/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3608/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-proposed-rogers-shaw-deal-bad-canada-says-telus-335190 <p>On November 22<sup>nd</sup>, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission began five days of public hearings into the proposed purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications. Telus says Rogers will be large enough to buy foreign content, such as TV shows and movies, which it will hold exclusively so other companies don’t have access to it. If Rogers can’t do so, it will raise rates or delay access to services in an effort to hamper competition, says Telus.</p> Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:53:58 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 283665 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-rogers-and-shaw-merge-26-billion-transaction-329648 <p>Rogers Communications Inc. has struck a deal to acquire Shaw Communications Inc., a takeover that will reshape the country’s telecom landscape provided it receives regulatory approval. The purchase of the Calgary-based telecommunications company would give Rogers a bigger national footprint with deeper access to the West and a national wireline network, according to analysts assessing the transaction, while Rogers itself touted the potential for $1 billion in synergies.</p> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:51:15 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 256675 at /newsroom /newsroom/ram-s-jakhu Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:55:04 +0000 Anonymous 22632 at /newsroom /newsroom/mourad-n-el-gamal Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23912 at /newsroom /newsroom/gregory-dudek Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22660 at /newsroom /newsroom/harry-leib Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23554 at /newsroom