Rogers has its work cut out for it in outage aftermath as Shaw merger deadline looms

, to complete the $2.85 billion sale of Shaw’s Freedom Mobile to Quebecor Inc., a transaction announced in June that is intended to assuage the Competition Bureau’s objection to the merger.

Richard Leblanc, a professor of governance, law and ethics at York University, said the fallout could be serious, both in terms of damage to the company’s reputation and, if regulators pursue structural changes in the telecom space, its business.Article contentPhoto by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand files

“Nothing changes the profitability of a telecom company faster than the stroke of a pen in Ottawa,” he said. A person navigates to the online social media page of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on a cell phone.Rogers has until July 22 to tell the CRTC how many 911 calls could not be completed as a result of the service interruptions, broken down by province and platform, and how Rogers prioritized the restoration of alerting capabilities on its network.Article content

“As an initial step, comprehensive information is required in order for the Commission and Canadians to understand what happened leading up to, during, and in the aftermath of this national service outage. Just as importantly, it is essential that we understand what is being done to prevent further outages.”

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Industry minister suggests Rogers outage could weigh on $26-billion Shaw dealFederal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says last week's massive outage at Rogers Communications Inc. will be on his mind as he weighs the telecom provider's proposed $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. The Rogers-Shaw transaction already has approval from shareholders and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, but still needs approval from the Competition Bureau as well as Champagne's department Innovation, Science and Economic Development Ca
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Rogers outage could weigh on $26B deal with Shaw, industry minister suggests\u0027This is certainly going to be on my mind, and the mind of all Canadians,\u0027 says Francois\u002DPhilippe Champagne A deal Rogers really needs cancelled now that interest rates have shot back up
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Rogers has its work cut out for it in outage aftermath as Shaw merger deadline loomsLast Friday’s massive service outage angered customers and brought intense scrutiny from regulators and politicians. Read more. I'm sure that the rogers ceo can go have a beer with the head of crtc and smooth it over Stop this merger of shaw they messed up enough. Is enough. Is anything ever explained to or around Ottawa?
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