OTTAWA – Canadians should take full advantage of the opportunity to share their views on Canada’s current and future television systems with the CRTC, says the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).
That input should include their satisfaction (or not) with their cable, satellite and Internet Protocol television (IPTV) retail packages, the organization said in a statement Thursday.
“This is a key opportunity for consumers to comment on an industry that they care deeply about and pay dearly for but have for too long have had very little voice in shaping,” said John Lawford, executive director and general counsel of PIAC, in the statement.
As Cartt.ca has reported, the CRTC wants consumer views on three broad topics:
– Programming: What do you think about what’s on television?
– Technology: What do you think about how you receive television programming?
– Viewer toolkit: Do you have enough information to make informed choices and seek solutions if you’re not satisfied?
“We hope to help Canadians understand the television market, which has lately been complicated by massive mergers such as the recent Bell-Astral deal,” added PIAC legal counsel Alysia Lau. “PIAC will shortly be announcing its efforts to facilitate the public’s feedback to the CRTC.”
