The following is the comment I added to Grant Robertson's article in the Globe and Mail.
If the broadcasters were looking for alternatives to cable/etc, that would be a great movement forward. The underlying problem is the monopoly the cable/etc companies have on the "last mile" connections to the "consumer".
My ideal is to have a fiber data network managed as a utility by the municipality (like roads, electricity, etc) which would allow me to directly connect high-speed to the broadcasters of my choosing. I would subscribe to individual channels/networks I want, possibly even to individual on-demand programs. Add to this out-of-city Internet transit (within the city would be included in data network) and voice communications, and we can finally obsolite the legacy cable, satelite and telephone companies.
Unfortunately the broadcasters like the current monopoly situation, and aren't likely to join us in obsoleting this antiquated situation. This makes me have no sympathy for the position they have put themselves in -- one set of monopolists battling another set of monopolists.