While I was at work last night, Anne was investigating the new channel rules advanced by the CRTC. By March first cable and satellite providers must provide a basic cable package for $25. In addition to the basic package providers must offer a pick and pay package model. Or offer small bundles of channels. the basic package must include, CBC, CTV, Global, and aboriginal and minority English or French language channels. In addition a group of U.S. channels could be included, usually CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and non-commercial channel PBS. At least 10 of the channels must be local or regional, including the community channel and the proceedings of the provincial legislature, if available. TV viewers will then be able to supplement this with either individual channels or small bundled channel packages. The CRTC also ruled last year that consumers should have access to more choice in their cable and satellite packages as well as cheaper basic packages. So after a bit of tinkering, and keeping my WWE network, Space TV, Sports channels, TCM, AMC, our total package including Internet and phone is down to $140. It was $170. We lose some movie channels she wasn't watching anyway, and we got a $10/month credit off of our home phone. Plus we got a preview package the above for about $130 for 6 months. Sweet. With so many options out there like online streaming from computer to the TV, Netflex or VPN, there are many choices out there for the consumer. Our free trial offer takes into affect on the 16th.
We're getting some fog out there at this hour, and Saturday night Sunday morning we set our clocks to daylight savings time hours. We gain an extra hour of light making the days longer. Anyway, that's about all.
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