Consumer advocates accused Canadian telecom and cable companies of failing to adequately promote the launch on Tuesday of cheaper basic packages of television channels under sweeping new rules imposed by the country's broadcast regulator. Rogers Communications Inc and BCE Inc's Bell, two of Canada's biggest distributors, listed the C$25 basic service on their websites by the March 1 deadline, but placed the "skinny" packages and smaller groups of add-on channels below more expensive and expansive offerings.