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Rogers launches cheaper 5G cell phone plans, doubles data for its most popular plans
The Rogers store at 330 Bay St. in downtown Toronto, is photographed on June 12 2019.
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Lawyers working on Rogers, Shaw merger could nab bigger share of $100-million-plus fee jackpot
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
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Rogers, Shaw and Videotron extend takeover deadline again pending final approval from Ottawa
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
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Dozen hedge funds eye bonanza as Rogers-Shaw deal nears close
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 says Competition Bureau’s appeal of Shaw takeover should be dismissed
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
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Shaw sees revenue, income decline in first quarter of fiscal 2023
A Shaw Communications sign is shown at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Minister Champagne’s position on Rogers-Shaw is a product of Canada’s weak merger laws
Keldon Bester
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Rogers seeks to extend bond deadline to complete Shaw takeover, offering to pay up to $780-million in fees
FILE PHOTO: The Rogers Building, the green-topped corporate campus of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications is seen in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 9, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canada competition bureau seeks to expedite case against Rogers-Shaw deal
A Shaw Communications sign is photographed at the Shaw Campus in Calgary, AB on 09 May, 2022.
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Globalive strengthens bid for Freedom Mobile with Telus deal
A Freedom Mobile telephone outlet is seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
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What would it take for Rogers to walk away from the Shaw deal?
Andrew Willis
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Shaw Communications’ revenue, profit dip as it awaits approval to merge with Rogers
A Shaw Communications sign at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Shaw Communications reports $196-million first-quarter profit, up from a year ago
A Shaw Communications sign at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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FILE PHOTO: The Shaw Communications logo is seen at their office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo/File Photo
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Shaw Communications says it remains committed to $26-billion takeover by Rogers
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Chelsea, Que. The Competition Bureau is seeking records and information from four of Canada's largest telecom service providers as part of their review of a proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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BCE opposes Rogers’ takeover of Shaw in CRTC filing, citing broadcast market dominance
A Shaw Communications sign at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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A clause in Rogers’ 128-page takeover offer has hedge funds eyeing big gains from Shaw’s preferred shares
FILE PHOTO: The Shaw Communications logo is seen at their office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo/File Photo
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Shaw opts out of key spectrum auction amid Rogers takeover
Shaw logos on display at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Jan. 17, 2019. Rogers Communications Inc. has signed a deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc. in a deal valued at $26 billion, including debt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Uncertainty over Rogers-Shaw deal fuelled by political procrastination
Rita Trichur
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Sale of telecom empire has ‘generational impact’ on Shaw family
JR Shaw, left, with his son Jim at the company's head office in Calgary in 1998.
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Canada’s top court rejects appeal by big telecoms over wholesale rates
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa on Jan. 16, 2020. The court has agreed to hear a case concerning the use of protection during sex and how that relates to consent and possible deception. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Shaw’s first-quarter results fall short of forecasts despite record new wireless subscribers
Shaw Communications logos are shown on display at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Jan. 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Shaw pays millions in executive bonuses despite COVID-19
A Shaw Communications sign at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. haw Communications Inc.'s third-quarter revenue and profit were down from the same time last year due to COVID-19's impact on its internet, cable and wireless businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Shaw expecting ‘intense’ competition in 5G market
The Shaw Communications logo is seen at their office in Calgary, on April 17, 2019.
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Shaw launches new mobile service for Alberta, B.C.
A Shaw Communications sign at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. haw Communications Inc.'s third-quarter revenue and profit were down from the same time last year due to COVID-19's impact on its internet, cable and wireless businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Shaw sees drop in subscribers as wireless sales activity falls on temporary store closings
A woman walks past a Freedom Mobile store in Toronto on Nov. 24, 2016.
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Shaw seeks exemption from having to provide new one gigabit internet service to wholesalers
The Shaw Communications headquarters is seen in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Shaw lays off field technicians in B.C. based on COVID-19 customer self-installations
A Shaw Communications sign is shown at the company's headquarters in Calgary on Jan. 14, 2015.A growing number of major telecoms companies have expressed concern over the CRTC's decision to lower the prices that smaller internet providers have to pay them to use their networks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Shaw Communications temporarily lays off 10 per cent of staff
Shaw Communications Inc. logos on display at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, in this file photo from Jan. 17, 2019.
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Shaw Communications withdrawing guidance, cutting spending after uncertainty of COVID-19, oil prices
The Shaw Communications logo is seen at their office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
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Shaw suspends share buybacks amid economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19 impact
The Shaw Communications headquarters is seen in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Telecom entrepreneur JR Shaw built a family empire
Goveror General Adrienne Clarkson presents JR Shaw of Calgary with the Order of Canada during a investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on May 9, 2003. Shaw Communications Inc. founder JR Shaw has died at 85 years old. The company says in a statement that its executive chair and former CEO "passed away peacefully" on Monday. Shaw stepped down as CEO in 1988 when his eldest son, Jim, took over the role. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Shaw Communications founder JR Shaw dies at age 85
Calgary, AB - April 4, 2007 - JR Shaw, Executive Chair of the Board of Shaw cable in his Calgary, Alberta home April 4, 2007. Photo by Todd Korol/Globe & Mail
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Regional providers have driven wireless prices down. Ottawa needs to ensure that continues
Brad Shaw
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Shaw sees higher turnover among mobile phone subscribers as competition intensifies
The Shaw Communications headquarters is seen in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh