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CBC News - Television - CRTC approves talks on TV signal fees - [Delicious]

Hmmm.  The CRTC has once again struck a blow against the cable companies.  This time it has empowered local content providers to negotiate fees for when cable hijacks their free signals and repacks them in your monthly bundle.  So in other words, the free content that your cable is making you pay for will eventually cost more.  Say what?

How is it possible to say that restricting access to the product you have paid for actually makes the product better?  This week has seen some interesting talks between the CRTC and a few main Canadian ISPs.  The CRTC was curious about how the ISPs practiced traffic shaping.  The CBC has been following the story.