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Quebecor vs Bell: Péladeau gets a slap on the wrist

GATINEAU – Don’t do it again, or else.The CRTC released its ruling on the Quebecor vs Bell dispute over TVA Sports Thursday afternoon. As readers will recall, Quebecor’s TVA Group pulled the TVA Sports signal from Bell TV on April 9th in a dispute over wholesale fees – and Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau’s desire to see specialty service regulations changed.Following yesterday’s hearing, the CRTC said Thursday afternoon it found Quebecor guilty of violating section 15(1) of the Discretionary Services Regulations (the Regulations) and issued a mandatory order requiring the company to provide the TVA Sports feeds to Bell TV...