CRTC calls for comments on proposed new Discretionary Services Regulations

OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for feedback on its plan to merge regulations for specialty and pay television services into a single set of regulations, to be known as the Discretionary Services Regulations.Currently, the Pay Television Regulations, 1990 and the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990 govern discretionary services. The Commission’s proposal, which stems from the Let's Talk TV proceeding, suggests streamlining the licensing of programming services into three broad categories:- television services (over-the-air conventional and community television stations and provincial educational services);- discretionary services (all pay and specialty services); and- on-demand services (pay-per-view and video-on-demand services).“The Commission considers that the differences...