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Decision CRTC 2001-646
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Ottawa, 12 October 2001
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Michel Richard
Aguanish, Baie-Johan-Beetz, Natashquan, Saint-Augustin,
Sheldrake and Baie-des-Moutons, Quebec 2001-0581-8, 2001-0583-4,
2001-0584-2, 2001-0574-3, 2001-0585-0, 2001-0582-6
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10 September 2001 Public Hearing
National Capital Region
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Acquisition of assets
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| 1. |
The Commission approves the applications for authority to
acquire the assets of the cable distribution undertakings serving
the above-noted localities, from Câblo Vision B.M. Côte-Nord inc.,
and for broadcasting licences to continue the operation of these
undertakings. |
| 2. |
The Commission will issue Class 3 licences to Michel
Richard, expiring 31 August 2003, the current expiry date, upon
surrender of the current licences. The operation of these
undertakings will be regulated pursuant to the Broadcasting
Distribution Regulations (the regulations). The licences
will be subject to the conditions specified in this decision and to
any other condition that may be specified in the licences to be
issued. |
| 3. |
With respect to the undertaking at Baie-des-Moutons, the
applicant indicated that, given that all former subscribers were
equipped with a system to receive signals by satellite, it had
dismanted this undertaking. The applicant further indicated that it
intended to surrender the licence for the undertaking at Baie-des-Moutons
upon completion of the current transaction.
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| 4. |
The purchase price relating to this transaction is $17,072. Based
on the evidence filed with the applications, the Commission has no
concerns with respect to the availability or the adequacy of the
required financing.
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| 5. |
The signals that the licensee is authorized to distribute may be
received by direct reception, or from any Canadian broadcasting
distribution undertaking (licensed or exempted) which is authorized
to provide signals to other distributors. |
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It is a condition of each licence that, for community
programming and any other programming of a service that it
originates, the licensee adhere to the guidelines on the depiction
of violence in television programming set out in the Canadian
Association of Broadcasters’ Voluntary code regarding violence
in television programming, as amended from time to time and
approved by the Commission. |
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Other matters
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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 (PN 1992-59).
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Secretary General
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This decision is to be appended to each licence. It is available
in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the
following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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