Canada's broadcast regulator has decided to continue its hands-off approach to broadcasting content on the Internet and mobile devices such as iPhones and BlackBerries.

"We do not believe that regulatory intervention is necessary at this time," CRTC [Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission] chairman Konrad von Finckenstein said in a statement. "We found that the Internet and mobile services are acting in a complementary fashion to the traditional broadcasting system. Any intervention on our part would only get in the way of innovation."

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Updates:  UPDATED Jun 05, 2009 11:07 AM PDT
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