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Ottawa, 24 July 1995
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Decision CRTC 95-481
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Cable Atlantic Inc.
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Gander; Grand Falls, Windsor and Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland - 941647000 - 941648800
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Licence renewals
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Following Public Notice CRTC 1995-10 dated 20 January 1995, the Commission renews the Class 2 licences held by Cable Atlantic Inc., for the cable distribution undertakings serving the above-noted communities, from 1 September 1995 to 31 August 2002.
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The operation of these undertakings is regulated pursuant to Parts I and II of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) and the licences will be subject to the conditions in effect under the current licences, as well as to those conditions specified in this decision and in the licences 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 licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to continue to distribute, at its option, WDIV (NBC), WTVS (PBS) and WXYZ-TV (ABC) Detroit, Michigan, received via satellite from CANCOM, as part of the basic service.
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In its renewal applications, the licensee had originally proposed to continue to distribute on each undertaking the signal of WJBK-TV Detroit, received via satellite from CANCOM. This station, however, is no longer a CBS affiliate and is no longer distributed by CANCOM. Instead, CANCOM has been authorized to carry WTOL-TV (CBS) Toledo, Ohio (Decision CRTC 94-847 dated 28 November 1994). In order to reflect that change, the licensee requested that its renewal applications be modified. The Commission accepts that modification and, accordingly, hereby authorizes the licensee, by condition of licence, to distribute, at its option, the signal of WTOL-TV, received via satellite from CANCOM, as part of the basic service of each undertaking.
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The licensee is also authorized, by condition of licence, to distribute the Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN), received via satellite, provided that it is distributed on an unrestricted channel of the basic service.
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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. In this regard, the Commission encourages the licensee 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 intervention submitted by Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited and is satisfied with the licensee's response thereto. The Commission also acknowledges the intervention received from Canwest Maritime Television Inc.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General |
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