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This secondary transaction was critical to meeting anti-competition concerns raised by the merger of Rogers and Shaw, originally proposed in March 2021.Story continues below advertisement

“The alliance of Freedom and Videotron will permanently transform Canada’s wireless market for the benefit of consumers and create a new competitive environment that delivers innovative products and services at better prices,” Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said in a statement. As a result of the transaction closing, the Shaw family will become “one of the largest shareholders of Rogers,” according to the press release. Brad Shaw and Trevor English, formerly executives of Shaw, are expected to be named to the Rogers board on Tuesday.The merger was cleared by both the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission and the Competition Tribunal.

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