Dear Editor,
IN YOUR NEWS REPORT today you suggested Telus supported some form of fee for carriage in Quebec.
To be clear, we are categorically opposed to FFC under any circumstance and in any jurisdiction. We obviously agreed with vice-chair Arpin that the CRTC can develop different rules in Quebec to reflect regional differences, that is something which is provided for in the Broadcasting Act, but we still oppose FFC as a solution, regardless of any regional differences.
We recognize TQS is in serious difficulty. But FFC won’t fix its difficulties. The roots of its problems are deeper. As my colleague Ann Mainville Neeson suggested, Quebec is a relatively small market with a large number of competitors. For TQS, scale may be the problem. Relative small market share and popularity are others. FFC won’t close those gaps.
Michael Hennessy
vice-president, wireless, broadband and content
TELUS
