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NOTICE OF GROUNDS FOR PROPOSED TARIFF Filed with the Copyright Board by SOCAN on 2023-10-23 pursuant to Rule 15 of Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure

SOCAN Tariff 15.B Background Music in Establishments Not Covered by Tariff No. 16 Telephone Music on Hold (2025-2027)

1. Description of Uses Covered by the Proposed Tariff This tariff applies to communications to the public by telecommunication over a telephone on hold of any or all of the musical works in SOCAN’s repertoire.

2. Description of Users / Groups of Users Covered by the Proposed Tariff Users are operators of telephone music on hold services. Importantly, it is the nature of the use, and not the nature of the user, that determines whether the tariff applies.

3. Explanation of How Royalties are Determined The proposed royalty rate for 2025-2027 is based on the number of trunk lines operated by the user. The royalty is $177.99 for one trunk line, plus $3.94 for each additional trunk line.

The proposed royalties have been increased since the previously approved tariff, which was approved in 2012 for the years 2009 to 2011. This proposed increase accounts for inflation according to the Board’s established CPI-adjustment formula. SOCAN has estimated the appropriate inflationary increase based on projected CPI for the relevant years. According to the Board’s adjustment formula, this figure will likely change once actual CPI data is available. Notwithstanding the proposed royalties, SOCAN requests that the Board certify the maximum inflationary increase that SOCAN is entitled to under the Board’s adjustment formula at the time of certification of the tariff.

Where royalties are payable under SOCAN Tariff 16, no royalties are payable under proposed Tariff 15.B.

4. Submissions on the Collection of Information The proposed tariff requires users to report the number of trunk lines. The information collected under the proposed tariff is needed to calculate royalties.

5. Explanation of Changes from Previously Approved Tariff 1) The proposed royalty amounts have been adjusted to account for inflation as explained above. 2) To comply with the Board’s Practice Notice on Filing of Proposed Tariffs [PN 2019‐004 rev. 3], the proposed tariff has been revised to remove references to licences and limit itself to royalty rates and any related terms and conditions.

3) The proposed tariff adds a “Terms and Conditions” section that includes clauses concerning taxes on royalty payments and interest on late royalty payments. These clauses are consistent with other

Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, on November 15, 2023.

approved SOCAN tariffs and were included in the “General Provisions” of the previously approved tariff. The audit clause from the previously approved tariff has been moved to this general “Terms and Conditions” section.

Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, on November 15, 2023.

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