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Ottawa, 30 April 1993
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Public Notice CRTC 1993-52
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EXEMPTION ORDER RESPECTING COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING NETWORK UNDERTAKINGS
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The Commission, pursuant to subsection 9(4) of the Broadcasting Act, by this order, exempts from the requirements of Part 1 of the Act and any regulations, those persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings of the class defined by the following criteria:
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Purpose
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The purpose of these cable network undertakings is to distribute portions of one licensee's community programming to the licensees of other distribution undertakings serving a common urban area.
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Description
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1. The Commission would not be prohibited from licensing the undertaking by virtue of any direction to the Commission by the Governor in Council.
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2. The undertaking meets all technical requirements of the Department of Communications and has acquired all authorizations or certificates prescribed by the Department.
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3. The undertaking only distri- butes community programming, as defined in the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 as amended from time to time by the Commission, to the licensees of cable distribution undertakings serving a common urban area, and all of the programming distributed by the undertaking is produced by the operator of the undertaking or by members of the community served by the undertaking.
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4. The operator of the undertaking is licensed by the Commission to carry on a cable distribution undertaking in the common urban area in which it distributes its programming.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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