Saying "the status quo is not enough", the Honourable Beverley Oda called on the CRTC to undertake a study of the impact of technology on the broadcast industry in the coming years. This long-awaited review of television will be a "factual examination of the evolution of audio-video technologies". two solitudes' Alan Sawyer called on the government for just such a review earlier this year ("Ottawa urged to revisit TV rules", The National Post, February 18, 2006). How this report will affect -- or be affected by -- the recent commission decision to exempt mobile television from regulation remains to be seen. This is a very necessary study at this critical juncture and it comes just in time. The ship is already sailing but there is still time to help chart the course.
The report is to be completed by December 14, 2006.
The report is to be completed by December 14, 2006.
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