Rogers shuts ExpressVu out of hotels, hospitals and nursing homes: CRTC calls for comments

GATINEAU – Should access to the inside wiring of commercial or institutional buildings be expanded? The Commission wants to hear about it. Responding to a complaint from Bell ExpressVu that Rogers Cable was keeping the satellite company out of hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and other buildings the cableco wired, the CRTC Monday issued a call for comments on “possible regulatory amendments that would expand competitive access to inside wire,” said the Commission. ExpressVu said section 10 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations covers properties of the type mentioned above and if not, they should be. No way, says Rogers. The MSO said that...