NPF-PIAC petition to set aside CRTC decision on Rogers/Shaw receives support

By Amanda OYE

CRTC called out for “vague”, “unenforceable” safeguards OTTAWA – Telus, Bell, Independent Broadcast Group (IBG), and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance Inc. (CCSA) have each filed separate comments in support of the National Pensioners Federation and Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s (NPF-PIAC) petition to the Governor-In-Council, asking for the CRTC’s recent decision to approve Rogers Communications’ acquisition of Shaw Communications’ broadcasting assets to be set aside or referred back to the Commission. (Cartt.ca obtained copies of the submissions from PIAC and Bell.) Whittled down to its core, the argument put forth in NPF-PIAC’s petition and the submissions made in support of...