Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor's Videotron announced today that they have agreed to extend the closing date of their transactions to February 17. The expected closing date of Rogers acquiring Shaw... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Members of the House industry committee took issue today with Rogers being allowed to choose Videotron as its competitor to complete its acquisition of Shaw,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Rogers’s proposed purchase of Shaw faces just one more hurdle: the innovation minister’s approval of the transfer of Freedom spectrum assets to Videotron, which agreed to purchase the... Continue Reading
By Pierre Karl Péladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor, who is set to appear before the House industry committee today in the Rogers-Shaw hearing In 2007, under the leadership of... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Canada’s largest independent internet service provider is urging federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne to block the transfer of Shaw’s wireless spectrum assets to Videotron over... Continue Reading
OTTAWA -- The competition commissioner will appeal the decision by Competition Tribunal Thursday dismissing the watchdog's application to block the merger between Rogers and Shaw. The commissioner, which said the... Continue Reading
Competition Bureau “considering our next steps” By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Canada’s competition court has dismissed an application by the Competition Bureau to block the merger between Rogers and Shaw,... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – A lawyer for Shaw Communications argued before the Competition Tribunal today that the competition commissioner “exaggerated” Freedom’s success during testimony, saying Shaw’s wireless subsidiary was... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Videotron parent Quebecor has filed a Part 1 application to the CRTC arguing that it is unfair that Bell can charge fees for both the... Continue Reading
Regional carriers say no conflict with ISED’s spectrum licensing rules By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The CRTC’s decision last spring to mandate seamless roaming between networks should be struck down... Continue Reading
