Introduction 1.1 The context 1.2 The process 1.2.1 Public response to the Notice of Consultation 1.2.2 Online consultation on television services 1.2.3 The hearing 2.0 Comments from the public on local television and a value for signal regime 2.1 The industry campaigns 2.2 The value of local television 2.3 Consumer reactions to a value for signal regime 2.4 The Commission’s observations on the aff [...] Further, in the Notice of Consultation, the Commission noted that, in addition to the concerns relating to affordability set out in the OIC, it had received comments from some members of the public in recent related proceedings expressing a desire for further choices in the programming service offerings available from BDUs and expressing concern over the potential loss of local television stations [...] With respect to the issue of a VFS regime, the Commission has determined to seek clarification from the Federal Court of Appeal as to whether the Commission is empowered pursuant to its mandate under the Act to establish a regime to enable private local television stations to choose to negotiate with BDUs a fair value in exchange for the distribution of the programming services by those local tele [...] The programming services that must be offered in a basic package are primarily local and regional television stations and those few Canadian services that the Commission considers to be central to the fulfillment of the objectives of the Act. [...] The only way for the Commission to ensure that a skinny basic service would be offered at a price that is significantly lower than the current price of basic would be for the Commission to re-regulate the price of the basic service.