of Cable: A Constraint on Competition?

• what are a condominium's rights when dealing with prospective service suppliers?
• what does the 'inside wire" provision mean?

Bulk Buying Beyond Cable TV

• what can condominiums negotiate on behalf of owners?
• pricing opportunities ... how do you find the best price?

Enabling Documentation

• what are the pros and cons of buying a telecom system?
• rooftop management ... what are the benefits of leasing the roof to a third-party provider?

Exploring and Implementing the Options

• the choices of cable, satellite and microwave
• wireless telephony

GUEST SPEAKERS
John Deacon, B.A., LL.B.,
is a senior partner in the law firm of Deacon, Spears, Fedson and Montizambert, Toronto, practicing extensively in the area of condominium corporation law and representing approximately 300 corporations in Ontario. He is very active in communications law and is a member of the Condominium Cable Communications Committee (C-3) and has represented the condominium community's interests to CTRC. John is a regular columnist, frequent writer and lecturer.

For Rudy J. Fliegl, P.Eng.,
telecommunications is a passion! He is President of Fliegl Engineering and has been deeply involved in condo telecommunications since 1977, Chairperson of the Condominium Cable Communications Committee and President of his own condominium corporation since 1991. He is author of numerous submissions to CRTC on behalf of the condominium industry and assisted the Ontario Government in drafting much of Section 22 of the New Condominium Act.