CRTC encouraging resolution in scheduled satellite TV service suspension

Reliant on service, member association may seek help from government or CRTC By Ahmad Hathout TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDERS in remote parts of the country may see a disruption in television services at the end of the year due to an American company’s decision to end support for technology that distributes satellite TV signals. U.S.-based network technology provider CommScope said late last year it is ending support for the Quick Take Plus (QT+) system used by Shaw Communications, which relays satellite TV signals to Canadian customers living in certain areas of the country that may lack traditional wired infrastructure. Jay Thomson,...