Telus Corp T.T

Rogers buys Shaw

[Dibah420]

What does it entail for T and BCE?

[AnalogueMan]

Good question... Telcos don't normally GAP.  And this gap is sizeable.   ??? . "Rogers Communications has signed a deal to buy Shaw Communications in a transaction valued at $26 billion, including debt, which would create Canada's No. 2 cellular operator — but is likely to face stiff regulatory scrutiny. Under the plan, Rogers will pay $40.50 in cash for each of

[AnalogueMan]

"By acquiring fourth-ranked Shaw, Rogers would leap past current No. 2 Telus to take on market leader BCE Inc., the publicly traded holding company for the Bell Canada group of companies."

[stockstarker]

I was under the impression that the government wanted to increase the competition not consolidate it. Over the years they have given small foreign telcos huge advantages and now they are going to allow this merger. What will stop the merger now between Telus and BCE? Trudeau and the Liberals are a bunch of incompetent morons.

[Red_Deer]

INDEED !!!!!!!! Recall that what Forced the FEDs to terminate the Income Trust Boom was the Proposed MERGER of Telus and BCE into an Income Trust !!!! Thus the chances of the FEDs now allowing a SHAW/Rogers merger seem VERY LOW eh !!!

[autofocus111]

I think the Candian government will settle for a competitive landscape consisting of the Big-Three, provided all three commit to build out infrastructure and compete in every province ie. no duopoly markets.

[stockstarker]

I think you might be a Rogers or Shaw shareholder, but don't underestimate Telus, they have the best CEO and are definitely the best pure Telco in North America.

[autofocus111]

Bad for T since they will face a stronger threat to their Western stronghold. Good for BCE if antitrust concerns forces the combined RCI-SJR to divest part of the wireless ops and they can scoop that up to expand westward.

[BudFox198777777]

Many Shaw clients detest Rogers (as they should) and will jump ship over to Telus to avoid being a client.