Greenberg says Astral and Bell have heard and understood the CRTC in its re-application

TORONTO – While reiterating how disappointed he was in last fall’s CRTC decision to deny the purchase of his company by Bell Canada, Astral Media CEO Ian Greenberg told shareholders today at Astral’s annual general meeting that the two companies have listened and learned and are confident the new application filed with the Commission will gain approval this time. The new application was submitted on November 19, 2012 and is expected to be made public by the CRTC very soon. It was 71 days between the submission of the first application from Bell to buy Astral and when it was...