<div dir="ltr">Here's what I think is Bell's side of the story:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1380439/bell-wants-canadians-to-choose-the-tv-channels-they-want-to-watch">http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1380439/bell-wants-canadians-to-choose-the-tv-channels-they-want-to-watch</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 June 2014 11:58, Khalid Baheyeldin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Before forming an opinion, I am trying to find this in Google News,<br>
but there is nothing coming up.<br>
<br>
Any one has a link with the details?<br>
<br>
Once we find out what the details we should send input, if indeed this<br>
is what they plan to do.<br>
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On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Dan Hergott's news account<br>
<<a href="mailto:143news@gmail.com">143news@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Well after just getting my OTA outdoor antenna system up and running I just<br>
> heard on CTV 11pm national news (last night 27,June 2014) that Bell who owns<br>
> most of the<br>
> Canadian TV stations is going before the CRTC to stop all free OTA TV<br>
> transmissions.<br>
> They want to charge so the local stations can provide enough of their own<br>
> support. Funny when everything was free OTA commercials was TV stations<br>
> revenue source.<br>
><br>
> So what that means is 90% of the channels I receive will be off the air and<br>
> I won't be able to watch local news or shows unless I purchase a satelite<br>
> dish and service<br>
> or go back to Rogers cable. I loathe Rogers so I can see that happening.<br>
><br>
> Rogers has stated that they don't believe that Bell's proposed model is the<br>
> way to go. No kidding for Rogers since they get CTV signals over the air<br>
> and retransmit them<br>
> in their cable TV service.<br>
><br>
> This has me feeling really frustrated.<br>
> Comments?<br>
><br>
> Dan Hergott<br>
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