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Decision

Ottawa, 17 May 1995
Decision CRTC 95-237
Câblevision du Nord de Québec Inc.
Notre-Dame-du-Nord (surrounding area), Quebec - 941511800
New MDS radiocommunication distribution undertaking
Following a Public Hearing held in the National Capital Region on 21 February 1995, the Commission approves the application for a licence to carry on a radiocommuni- cation distribution undertaking to serve the area surrounding Notre-Dame-du-Nord.
The Commission will issue a licence to Câblevision du Nord de Québec Inc. expiring 31 August 1998, subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued. This term is consistent with the Commission's practice regarding the licensing of new undertakings of this type.
This undertaking will distribute, in encrypted mode, rather than non-encrypted mode as had been indicated in CRTC Notice of Public Hearing 1994-19 dated 20 December 1994, the following programming services, by means of a multipoint distribution system (MDS), with an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of 28.2 watts:
Basic service/Service de base
CFCL-TV-2 (CBC) Kearns
CKRN-TV (SRC) Rouyn
CFVS-TV (TQS) Val-d'Or
CIVA-TV (SRTQ) Val-d'Or
CITO-TV-2 (CTV) Kearns
CFEM-TV (TVA) Rouyn
WXYZ-TV (ABC) Detroit, Michigan
WJBK-TV (CBS) Detroit, Michigan
WDIV (NBC) Detroit, Michigan
WTVS (PBS) Detroit, Michigan
TV5 Québec Canada Inc.
Le Canal Famille
MusiquePlus
Le Réseau des sports (RDS)
Discretionary service/Service facultatif
Premier Choix:TVEC Inc. (Super Écran)
In the Notice of Public Hearing, CITO-TV-2 was incorrectly identified as being a transmitter of TVOntario rather than CTV.
In approving this application, the Commission has taken into account the fact that the area to be served consists of isolated communities representing approximately 1,400 households.
The Commission notes that the applicant proposes to charge a basic monthly fee of $24.95.
In order not to jeopardize the financial viability of neighbouring subscription-based systems, 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 inside or outside of the area encompassed by the contours approved for the applicant by the Commission, when that person is resident
a) within the authorized service area of any cable distribution undertaking licensed now or in the future, or
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,
unless the prior written consent of the licensee of the other undertaking or the prior approval of the Commission has been obtained or, in the case of a person residing inside the approved contours, that person had subscribed to the applicant's MDS service prior to the licensing of the other undertaking.
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.
In Public Notice CRTC 1992-59 dated 1 September 1992 and entitled "Implementation of an Employment Equity Policy", the Commission announced that the employment equity practices of broadcasters would be subject to examination by the Commission. In this regard, the Commission encourages the applicant to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.
The Commission notes that TVOntario submitted an intervention resulting from the incorrect identification of CITO-TV-2 referred to above.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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