Some wireless plans not as cheap as before Rogers-Shaw merger
Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says.
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Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says.
Competition Bureau's Jeanne Pratt said it was 'a concern' that Rogers doesn't seem to be 'offering comparable pricing to Shaw Mobile post-transaction'
Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau's senior deputy commissioner of mergers and monopolistic practices, told MPs on Monday that before Shaw was purchased by Rogers Communications last April, the company was "a particularly growing and disruptive competitive force" in B.C. and Alberta.
Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says.
While speaking to MPs in the House of Commons, Canada's Competition Bureau said that Rogers isn't offering comparable prices to Shaw.