Time for Competition Bureau to stop litigating Rogers takeover
, and the sale of Shaw’s two-million-subscriber Freedom Mobile wireless division to Quebecor Inc. Many expect the bureau to lose.
If the bureau blocks Freedom’s sale to Quebecor, it will qualify as a Pyrrhic victory. Shaw lacks the wireless spectrum needed to support the 5G networks that facilitate the next generation of cellphones, and clearly plans to stop spending on wireless. Federal politicians have already implicitly blessed this transaction, again, through the lens of what’s good for cellphone users. In October, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne set down conditions for approving the deals. He demanded Quebecor agree to hold any wireless spectrum it acquires for at least 10 years and offer service at prices comparable to what customers receive in Quebec. Within minutes of the announcement, Mr.
“The greater mystery to us is if the Competition Bureau automatically appeals or acknowledges that it took its best shot to challenge the deals, but that the time has come to allow these to close and for Canadian telecom to move forward into 2023 with an evolution in the competitive dynamics in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia,” said Mr. Shine, referring to the three provinces where Freedom operates.
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