Competition Bureau Doubles Down on Objections to Rogers Deal for Shaw

Competition Bureau Doubles Down on Objections to Rogers Deal for Shaw
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration, March 29, 2021 in Chelsea, Que. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Competition Bureau has expanded on its opposition to Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications in new submissions to the Competition Tribunal ahead of weeks of hearings scheduled to being this fall.

In legal filings released after markets closed, the agency challenged Rogers’ claims about efficiencies and said acquiring its closest competitor is anticompetitive that will harm consumers though higher prices, lower quality services and lost innovation.