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What evidence is Ottawa weighing as it considers Freedom Mobile’s sale? Canadians deserve to know
Rita Trichur
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Industry Minister seeks commitments on wireless affordability before any approval of deals between Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor
FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations/File Photo
opinion
Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile purchase would be no sure victory for competition
Konrad Yakabuski
opinion
Competition Bureau’s fight over Rogers deal is costing taxpayers millions in legal fees
Andrew Willis
opinion
What matters most in the Rogers-Shaw decision: lower wireless prices and better service
The Editorial Board
technology
Tribunal rejects competition challenge to Rogers takeover of Shaw, paving way for approval
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration in Chelsea, Que., Monday March 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Time for Competition Bureau to stop litigating Rogers takeover
Andrew Willis
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Freedom Mobile under Videotron would be effective competitor, tribunal hears
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Rogers tech head says merger with Shaw won’t affect reliability
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Rogers Building, quarters of Rogers Communications in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Shaw has yet to recoup $4.5-billion investment in Freedom Mobile, CFO tells tribunal
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Quebecor saw opportunity to expand footprint when Rogers-Shaw deal was announced
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Rogers-Shaw deal subsidizes Quebec and Pierre Karl Peladeau at taxpayers’ expense
Dvai Ghose
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Telus tried to ‘kill, slow and shape’ $26-billion Rogers-Shaw deal, board presentation shows
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Rogers’ takeover of Shaw deserves more scrutiny. Canada’s weak Competition Act isn’t up to the job
The Editorial Board
explainer
How the Rogers-Shaw takeover deal made it past the Competition Tribunal
FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations/File Photo
technology
Quebecor reports increase in third-quarter profit even as revenue slips
Quebecor headquarters are shown during the company's annual general meeting in Montreal, Thursday, May 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
opinion
Can’t make sense of Ottawa’s plan for wireless competition? It’s time for a tipple
Rita Trichur
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Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor say mediation talks with Canada’s competition watchdog failed to resolve merger objections
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration, Monday March 29, 2021 in Chelsea, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Competition Bureau remains firm in its decision to challenge proposed Rogers-Shaw merger
Quebecor’s president and chief executive officer Pierre Karl Peladeau (L)arrives at the Competition Bureau for mediation talks on the Roger-Shaw deal October 27, 2022 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
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Morning Update: Three police forces had doubts about use of Emergencies Act
A trucker is led away after leaving his truck as police aim to end an ongoing protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, on its 22nd day, in Ottawa, on Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Ottawa attaches conditions to Quebecor’s acquisition of Freedom Mobile as part of Rogers-Shaw merger
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Rogers Building, the green-topped corporate campus of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications is seen in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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A year into his tenure, Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri searches for answers in unlikely places
Tony Staffieri, CEO of Rogers, poses for a portrait out front of Rogers' Toronto head office on Friday October 21 2022.
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Competition Bureau chief Matthew Boswell bangs drum for reforms
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration in Chelsea, Que., Monday March 29, 2021. The proposed $26-billion merger between two of Canada's telecom titans has hit a new regulatory hurdle after the Commissioner of Competition has indicated it intends to block the deal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Competition Bureau signals it is prepared to fight rather than settle over Rogers-Shaw deal
Andrew Willis
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Shaw’s CEO on selling his 50-year-old family telecom business to Rogers: ‘Frankly, it sucks’
Bradley Shaw, CEO of Shaw Communications Inc., is photographed at the company’s head office in Toronto, on Sept 19, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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Rogers’ purchase of Shaw now likely to drag into mid-2023, analyst predicts
FILE PHOTO: The Shaw Communications logo is seen at their office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
politics
Politics Briefing: Trudeau nominates Michelle O’Bonsawin as first Indigenous Supreme Court justice
This photo provided by the University of Ottawa shows Ontario judge Michelle O'Bonsawin, who taught Indigenous law at the University of Ottawas Common Law Program. - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated OBonsawin, a member of the Odanak First Nation, to serve on Canada's Supreme Court on August 19, 2022, in a historic first for a country making amends for abuses against native peoples. (Photo by Handout / UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / FACULTY OF LAW / UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Proposed Freedom Mobile sale caps Ottawa’s efforts to champion Quebecor
Rita Trichur
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Rogers, Shaw finalize agreement to sell Freedom Mobile in bid to win takeover approval
Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have entered a definitive agreement for the sale of wireless carrier Freedom Mobile. A man enters Freedom Mobile store in Toronto on Thursday, November 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Quebecor CEO Péladeau says Competition Bureau concerns about Freedom Mobile deal are ‘incomprehensible’
Quebecor President and CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Montreal, Thursday, May 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
technology
Deadline today for Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor to reach definitive agreement on Freedom sale
A Freedom Mobile telephone outlet is seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Antitrust watchdog should just say no to Rogers and Shaw merger
Keldon Bester and Ben Klass
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After the Rogers outage, what do Canada’s telecoms need to consider when crisis planning?
Telecommunications company Rogers Communications signage is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The Rogers network outage proves Ottawa’s case for fourth network
Andrew Willis
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Péladeau family quarrel over inheritance ends as Supreme Court rejects brothers’ appeal
Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on May 11, 2022. Canada's highest court says two British Columbia companies that believed they were following tax guidelines while trying to protect corporate assets now owe money because the Tax Court of Canada reinterpreted the rules. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Sale of Freedom Mobile to Quebecor is the best outcome for cellphone users
Andrew Willis