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Decision
CRTC 96-312
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- Ottawa, 2 August 1996
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- Cogeco Câble Canada inc.
Trois-Rivières, Quebec - 952212900
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- Licence renewal
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- Following Public Notice CRTC 1996-13 dated 19 January 1996, the
Commission renews the Class 1 licence held by Cogeco Câble Canada inc., for the cable
distribution undertaking serving Trois-Rivières, from 1 September 1996 to 31 August 2001.
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- The licence term granted herein, while less than the
maximum of seven years permitted by the Broadcasting Act, will enable the Commission to
consider the next licence renewal of this undertaking in accordance with the Commission's
regional plan and to better distribute the workload within the Commission. The term is not
reflective of any Commission concern regarding the licensee's performance.
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- The operation of this undertaking is regulated pursuant to
Parts I, II and IV of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) and the
licence will be 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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- In addition to the services required or authorized to be
distributed pursuant to the applicable sections of the regulations, the licensee is
authorized to continue to distribute, at its option, WVNY (ABC) and WCAX-TV (CBS)
Burlington, Vermont as well as WPTZ (NBC) and WCFE-TV (PBS) Plattsburgh, New York,
received via microwave, as part of the basic service.
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- Consistent with Decision CRTC 96-113
dated 25 April 1996, the licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to distribute
the extra-regional signal of CBFT (CBC) Montréal, received via satellite, on the basic
service of its undertaking, due to the poor reception quality of the signal, received over
the air, as confirmed by the Department of Industry.
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- The Commission approves the licensee's request for
authority to distribute the programming service of CFTU-TV (IND) Montréal, a distant
Canadian signal received via optical fibre, as part of the discretionary tier of the
undertaking.
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- The licensee is relieved, by condition of licence, of the
requirement of subsection 16(2)(b) of the regulations to distribute the local signal of
CBF-FM-1 Trois-Rivières. The licensee will distribute instead CBF-FM Montréal which
offers the same programming.
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- Consistent with Decision CRTC
95-591 dated 24 August 1995, the licensee is authorized to originate a video games
service as a special programming service, offered on a discretionary basis, subject to the
conditions listed in that decision.
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- Consistent with Decision CRTC
95-744 dated 11 October 1995, the licensee is also authorized, by condition of
licence, to insert, at its option, certain promotional material as a substitute for the
"local availabilities" (i.e. non-Canadian advertising material) of non-Canadian
satellite services.
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- At least 75% of these local availabilities must be made
available for use by licensed Canadian programming services for the promotion of their
respective services, for the promotion of the community channel and for unpaid Canadian
public service announcements. A maximum of 25% of the local availabilities may be made
available for the promotion of discretionary programming services and packages, customer
service information, channel realignments, cable FM service and additional cable outlets.
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- The Commission reaffirms the particular importance it
attaches to the development of community programming and has taken note of the annual
budgets that will be allocated for this purpose during the new licence term. The
Commission encourages the licensee to continue its efforts to develop programs that
reflect community interests and concerns.
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- In Public Notice CRTC
1992-59 dated 1 September 1992 and entitled "Imple-mentation 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 licensee's involvement in various employment equity initiatives including its support
of women in broadcasting. Nevertheless, the Commission considers that the licensee could
increase its efforts in relation to visible minorities, people with disabilities and
Aboriginal Peoples.
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- This decision is to be appended to the licence.
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- Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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