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Decision

Ottawa, 30 May 1996
Decision CRTC 96-178
Le Câble du Haut-Pays inc.
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec - 952233500
Licence renewal
Following Public Notice CRTC 1996-13 dated 19 January 1996, the Commission renews the licence held by Le Câble du Haut-Pays inc., for the cable distribution undertaking serving Saint-Léon-le-Grand, from 1 September 1996 to 31 August 2003.
The operation of this undertaking is regulated pursuant to Parts I, III and IV of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) and the licence will be subject to the conditions in effect under the current licence, as well as to those conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
Consistent with Decision CRTC 95-725 dated 5 October 1995, the licensee is relieved, by condition of licence, of the requirement of paragraph 22(1)(b) of the regulations to distribute the priority local programming services of CBGAT-1 (CBC) Mont-Climont, CBGAT-19 (CBC) Lac Humqui as well as CFER-TV (TVA) and CIVB-TV (SRTQ) Rimouski. The licensee distributes instead the regional services of CJBR-TV (CBC) Rimouski, CHAU-TV-1 (TVA) Sainte-Marguerite-Marie and CIVM-TV (SRTQ) Montréal, received via satellite.
Consistent with Decision CRTC 95-725, it is a condition of licence that the licensee be relieved of the requirement that it distribute at least four television programming services as provided for in section 23 of the regulations, so long as it distributes only those English-language television services which are currently offered, as well as CBMT (CBC) Montréal.
The Commission notes that as part of its renewal application, the licensee proposed the addition of "Arts et Divertissement" to the basic service of the undertaking, without increasing the basic monthly fee charged to subscribers.
In Public Notice CRTC 1992-59 dated 1 September 1992 and entitled "Imple-mentation of an Employment Equity Policy", the Commission announced that the employment equity practices of broadcasters would be subject to examination by the Commission. In this regard, 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.
In response to the intervention by TVOntario opposing the distribution of TFO, its French-language educational television service, the licensee indicated that it does not distribute this service.
This decision is to be appended to the licence.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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