Canadians will see prices rise, deal approved. We need stronger laws: Expert on Rogers-Shaw deal
"Keldon Bester, co-founder of Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss how the Rogers-Shaw deal will affect thousands of Canadians. Bester says Canada needs a stronger set of laws when it comes to M&A. He adds the Tribunal is aware of how it will lead to a softer competition but even then decided to approve the deal. Bester adds in order for these deals to stop, laws need to be updated."
Travelling soon? Get ready to pay higher cellphone roaming rates
"Two of Canada's biggest telecom providers are raising the fees they charge customers when they use their devices outside of Canada."
Industry committee delves into Rogers-Shaw merger as fate of deal rests with Minister Champagne
"Key players and close watchers of Rogers Communications Inc.'s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. shared their views on the $26-billion deal at a House of Commons committee Wednesday as Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne deliberates on its fate."
Final Rogers-Shaw decision could be a political one, but Conservative stance still unknown
"The Rogers-Shaw merger makes its way to court later this month, but the final decision on whether it goes through may be a political one — and how much of an issue the $26-billion deal could become is still unclear."
Tribunal ‘smackdown’ raises odds of Rogers-Shaw deal closing, experts say, as appeal date set
"The legal wrangling continues but experts say the odds of the $26-billion Rogers-Shaw deal closing have gone up substantially after a tribunal ruling delivered a “smackdown” to the Competition Bureau’s case against the telecom merger."
Competition Bureau to appeal tribunal decision allowing Rogers’s proposed Shaw takeover to proceed
"Keldon Bester, the co-founder of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, called the decision 'disappointing' and 'a product of Canada’s permissive and outdated merger laws.' "