ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 97-88
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Ottawa, 27 February 1997
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Decision CRTC 97-88
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Rogers Cablesystems Limited
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Tillsonburg, Ontario - 951106400
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Licence renewal
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Following Public Notice CRTC 1996-97 dated 10 July 1996, Decision CRTC 96-522 dated 27 August 1996, and Decision CRTC 96-804 dated 20 December 1996, the Commission renews the Class 2 licence held by Rogers Cablesystems Limited, for the cable distribution undertaking serving Tillsonburg, from 1 March 1997 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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The Commission approves the licensee's application for relief, by condition of licence, from the requirement of section 9 of the regulations to distribute CBLFT-9 London on the basic band so long as the service is distributed as part of the basic service.
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Consistent with Decision CRTC 97-78 dated 21 February 1997, the licensee is authorized to distribute, at its option, the programming service of WDIV (NBC) Detroit, Michigan, received via satellite from CANCOM, on a discretionary tier.
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Consistent with Decisions CRTC 92-727 and 94-924, and pursuant to paragraph 10(1)(I) of the regulations, the licensee is authorized to continue to distribute, at its option, the programming services of WFXP (FOX) (formerly WETG) Buffalo and WKBW-TV (ABC) Buffalo, New York, received over the air, as part of the basic service.
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Consistent with Decision CRTC 94-924 dated 19 December 1994, the licensee is relieved, by condition of licence, from the requirement of section 12 of the regulations to distribute the signals of CKCO-TV Kitchener and CBLN-TV London on unrestricted channels. Should the quality of the signals deteriorate significantly, the Commission expects the licensee to undertake immediate corrective action including, if necessary, the distribution of the services on other channels.
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Also consistent with Decision CRTC 94-924, the licensee is relieved, by condition of licence, from the requirement of section 9 of the regulations to distribute TFO, the French-language educational television programming service operated by TVOntario, on the basic band, so long as the service is distributed as part of the basic service.
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Consistent with Decision CRTC 95-438 dated 13 July 1995, the licensee is 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. 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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Based on the Commission's analysis of information submitted by the licensee, it appears that the licensee has made a positive commitment to Employment Equity through its active involvement in various initiatives that will ensure equitable employment in the organization and the Commission encourages the licensee to continue its efforts in this regard.
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The Commission acknowledges the interventions filed in support of this application.
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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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