Account stacking "is not contemplated and is not authorized," says CAB

OTTAWA – As the so-called "account stacking" proceeding progresses, reply comments were due in last week and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters let it be known again that the practice runs contrary to existing regulations. The complaint (originally made by Videotron and first reported here, and followed up here) centers on Star Choice's decision to allow customers to buy more than one receiver but pay just one bill, on the assumption that any additional receivers are in cottages or other such locations.The broadcasters insist that the regulations and individual contracts say that one address equals one subscriber and Star Choice...