LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bell has the "incentive and the opportunity to disadvantage its competitors"

I READ WITH INTEREST your commentary concerning the dispute between the independent BDUs (CIDG) and Bell Media. Like Kevin Crull, the CEO of Bell Media, I too have “walked on both sides of the fence” (as noted in his letter of March 28). I was the president of the Canadian Cable Television Association and the CEO of Star Choice, Bell ExpressVu’s principal competitor, now known as Shaw Direct. More recently, I was the head of English services at the CBC, which, like Bell Media, includes a big conventional network and a number of specialty channels. Where Mr. Crull’s experience leads...