Rogers says US channels need to be included in smaller basic cable

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GATINEAU, Que. (NEWS1130) – One of Canada’s biggest cable service providers is rejecting the idea of allowing Canadians to pick TV channels one at a time.

Rogers Communications has told the country’s broadcast regulator it agrees with a proposal to offer its customers a smaller basic service. But it says the price for that service should not be capped, and it should include channels from the major American TV networks.

The company has also strongly rejected a proposal to ban the simultaneous substitution of Canadian advertising over American ads.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is holding two weeks of public hearings on how Canadians receive TV programming and how they pay for it.

One proposal on the table, which is being promoted by the federal government, would see a so-called pick-and-pay system established.

Rogers is the parent company of News1130.

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