CRTC wants input from Canadians on group application to raise basic TV package rate

Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, SaskTel asking for $3/month increase to skinny basic packages OTTAWA and GATINEAU — Six years after skinny basic TV packages were first introduced in Canada, with a CRTC-mandated price cap of $25 per month, a group of TV service providers has asked the Commission to increase that cap to $28 per month. Bell, Cogeco Communications, Eastlink and SaskTel filed a joint application in January 2022 making the request, which also asked for subsequent yearly adjustments based on inflation, according to a CRTC press release today. “They indicate that the proposed annual increase to the price of the...