BCE/MTS deal could squeeze SaskTel profits, quash Feds’ four carriers objective

REGINA - BCE’s acquisition of MTS could result in new government policies designed to create incentives for additional wireless competition, says SaskTel’s risk assessment report of the proposed deal.SaskTel, a crown corporation owned by the people of Saskatchewan, said the analysis of the risks of the potential transaction will become part of the strategic planning process that it undertakes annually. The report, commissioned in May and released Monday, was conducted by Mark H. Goldberg & Associates Inc. as the independent third party.Key risks outlined in the report include:- The further concentration of the market in Manitoba could see the removal of...