BSO Hearing Day 6: Blais gets personal: No broadband strategy makes it tough on Commission, Canadians

Chair's comments change the focus of the hearing, puts government, industry, on notice, to get their acts togetherGATINEAU – The the second week of the CRTC's basic service objective (BSO) hearing featured a rare moment of reflection from CRTC chairman and CEO Jean-Pierre Blais which will now alter the focus of this hearing. Below are Blais' unedited personal thoughts, made just prior to Monday's lunch break.Those of you who are familiar with CRTC proceedings will appreciate that it is unusual for Chairs to make formal remarks beyond those made at the beginning of the oral hearing.But this is an exceptional hearing...