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We don’t need to regulate OTT providers, instead: “new thought leadership”, says Rogers’ Mohamed

TORONTO – While many in the traditional media industry would like to see the regulations applied to conventional electronic media extended to new media companies, Rogers Communications' CEO Nadir Mohamed said Wednesday that he doesn’t think that’s the way to go.With customers increasingly wanting connected experiences, to take their devices and content with them wherever they go and consume content whenever they like, continuing along with policy that was written prior to the massive growth of the Internet and all it enables is the wrong way to go, the CEO told reporters.He referenced the recent work of Canadian media companies who...