GATINEAU – The CRTC has officially denied the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and National Pensioners Federation’s (PIAC-NPF) procedural request to delay the hearing into the broadcast side of the deal between Rogers and Shaw.
PIAC-NPF had requested the hearing be delayed because of uncertainty around who was on the company’s board of directors, which arose when Edward Rogers, as chair of the Rogers Control Trust, decided to change five directors by written resolution – a move the company said was not valid. The matter ended up in front of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
In letters sent to Rogers and PIAC-NPF, the CRTC indicated it considers the ruling by the Supreme Court of B.C. to have addressed the concerns raised in the procedural request, as well as the supporting intervenors (Bell and Telus).
The letter also states the CRTC issued a letter to Rogers requiring the ownership information it filed with the Commission be amended to reflect any changes in directors and officers.
