Broadcasters must unite to change laws. And, "is the present CRTC model the best for us?" asks chair

CAMBRIDGE, ON – CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein is suggesting “a conceptual rethink” of communications regulation in Canada, perhaps with all policy united under one government department. In a speech at the annual Broadcasting Invitational Summit in Cambridge late last week, von Finckenstein expressed frustration (as he's done with other speeches during his tenure) with the country’s legislation, regulation and institutions that he says has failed to keep pace with “digital technology, the Internet and vertical integration”.“Currently, we are operating under three separate and very different Acts”, he said, in reference to the Broadcasting Act, the Radiocommunication Act and the Telecommunications...