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The Competition Bureau announced on Monday it was granted an interim stay by the Federal Court of Appeal, for the Competition Tribunal’s ruling that dismissed the Bureau's case against the Rogers-Shaw merger. The temporary suspension of the Tribunal’s decision, "will remain in effect until our application for a stay and an injunction can be heard,”...

A federal Tribunal this week dismissed the Competition Bureau’s application to block the $26 billion Rogers-Shaw merger, paving the way for it to proceed

On Thursday evening the Competition Tribunal dismissed the Competition Bureau’s case that sought to block the Rogers-Shaw merger, citing how the latter would increase prices for Canadians. The decision resulted in a victory for the $26 billion Rogers-Shaw merger to proceed, and also allow Quebecor to acquire Freedom Mobile. But not so fast, because on...

"Consumers now face a decade of competitive winter, with higher cellphone, home Internet, cable, satellite and Internet TV, and home phone prices"

Image via u/unfetteredmind76 Earlier this week, an unusual email shared on Reddit claimed to be from Bell asking for past due payment, but it turns out this particular email was never sent by the company. The email title reads, “Feeling overwhelmed? We get it,” and then it lists two steps on how the said customer...

With the Competition Bureau's case against their merger dismissed, Rogers and Shaw are expected to complete the transaction by January 31, 2023

Toronto lawyer David Lepofsky has alleged that the telecom giant's TV services lack accessibility features for blind customers

The advertised early Boxing Day plan of 2022 from Koodo, Fido and Virgin Plus is a $50/month plan with 40GB of data, but only for 15 months. This plan is regularly $65 per month but there are $15/month credits for 15 months. So the deal isn’t forever and customers will need to find the next...

Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton, who leads the three-member panel overseeing the Tribunal, hoped release a ruling before Christmas

Telus-owned Public Mobile has offered up a Boxing Week deal right now for Quebec-only, in the form of a $50 plan with 50GB of data per month. Public Mobile says, "Use promo code 42GBUNLIMITED to get 42GB of FREE bonus data per month on a $50/8GB plan." The fine print says this offer is available...

Bell Media has released its list of new TV shows and movies coming to its streaming service Crave in January 2023. Highlights include the series premiere of The Last of Us on HBO and the movie premiere of Ambulance by director Michael Bay. Check out the complete listings of what’s coming to HBO, HBO Max...

Bell-owned Virgin Plus has shared some Boxing Week deals on its website, ahead of Boxing Day 2022. According to Virgin Plus, the following Boxing Day deals are available: $50/40GB plan for 15 months, after $15/month credit (also being offered by Fido and Koodo) iPhone 11 for $0 down with Sweet Pay 50% off unlimited internet,...