Law360, New York (August 14, 2012, 7:10 PM ET) -- Canadian telecommunications company Telus said Tuesday that it has lodged a grievance with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission concerning BCE Inc.’s proposed CA$3.38 billion (US$3.4 billion) acquisition of Astral Media Inc., saying consumers will suffer under the concentration of market power.
"If the Bell/Astral merger proceeds, the concentration of Canadian ownership will be equal to an American company owning Verizon, Direct TV, CBS, ESPN, MTV, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, Bloomberg Television, HBO, Starz, ClearChannel Radio, ESPN pay-per-view, HBO pay-per-view, Lamar Outdoor Advertising and Radio Shack...
Telus Says $3.4B Bell-Astral Merger Is Bad For Consumers
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