All television services: Basic Cable, Digital TV, HD services, Video on Demand, À la carte services and terminal rentals/purchases

Canadian conventional broadcasters: television channels or networks that broadcast over-the-air signals that anyone with an antenna can pick up. Their distribution via cable or satellite is mandatory.

CRTC: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Fee-for-carriage: amount per customer per month that Canadian conventional broadcasters wish to collect for the distribution of their signals via cable or satellite.

Specialty TV channels: television channel available exclusively by subscription via cable or satellite