Cable TV and Broadcasting
A helping hand for cable customers
Friday, May 09, 2003Click here for original PDF document [pdf file: 0.07mb] Dear Consumer Advocate: When your cable customers contact you and indicate they have concerns relating to their cable company, we invite you to tell them that the Cable Television Standards Council is here to help. For over 10 years, the Council has been providing assistance to customers and their cable company by helping them work ...
Amendment to the Broadcasting Act
Thursday, Jun 07, 2001Amendment to the Broadcasting Act to allow the CRTC to issue cost awards to interveners in CRTC broadcasting proceedings Hon. Sheila Finestone's remarks in the Senate on the second reading of Bill S-24, to amend the Broadcasting Act (June 29, 2000) Bill S-7, as passed by the Senate June 7, 2001
National Broadband Task Force
Friday, Jun 01, 2001PIAC participates in National Broadband Task Force The National Broadband Task Force was established in 2001 by the Minister of Industry. Its mandate was to map out a strategy for achieving the federal government's goal of making broadband services available to all Canadians by 2004. PIAC counsel Philippa Lawson was a member of the Task Force. The Task Force's report, issued in ...
Media Release (AOL TIME WARNER MERGER)
Friday, Jan 14, 2000THE PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY CENTRE (PIAC) CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION ON AOL TIME WARNER MERGER The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) joined with American consumer organizations today in questioning the benefits to consumers from the AOL Time Warner Inc. blockbuster merger. The Consumers Federation of America, Consumers Union, and the Consumers Project on Technology have called for the ...
Negative Option Marketing
Thursday, Dec 02, 1999SPEAKING NOTES BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY – BILL C-276 BY: Michael Janigan Executive Director/General Counsel of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) We would first like to extend our thanks to the chair and members of this committee for extending an invitation to speak to this issue which has long tried the patience of consumer advocates. We ...
Consumers Finally to Get a Say in Some Basic Cable TV Prices
Wednesday, Jul 07, 1999On July 7, the CRTC issued a decision (Public Notice CRTC 1999-108) whereby cable companies will now be required to obtain approval from CRTC before increasing their basic monthly fee when the fee increase is the result of adding a specialty service to the basic package. Specialty services are those channels which generally offer a special theme such as news, sports, or music, etc.. Consumers ...