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Rogers and Shaw today announced an extension of their proposed $26 billion merger, along with the sale of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile to Quebecor’s Vidéotron in a side deal that's part of the broader transaction, to February 17, 2023. "All parties remain committed to the pro-competitive transactions, which will deliver significant benefits to Canada and Canadian...

Vidéotron's acquisition of Freedom Mobile in a $2.85 billion side deal tethered to the proposed $26 billion merger of Rogers and Shaw Communications would put the Quebecor-owned telecom company in an "unprecedented relationship of dependence" on Rogers, the Competition Bureau said in closing arguments on Tuesday (via The Star). The evidentiary portion of the Competition...

An expert witness hired by Rogers in its ongoing Competition Tribunal hearings against the Competition Bureau testified on Friday that the proposed sale of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile to Quebecor's Vidéotron will create a "near-national" fourth wireless operator capable of competing with the Big Three (via the Financial Post). Rogers and Shaw have offered to sell...

Quebecor’s Videotron has Black Friday deals for 2022 available, part of what they are calling “November Blackout Sales,” offering discounts on cell phones, plans, Internet and more. You can check out Videotron’s Black Friday sales below… Cell Phones Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G starting at $0/month on contract with Take-back credit Galaxy Z Flip4 starting […]

Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau on Monday testified before the Competition Tribunal that his company's acquisition of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile would help lower wireless and internet prices across Canada (via Financial Post). The three-member Tribunal is reviewing Rogers's proposed $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications. It is being opposed by the Competition Bureau, which believes...

Rogers on Tuesday made an argument for the proposed sale of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile to Quebecor's Vidéotron being good for competition in the wireless space — reports The Canadian Press. The assertion came during another hearing in Rogers's ongoing Competition Tribunal trial against the Competition Bureau over the telecom giant's proposed $26 billion acquisition of...

Bell has filed for the review and variance of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)'s May ruling that rejected the company's request to ban Videotron subscribers engaging in permanent roaming from its network. According to Bell, the CRTC's original decision contained at least ten separate errors in law. Throughout its latest application, the telecom...

In another step towards the objective to fully electrify its transportation, Videotron has added the very first Ford E-Transit electric vans to its fleet. The service vehicles, the first of an order of about 100, will make their appearance on Québec roads in the coming weeks. Ford E-Transit electric vans have the power and range to meet...

The federal court has rejected Telus Corp.'s request to reverse Montreal-based wireless operator Vidéotron's purchase of nearly $830 million worth of 5G spectrum licenses — reports The Globe and Mail. Québecor-owned Vidéotron was able to bag 294 blocks of 3,500 MHz range wireless spectrum in Canada's 5G auction last year. More than half of the licenses...

Rogers has invited Québecor to join the bidding for Shaw's Freedom Mobile, which Rogers and Shaw are trying to sell in order to obtain regulatory approval for their proposed $26 billion CAD merger — reports The Globe and Mail. An unnamed source told the publication that Rogers's bankers have reached out to bankers representing Québecor. The...

With Ukraine under invasion from Russia, wireless carriers in Canada have started to waive charges for long distance calls to the nation under attack, to keep in touch with loved ones. Videotron earlier this morning announced it would be waiving charges for long distance calls from Canada to Ukraine immediately, until March 31, 2022. Charges...

Pierre Karl Peladeau, CEO of Québecor, the parent company of Montreal-based Vidéotron, believes the telecom operator's expansion into Alberta will benefit the province in more ways than one — reports The Calgary Herald. Vidéotron has always been a champion of competition in the Canadian telecom industry, but its reach was previously limited mainly to Quebec. That...