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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-272

Ottawa, 4 September 2002

Ceylon Broadcasting Inc.
Across Canada

Application 2001-0891-1
Public Hearing in the National Capital Region
14 January 2002

Kallapam Tamil TV - Category 2 specialty service

In this decision, the Commission approves an application to operate a new Category 2 specialty television service.

1.

The Commission received an application by Ceylon Broadcasting Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate a national ethnic Category 2¹ specialty television service to be known as Kallapam Tamil TV.

2.

The applicant proposed a national ethnic programming service targeting the Tamil-speaking community.

3.

The Commission did not receive any intervention in connection with this application.

4.

Based on its examination of this application, the Commission is satisfied that it is in conformity with all applicable terms and conditions announced in Introductory statement - Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services - Corrected Appendix 2, Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1, 6 March 2001 (Public Notice 2000-171-1). Accordingly, the Commission approves the application by Ceylon Broadcasting Inc. for a licence to operate the Kallapam Tamil TV programming service.

Conditions of licence

5.

The licence will expire 31 August 2009, and will be subject to the conditions set out in Public Notice 2000-171-1 as well as to the following conditions:

6.

With respect to condition of licence no. 4 relating to advertising, as set out in Public Notice 2000-171-1, the Commission approves the following:

• condition 4d with respect to national paid advertising will not apply; and

• condition 4a will be replaced by:

Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs b), and c), the licensee shall not distribute more than 12 minutes of advertising material during each clock hour, no more than 6 minutes of which may consist of local or regional advertising.

For the purpose of the conditions of this licence, broadcast day shall have the same meaning as that set out in section 2 of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 (i.e. the 18-hour period beginning 6 a.m. each day).

Issuance of the licence

7.

A licence will be issued once the licensee has satisfied the Commission, with supporting documentation, that the following requirements have been met:

• the licensee has entered into a distribution agreement with at least one licensed distributor; and

• the licensee has informed the Commission in writing that it is prepared to commence operations. The undertaking must be operational at the earliest possible date and in any event no later than 36 months from the date of this decision, unless a request for an extension of time is approved by the Commission before 4 September 2005. In order to ensure that such a request is processed in a timely manner, it should be submitted at least 60 days before this date.

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