Rogers urges CRTC to hold Shaw deal hearings as calls grow for delay in proceedings
Posted November 3, 2021 9:31 am.
Last Updated November 3, 2021 12:46 pm.
Rogers Communications Inc. is urging the federal telecommunications regulator to go ahead as scheduled with its hearings into the company’s deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc.
BCE Inc. Telus Corp., the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the National Pensioners Federation have asked the CRTC to delay the hearings set to begin Nov. 22 due to a dispute over control of Rogers between members of the Rogers family.
Edward Rogers, son of late Rogers founder Ted Rogers, has asked a B.C. court to declare legitimate the board he formed after he was ousted as chair last month. He is opposed by his mother and sisters.
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In its letter to the regulator, BCE says the uncertainty around who controls Rogers makes it impossible to make the necessary public interest determinations.
However, Rogers says the family and company “are aligned on the importance of this transaction” and fully support the application that the company has filed with the regulator.
The company says all submissions and commitments it makes will be honoured and respected, regardless of any changes to the board of directors and executives that may occur.
Rogers is the parent company of this station.
