Industry, Heritage announce Radiocomm Act overhaul to protect DTH players
News | 09/09/2003 4:00 am EDT
|
The departments of Industry Canada and Canadian Heritage will soon introduce amendments to the Radiocommunication Act guaranteeing better protection for the Canadian direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV industry against the illegal satellite grey and black market. The decision to make changes to the Act follows a Supreme Court of Canada ruling last year stating only authorized Canadian companies could decode satellite signals regardless of the signals' origins. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |