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Canadian Media Guild says CRTC's FreeHD decision opens possibility of charging for free OTA broadcasts

February 8, 2010 - 6:59pm — Jonathan Migneault

A CRTC decision Monday granted satellite company FreeHD Canada Inc. a licence to operate a national direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service, a move that the Canadian Media Guild warns could lead to charges for local broadcast signals via satellite. 

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