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Decision
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Ottawa, 26 April 1990
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Decision CRTC 90-397
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Coopérative de câblodistribution St-Joseph-de-la-Rive
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Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Quebec - 894354000
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Following a Public Hearing in Montreal beginning on 13 March 1990, the Commission approves the application by the Coopérative de câblodistribution St-Joseph-de-la-Rive for a licence to carry on a broadcasting receiving undertaking to serve Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive. The operation of this undertaking will be regulated pursuant to Parts I and III of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations).
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The Commission will issue a licence expiring 31 August 1994, subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
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In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable sections of the regulations, the applicant is authorized, to distribute, at its option, CFJP-TV Montreal, as part of the basic service.
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The Commission approves, by condition of licence, the applicant's request to be relieved of the requirement of section 4 of the regulations providing that it must own and operate its local head end. The applicant indicated that it signed an agreement on 31 August 1988 with the Coopérative de câblodistribution des Éboulements to have signals routed from the local head end of that undertaking.
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The Commission also approves, by condition of licence, the applicant's request to be relieved of the requirement of paragraph 22(1)(a) of the regulations with respect to the distribution of local service CIVB-TV-1 (Radio-Québec) Grand-Fonds, received over-the-air, in view of the poor reception quality of this signal. Instead, the applicant proposes to distribute CIVM-TV (Radio-Québec) Montreal, received via satellite.
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The Commission approves the applicant's request with respect to section 23 of the regulations. Accordingly, it is a condition of licence that the applicant be relieved of the requirement that it distribute at least four television programming services delivered to its local head end by a network operator licensed to extend television and radio services to remote and underserved communities, at least one of which must be a Canadian television programming service, so long as it distributes only one U.S. television station.
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In assessing this request, the Commission has taken into account the range of Canadian programming services proposed and the fact that the community served is predominantly Francophone. The Commission notes the written intervention submitted by Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (CANCOM) concerning this request. It is a condition of this licence that construction of this undertaking be completed and that it be in operation within twelve months of the date of this decision or, where the applicant applies to the Commission within this period and satisfies the Commission that it cannot complete implementation before the expiry of this period and that an extension is in the public interest, within such further period of time as is approved in writing by the Commission.
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Rosemary Chisholm
Acting Secretary General
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