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Decision CRTC 2001-242
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Ottawa, 30 April 2001 |
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Câble-Axion Québec inc.
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage and
Saint-Sylvestre, Quebec
2000-2318-5
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26 March 2001 Public Hearing in Montréal |
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Acquisition of assets
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1. |
The Commission approves the application for authority to
acquire the assets of the cable distribution undertaking serving the
above-noted localities, from PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., trustee of
Naparvision inc., in bankruptcy, and for a broadcasting licence to
continue the operation of this undertaking. |
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2. |
The Commission will issue a Class 3 licence to Câble-Axion
Québec inc., expiring 31 August 2006 (the current expiry
date), upon surrender of the current licence. The operation of this
undertaking will be regulated pursuant to the Broadcasting
distribution regulations. The licence will be subject to the
condition specified in this decision and to any other condition that
may be specified in the licence to be issued. |
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3. |
The purchase price relating to this transaction is $60,000. Based
on the evidence filed with the application, the Commission has no
concerns with respect to the availability or the adequacy of the
required financing. |
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4. |
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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5. |
It is a condition of 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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6. |
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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Related CRTC document
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- Public Notice 1992-59
– Implementation of an employment equity policy
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Secretary General |
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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: http://www.crtc.gc.ca |
