Competition Bureau remains firm in its decision to challenge proposed Rogers-Shaw merger

October 26, 2022

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Critics also noted that it’s unclear how the government would ensure that Quebecor meets the price reductions it is committing to.

“If they see five years down the road that Videotron has not lowered its price, perhaps they can take them to court, and perhaps there can be financial penalties, but they can’t put Shaw back together again,” said Keldon Bester, a fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a think tank. One other possible avenue of recourse would be for the government to revoke Videotron’s spectrum, he said, but that would involve disconnecting millions of Canadians from their …

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