Link Related to Canada in some say

Canada's competition commissioner to oppose $26B Rogers-Shaw merger, say companies


Business | 187908 hits | May 08 10:47 am | Posted by: DrCaleb
9 Comment

Canada's commissioner of competition intends to oppose Rogers Communications Inc.'s proposed $26-billion merger with Shaw Communications Inc., the companies said in a statement early Saturday.

Comments

  1. by avatar DrCaleb
    Sun May 08, 2022 5:48 pm

  2. by avatar xerxes
    Mon May 09, 2022 12:57 am
    Well I'll be damned...Did not see that coming.

  3. by avatar Scape
    Mon May 09, 2022 1:06 am
    Not going to last, it will just delay it by a month and Shaw/Rogers will come back to up the bid. Still set for September from what I hear.

  4. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon May 09, 2022 12:52 pm
    Canada has one of the highest rates for cellular data, and poorest choices of plans.

    Look for that to only get worse.

  5. by avatar herbie
    Mon May 09, 2022 5:30 pm
    Will they ever notice that they all advertise UNLIMITED plans that have a LIMIT posted on the very next line?

    UNLIMITED
    25 GB

  6. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon May 09, 2022 5:40 pm
    Makes perfect sense, you have unlimited data up to 25Gb. (even though they say GB, they screw you twice)

  7. by avatar Scape
    Tue May 10, 2022 11:41 pm
    Bring down the Rogers-Shaw deal for GOOD: Email your MP NOW!

    This is our LAST opportunity to bring the entire anti-affordability Rogers-Shaw deal to its knees — but we need your help.

    On May 9th, the Competition Bureau made headlines siding with Canadians against Rogers’ bid for even more power and influence. But they just picked a fight with a giant who says it won’t give up its plans to buy Shaw.1,2,3

    Now, Rogers’ lobbyists will bring everything they’ve got to convince Innovation Minister Champagne to push the deal through. What they aren’t counting on? Thousands of people in Canada speaking up to drown out their lobbying.

    Here’s the strategy: we bring our MPs into the fray to publicly pressure Minister Champagne, making it politically impossible for him to side with Big Telecom. On board? Email your MP NOW: Call on Minister Champagne to block Rogers from buying Shaw!



    Signed, sealed and delivered. Had a great chat with my MP too.

  8. by avatar DrCaleb
    Thu May 12, 2022 4:22 pm
    What the Rogers-Shaw merger battle says about the state of competition in Canada

  9. by avatar herbie
    Fri May 13, 2022 12:01 am
    I'm also wondering how those ads from Telus that 'telus' that letting them have more 5G spectrum will bring better rural internet access.
    5G has a range of about 1/2km, barring obstructions. I used to serve many people 25-30 km away from our towers. But what the fuck would I know? I just did that for a living for 2 decades....



view comments in forum
You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news.

 Share  Digg It Bookmark to del.icio.us Share on Facebook


Share on Facebook Submit page to Reddit
CKA About |  Legal |  Advertise |  Sitemap |  Contact   canadian mobile newsMobile