XPost: can.internet.highspeed, can.general   
   From: Some@Guy.com   
      
   JF Mezei wrote:   
      
   > > Here is a novel idea for the CRTC, why not just let the consumer   
   > > decide?   
   >   
   > If we are given freedom of choice, there will be no regional   
   > stations, just one or two stations per time zone.   
      
   What if *everyone* could choose?   
      
   What if individual TV stations could choose to broadcast anything they   
   wanted?   
      
   What if cable and satellite companies could choose to carry (or not)   
   local TV stations?   
      
   What if consumers could choose to pay for individual channels?  Local or   
   not?   
      
   What if cable tv boxes had antenna inputs to allow me to mix local OTA   
   reception with cable TV channels that I choose to pay for?   
      
   What if the fuckers that run Hulu stopped geo-blocking and allowed   
   Canadians to access their content over the net?   
      
   What if the obstacles of having a Canadian version of Hulu were   
   removed?  (Why can the economic model for Hulu work in the US, but not   
   in Canada?)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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