Public interest groups ask for local TV complaint consolidation, suggest CRTC options

By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Two public interest groups are asking the CRTC to consolidate multiple broadcaster requests of the commission to lessen their local television regulatory obligations and consider several options to tackle the issue. The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre filed an application Friday asking the regulator to bring together the seven relief applications brought forth by Bell, Corus, Rogers and Quebecor and provide one notice of consultation on them. The groups then ask for a preparatory conference of interested participants so that the number of issues can be kept...