Bell and Rogers inch closer to becoming the only 2 voices in media

Eek I hate them both :(
 
OpenGambit said:
We'll see. they just got through the easy part.
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You're right...they can't keep every property and I hope the CRTC force them to sell to local Mom & Pop shops. We need more independent stations out there free from the corporate cookie cutters.
 
The CRTC is basically a lobbying arm for Bell & Rogers.
 
I am more referring to the Competition Bureau than the CRTC.
 
I am sorry for my ignorance, but can you explain how Bell buying Astral media = a win for Bell + Rogers? You do understand they are competitors right? That they are publicly traded companies?

You live in Ontario and make a claim that they have monopoly on Wireless and Cable service across Canada? Telus easily has the majority of market share for Cable+Wireless on the west coast, Rogers in holding onto Ontario, and finally Bell owns the entire east coast.

Do you know Bell is worth twice as mush as Rogers? I think it was $40 billion last I checked. Seeing as you pointed out, these companies are doing great, so maybe looking into buying some Bell or Rogers stocks would be a better way to make use your time.
 
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TwistedKestrel said:
The CRTC is basically a lobbying arm for Bell & Rogers.
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I also disagree with this as well as Rogers finally stopped throttling my damn internet thanks to the CRTC! Now I can upload my torrents at my full 2Mbs.
 
FitzR6 said:
I am sorry for my ignorance, but can you explain how Bell buying Astral media = a win for Bell + Rogers? You do understand they are competitors right? That they are publicly traded companies?

You live in Ontario and make a claim that they have monopoly on Wireless and Cable service across Canada? Telus easily has the majority of market share for Cable+Wireless on the west coast, Rogers in holding onto Ontario, and finally Bell owns the entire east coast.

Do you know Bell is worth twice as mush as Rogers? I think it was $40 billion last I checked. Seeing as you pointed out, these companies are doing great, so maybe looking into buying some Bell or Rogers stocks would be a better way to make use your time.
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Reduction of competition results in easier price fixing, market allocation, etc. This is pretty basic stuff and its the concern of the competition bureau. Thats why there is such a thing as a "break fee".
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