Canada says will not regulate online broadcasters

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will continue to keep Internet and cellphone-based broadcasting services out of its regulatory reach in part because it fears that changing this stance would choke innovation. "We found that the Internet and mobile services are acting in a complementary fashion to the traditional broadcasting system," CRTC Chairman Konrad von Finckenstein said. "Any intervention on our part would only get in the way of innovation." The CRTC also said it has not been presented with convincing evidence to suggest that increased support was needed to create and show Canadian broadcasting content online.