CRTC Begins Hearings Into Rogers’ Takeover of Shaw Communications

CRTC Begins Hearings Into Rogers’ Takeover of Shaw Communications
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration, March 29, 2021 in Chelsea, Que. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
The Canadian Press
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Hearings are set to begin today at the federal telecoms regulator on Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed $26 billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.

The CRTC will hear from Rogers on behalf of Shaw, while respondents including Telus Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and numerous interested parties are scheduled to speak throughout the week of hearings.