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Witnesses appeared in a virtual hearing in front of the Industry, Science and Technology Committee in Ottawa on April 6th. Michael Geist, professor and Canada research chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, told the committee that the proposed merger will have negative consequences for the Canadian telecom industry. “The deal will result in higher prices and less competition in the Canadian wireless market. The simple reality is that Canadians already pay some of the highest prices for wireless services in the world. If this merger is approved, the situation is...

iPolitics By Catharine Fulton. Published on Apr 3, 2021 12:15pm Parliament Hill in January (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) We’ve hit the halfway mark of the Hill’s extended hiatus, but a small handful of committees will be back in business after the long weekend. Here’s the policy and politicking to keep an eye on in the coming week. The House of Commons’ industry, science and technology committee will be studying Rogers Communications’ $26-billion bid to buy Shaw Communications, including debt, on April 6 and 7. The committee will hear from Competitive Network Operators of Canada...

Article content Allowing a $26-billion merger between Canada’s two largest cable companies will “only help big telecom companies profit more on the backs of Canadians,” NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said after Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications announced their deal on Monday. Approval of the merger would see Rogers, one of Canada’s big three wireless providers, acquire Shaw’s Freedom Mobile, whose presence in recent years as the upstart fourth competitor in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, has driven competition in those provinces. We apologize, but this video has failed...