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Broadcasting
Decision CRTC 2006-452
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Ottawa, 31
August 2006 |
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Halifax Cablevision
Limited
Halifax and surrounding areas, Nova Scotia |
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Application 2005-1433-2
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-64
23 May 2006 |
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Cable distribution
undertaking at Halifax - Licence renewal
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1.
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The Commission renews the
broadcasting licence for the Class 1 cable broadcasting distribution
undertaking (BDU) serving Halifax, from 1 September 2006 to
31 August 2013. |
2.
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The Commission also approves the
application by Halifax Cablevision Limited in order to redefine the
authorized service area of the cable BDU serving Halifax and surrounding
areas. |
3.
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The Commission did not receive any
interventions in connection with this application. |
4.
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The operation of this undertaking is
regulated pursuant to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.
The licence will be subject to the conditions specified therein
as well as to the conditions listed in the appendix to this
decision. |
5.
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Because this licensee is subject to the
Employment Equity Act and files reports concerning employment equity
with the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development,
its employment equity practices are not examined by the Commission. |
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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 in PDF
format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-452
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Conditions of licence
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1.
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The licensee is authorized to distribute,
at its option, the signals WCVB-TV (ABC), WHDH-TV (NBC), WGBH-TV (PBS)
and WBZ-TV (CBS) Boston, Massachusetts, as part of the basic service.
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The licensee is authorized to distribute,
at its option, the signal CFJP-TV (TQS) Montréal, Quebec, as part of the
basic service. |
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The licensee is authorized to distribute,
at its option, the programming service Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN),
received via satellite, provided that it is distributed on an
unrestricted channel of the basic service. |
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The licensee is authorized to distribute,
at its option, without advertising material, the special programming
service Distance University Educational Television (DUET), as part of
the basic service. |
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The licensee is authorized to distribute
the following signals on a digital discretionary basis: |
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- any of the distant Canadian television signals set out
in the List of Part 3 eligible satellite services; and
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- a second set of signals that provides the programming
of the four U.S. commercial networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX) and the
non-commercial PBS network (hereafter referred to as the U.S. 4+1
signals).
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The distribution on a discretionary basis
on the licensee’s digital service of a second set of U.S. 4+1 signals
and distant Canadian signals is subject to the provision that, with
respect to such signals, the licensee adhere to the requirements
regarding non-simultaneous program deletion set out in section 43 of the
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. The Commission may suspend
the application of this provision, with respect to the signals to be
distributed, upon its approval of an executed agreement between the
licensee and broadcasters. Such an agreement must deal with issues
related to the protection of program rights arising in connection with
the discretionary carriage of a second set of U.S. 4+1 signals and
distant Canadian signals solely on the licensee’s digital service. |
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The Commission reminds the licensee that
the requirements set out in section 30 of the Broadcasting
Distribution Regulations regarding simultaneous substitution apply
also in the case of U.S. 4+1 signals and distant Canadian signals. |
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The licensee may, at its option, insert
certain promotional material as a substitute for the "local
availabilities" (i.e. non-Canadian advertising material) of non-Canadian
satellite services. At least 75% of these local availabilities must be
made available for use by licensed Canadian programming services for the
promotion of their respective services, for the promotion of the
community channel and for unpaid Canadian public service announcements.
A maximum of 25% of the local availabilities may be used to provide
subscribers with information regarding customer service and channel
realignments, and for the promotion of discretionary programming
services and packages, cable FM service, additional cable outlets and
non-programming services, including Internet and telephone services. |
Date Modified: 2006-08-31 |