Industry Minister Suggests Rogers Outage Could Weigh on $26-Billion Shaw Deal

Industry Minister Suggests Rogers Outage Could Weigh on $26-Billion Shaw Deal
Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to the media in Winnipeg, Jan. 19, 2020. The Canadian Press/Mike Sudoma
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New comments from federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggest last week’s massive outage at Rogers Communications Inc. could weigh on the telecom provider’s proposed $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.

In an interview in Calgary, Champagne said last Friday’s outage that saw more than 12 million Canadians lose cell phone and internet service will be on the mind of regulators tasked with making a decision on the Rogers-Shaw merger.