Cable / Telecom News

Government will decide if ISPs are also broadcasters


OTTAWA – The CRTC has officially asked the Federal Court of Appeal to decide whether ISPs are the same as broadcasters.As Cartt.ca readers know, the Commission released its highly anticipated new media report in early June, but said that it would ask the court to clarify the status of ISPs, and whether the Broadcasting Act should apply to them when they provide access to broadcasting through the Internet.Click here to read more from the CRTC's broadcasting order.www.crtc.gc.ca