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Ottawa, 22 June 1995
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Decision CRTC 95-335
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The National Broadcast Reading
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Service IncorporatedToronto, Ontario - 940825300
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Licence renewal
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Following a Public Hearing in Toronto beginning on 3 October 1994, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence issued to The National Broadcast Reading Service Incorporated (NBRS) to carry on an English-language national audio programming undertaking known as VoicePrint, from 1 September 1995 to 31 August 2002, subject to the conditions in effect under the current licence, as well as to those conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
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The NBRS was licensed in 1990 to provide, via satellite, a programming service of benefit to persons who are blind, visually-impaired or print-handicapped. This service, consisting mainly of news, public affairs and information of general interest to the intended audiences, is distributed by cable television licensees as background audio on alphanumeric channels, or as audio services on audio channels of their undertakings. According to the licensee, the service now reaches more than 5.1 million homes in all ten provinces and the Yukon Territory.
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It is a condition of licence that the licensee adhere to the provisions of Part I.1 of the Radio Regulations, 1986, as amended from time to time.
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It is also a condition of licence that the licensee broadcast no more than four minutes of advertising in any clock hour.
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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. The Commission recognizes the efforts made by the licensee in this regard and encourages it to continue to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.
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The Commission acknowledges the numerous interventions received from public and private bodies as well as members of the community in support of this application.
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Allan J. Darling
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