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Decision
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Ottawa, 19 January 1990
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Decision CRTC 90-45
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Island Cablevision Ltd.
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Springhill and surrounding areas, Prince Edward Island - 892006800
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Following a Public Hearing in Halifax beginning on 21 November 1989, the Commission approves the application for a licence to carry on a broadcasting receiving undertaking (subscription television-STV) to serve Springhill and surrounding areas. This undertaking is authorized to distribute, in scrambled form, the programs of CHCH-TV Hamilton and WTVS (PBS) Detroit, Michigan received via satellite from the CANCOM network, and WVII-TV (ABC) and WLBZ-TV (NBC) Bangor, Maine received via microwave, as well as the Atlantic Satellite Network and The Sports Network received via satellite, using channels 68, 63, 18, 28, 38 and 60 respectively, each with a transmitter power of 20 watts.
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The Commission will issue a licence to Island Cablevision Ltd. expiring 31 August 1993, subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued. This term will enable the Commission to consider the renewal of this licence at the same time as that of other broadcasting undertakings in the area. As stated in Public Notice CRTC 1987-254 dated 26 November 1987, the Commission's policy is that STV systems should not be permitted to jeopardize the financial viability of neighbouring subscription-based systems. Accordingly, it is a condition of licence that the applicant shall not solicit or accept a subscription from, or make available equipment to decode its signals for use by, any person resident outside or inside of the area encompassed by the contours approved for the licensee by the Commission, when that person is resident
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a) within the authorized service area of any broadcasting receiving undertaking licensed now or in the future, or
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b) within the area encompassed by the contours approved by the Commission for any other subscription-based broadcasting undertaking licensed now or in the future,
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without the prior written consent of the applicant or licensee of the other undertaking or the prior approval of the Commission.
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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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Fernand Bélisle
Secretary General
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