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Omair Quadri
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Rogers Communications Inc. may have to sell off some wireless assets to get its $20.4-billion bid for Shaw Communications Inc. past a government that has been pushing to increase wireless competition and reduce cellphone bills, analysts say.
The deal announced yesterday is likely to face significant regulatory hurdles, analysts said, because it would eliminate Canada’s fourth-largest wireless carrier, Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile. The regional carrier has been credited with driving price competition in recent years.