Turn down the ads! CRTC warns offending telecoms and cablecos

OTTAWA - In tersely worded letters, the CRTC has made it loud and clear it’s losing patience with Telus and three local TV providers for failing to comply with new rules that limit the loudness of TV commercials they broadcast. The companies have all failed to meet new distribution regulations that ensure commercial messages and regular programming are broadcast at an even volume. The amendments came into force September 1, 2012 and the Commission has now set new deadlines for the companies to prove they are in fact moving towards compliance. The letters, from Andrea Rosen, Chief Compliance and Enforcement Officer, went...