Rogers/Shaw: Freedom Mobile “put on ice”, witness tells Competition Tribunal

By Amanda OYE

Shaw Mobile is a big reason why Freedom stores are struggling, another witness says OTTAWA – Today was the third day of the Competition Tribunal hearing on the Competition Bureau’s application to block the proposed merger of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications. Yesterday and today, two Freedom Mobile dealers appeared as witnesses, each answering questions about the struggles they say they have faced since the merger was announced. The first of the two witnesses, Sudeep Verma, opened his first Wind Mobile store in 2011 and continued on to open a total of 19 stores. He operated all of those stores...