ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 96-410
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Ottawa, 14 August 1996
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Decision CRTC 96-410
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Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. (formerly Trillium Cable Communications Limited)
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CFB Borden, Alliston, Angus and surrounding areas, Beeton, Tottenham, Cookstown, Shelburne, Shomberg, Lloydtown, Nobleton, Bond Head, Everett, Greenbriar and Brentwood/ New Lowell, Ontario - 951055300
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Licence renewal
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Following Public Notice CRTC 1996-46 dated 27 March 1996, the Commission renews the Class 1 licence held by Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. (Shaw), for the cable distribution undertaking serving the above-noted localities, from 1 September 1996 to 31 August 2002.
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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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Consistent with Decision CRTC 96-141 dated 10 May 1996, by condition of licence, the licensee is relieved of the requirement of section 9 of the regulations that it distribute TFO, the French-language educational television programming service operated by TVOntario, on the basic band (channels 2 to 13), so long as the service is distributed as part of the basic service.
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Also consistent with Decision CRTC 96-141, the licensee is relieved, by condition of licence, of the requirement of section 12 of the regulations to distribute the signal of CKVR-TV Barrie on an unrestricted channel. Should the quality of the signal deteriorate significantly, the Commission expects the licensee to undertake immediate corrective action including, if necessary, the distribution of the service on another channel.
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With respect to the development of community programming, the Commission draws to Shaw's attention that, in Decision CRTC 95-57 dated 17 February 1995, it noted that, for each of its undertakings, Shaw will meet or exceed the Commission's policy guideline announced in Public Notice CRTC 1991-59, that 5% of base portion revenues be devoted to the operation of the community channel, exclusive of capital expenditures.
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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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This decision is to be appended to the licence.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General |
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