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Decision CRTC 2000-380-1

See also: 2000-380

Ottawa, 21 September 2000

National Broadcast Reading Service Inc. (VoicePrint)
Across Canada - 200002022
Application processed by
Public Notice CRTC 2000-59
dated 5 May 2000

Erratum : Distribution Order 2000-1

1.

Subparagraph (b) (iii) of Distribution Order 2000-1 should read as follows:

(iii) Where a Class 1 or Class 2 licensee distributes services on both an analog and a digital basis, the licensee shall distribute NBRS's programming service in accordance with subparagraph (i); .

2.

The revised distribution order is attached to this decision.
Secretary General
This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca
Distribution Order 2000-1-1
Distribution of the programming service of the National Broadcast Reading Service Inc. (NBRS) by persons licensed to carry on certain types of broadcasting distribution undertakings.
The Commission hereby orders, pursuant to section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act, persons licensed to carry on broadcasting distribution undertakings of the types identified in paragraph (a) below to distribute NBRS's programming service in the manner specified in paragraph (b) below, effective 12 March 2001, on the following terms and conditions:

(a) This Order applies to Class 1 and Class 2 distribution undertakings, including multipoint distribution system (MDS) undertakings, and DTH distribution undertakings. These licensees are collectively referred to in this Order as distribution licensees.

(b) Distribution licensees shall distribute NBRS's programming service in the manner specified as follows:

(i) Any Class 1 or Class 2 licensee that distributes services on an analog basis shall distribute NBRS's programming service on CBC Newsworld's secondary audio program channel in anglophone markets;

(ii) Any Class 1 or Class 2 licensee that distributes services on a digital basis, and any MDS licensee, shall distribute NBRS's programming service on an audio channel, ideally one adjacent to a CBC radio channel, in anglophone markets;

(iii) Where a Class 1 or Class 2 licensee distributes services on both an analog and a digital basis, the licensee shall distribute NBRS's programming service in accordance with subparagraph (i); and

(iv) DTH distribution undertaking licensees shall distribute NBRS's programming service on an audio channel, ideally adjacent to CBC radio where possible, to all persons subscribing to any of the undertaking's basic service package that has a preponderance of English-language services.

(c) Distribution licensees are authorized to increase the basic monthly fee to be paid by their subscribers by no more than the amount authorized under the terms of NBRS's licence.

For the purposes of this Order, basic service, Class 1 licensee, Class 2 licensee, DTH distribution undertaking, licensed, anglophone market, and programming service carry the meanings assigned to them in the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, as amended from time to time.
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