While some seek to justify it or explain it away, the simple reality is that Canadians already pay some of the highest prices for wireless services in the world, Geist said, echoing other opponents of the deal. If this merger is approved, the situation is likely to get worse. Indeed, when Rogers promises that it will not raise prices for Shaw Freedom Mobile customers for three years, it effectively signals that it will be raising them as soon as the clock runs out on that time.
Shaw chief executive Brad Shaw and Rogers CEO Joe Natale told the same committee on March 29 that they d be stronger competitors to Bell and Telus by combined their spending power and assets. That would allow an enlarged Rogers to reach more rural and underserved areas, they said.
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Canada has not followed the United States, the European Union or the United Kingdom in taking on the dominance of the tech giants through its competition watchdog. While we are limited by our outdated Competition Act, there are other factors that hinder Canada’s ability to take action against monopolistic business practices.
Some have suggested that the Competition Bureau takes fewer cases against the digital giants because it lacks the jurisdictional authority to do so. But jurisdictional issues cannot totally explain the bureau’s lack of action. After all, the Competition Bureau has quite a bit of latitude to investigate and legally challenge mergers, abuses of dominance and other anti-competitive behaviours of businesses that are not headquartered in Canada.