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BDUs can offer a local package, CRTC says


OTTAWA – Television distributors have received official CRTC approval to offer a package of local programming to viewers in smaller markets where local stations decide not to convert to digital.

The Commission announced Wednesday that, subject to certain conditions, BDUs have been granted a general authorization to distribute a local package both in and outside mandatory markets for digital transition, without having to provide users of the local package with the full basic service.

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