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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-543

  Ottawa, 6 November 2003
  Videotron (Regional) Ltd.
La Malbaie, Quebec
  Application 2002-0965-2
Public Hearing at Québec
8 April 2003
 

Licence renewal for a cable distribution undertaking at La Malbaie

  The Commission renews the licence for the cable distribution undertaking serving La Malbaie, from 1 December 2003 to 31 August 2010.

1.

The Commission received an application by Videotron (Regional) Ltd. to renew the licence for the cable distribution undertaking serving La Malbaie.1

2.

CTV Inc., on behalf of CTV Specialty Television Inc. (CTV), submitted an opposing intervention which was addressed to all the licence renewal applications by Vidéotron ltée and its subsidiary distribution companies that were on the agenda of the 8 April 2003 Public Hearing. CTV requested that the licences be renewed for a short term of no more than two years in light of ongoing disputes concerning the fees paid by Vidéotron ltée for the exhibition of the specialty services RDS, TSN and Discovery Channel operated by CTV.

3.

The Commission notes that the resolution of such ongoing disputes is the subject of a separate process that is not part of the current proceeding.

4.

The Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the Class 2 cable distribution undertaking at La Malbaie, from 1 December 2003 to 31 August 2010.

5.

The operation of this undertaking is regulated pursuant to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (the Regulations) and the licence will be subject to the conditions specified therein and in the appendix to this decision.

6.

The licensee is authorized to continue to distribute WVNY (ABC) and WCAX-TV (CBS) Burlington, Vermont, and WPTZ (NBC) and WCFE-TV (PBS) Plattsburgh, New York, as part of the basic service.

7.

Because this licensee is subject to the Employment Equity Act and files reports concerning employment equity with Human Resources Development Canada, its employment equity practices are not examined by the Commission.
  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
 

Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-543

  Conditions of licence
 

1. The licensee is authorized to distribute CBMT (CBC) Montréal, received via satellite, CFCF-TV and CFTU-TV (IND) Montréal, received via microwave, and CFCM-TV (TVA) Québec, received over the air, as part of the basic service of its undertaking.

 

2. The licensee shall adhere to the provisions contained in Cable television community channel standards, Public Notice CRTC 1992-39, 1 June 1992, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.

  Footnote
 [1] In Administrative renewals, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-293, 21 July 2003, the Commission renewed the broadcasting licence for this undertaking until 30 November 2003.

Date Modified: 2003-11-06

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