Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada’s competition watchdog says.
Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau’s senior deputy commissioner of mergers and monopolistic practices, told MPs on Monday that before Shaw was purchased by Rogers Communications last April, the company was “a particularly growing and disruptive competitive force” in B.C. and Alberta.
“They offered very aggressive pricing for bundled wireless plans,” she said.
“So far, we haven’t seen any information that would suggest that Rogers is offering comparable pricing to Shaw Mobile post-transaction, so that is of a concern.”
Pratt was testifying at the House of Commons’ industry
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