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~\s~ COI.. , ~ ~ .... (lJ _H~ ,,~\ C ~ ~i ~~ ' ~ -' ? 6/. '",' ~r /~S. CO\'J\~ PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, S.B.C. 1980, c. 60, as amended and IN THE MATTER OF an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity by Westcom Productions Inc. BEFORE: M. Taylor, Chairman; R.J. Ludgate, Commissioner; and W. Wolfe, Commissioner o R D E R WHEREAS the Lieutenant Governor in Council issued Order-in-Council No. 193 February 1, 1982 and directed the Commission to hold hearings on any Applications received for a Certificate ?f Public Convenience and Necessity for the construction or operation of a pay-television undertaking; and WHEREAS the Commission issued a public notice advising of the terms of reference of Order-in-Council No. 193; and WHEREAS Westcom Productions Inc. has applied for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity by an Application dated July 16, 1982; and WHEREAS the Application was heard by the Commission in Vancouver on August 27, 1982. -':.E,: y ;:,qs"'- f::...C'or:; :' ...... \"'ES"r t-<AS"7JNGS S. .... PEE-r ,L~,C:: d::;:' P UA . '"7<s> BRITISH COLUMBIA l' UTILITIES COMMISSIO ' I -;',! ~ ~ .' " ..0. t,. ~ , ,'?:> ORDeR NUMBER T-25-82 October 22, 1982 . .. /2 "6E 2_- Ct.,/\';'Z"":' --E __ E0,....O~,;E '6,:,.:; 6CS-" ""'c .. t:..,x
BRITISH COlUMB'. UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER T-25-82 2 Nmv THEREFORE the Conunission orders as follows: 1. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. T-25-82 issue to Westcom Productions Inc. covering the ownership, construction and operation of a pay-television undertaking serving the Province of British Columbia, all as more particularly described in the Application and hearing record, subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) The service offered by the undertaking must be in accord with that described in the Application and hearing record. (b) The distribution of the pay-television service will utilize existing or new systems of cable within British Columbia. (c) This authorization does not extend to the construction, ownership or operation of systems of cable within British Columbia. (d) Westcom Productions Inc. will provide the Conunission with a report on the type of service offered and the rates for such service at quarteriy intervals following the issuance of the Certificate. 2. A complaint which the conunission finds is related to a matter which may be in contravention of the guidelines for enforcement of the obscenity provisions, Criminal Code of Canada may be referred to the Attorney General for investigation and the conunission may suspend the Certificate untll such matter is concluded. 3. No variation or alteration in the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity or this Order may be made without the approval of the Conunis-sion first obtained. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this JJ.4/0day of Oc;tober, 1982. BJ?~£ Chairman
Certificate T- 25-82 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE I AND NECESSITY ~---------------------------------------------WESTCOM PRODUCTIONS INC. is granted a certificate for the purpose of providing a pay-television undertaking in the Province of British Columbia subject to the terms and conditions contained in Commission Order No. T- 25-82 British Columbia Utilities Commission Date: OCTOBER 22, 1982 CHAIRMAN
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