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Merger Reform: Canada’s Telecommunications Industry and the Public Interest
Background: Merger control is an increasingly necessary and important policy mechanism, particularly in the telecommunications sector. Given that a Rogers–Shaw merger could still occur, this article explores and evaluates various approaches to merger review and control. Analysis: By comparing the Competition Bureau’s approach to merger control in Canada with merger control strategies employed by competition authorities in Europe, this article reveals limitations in Canada’s merger control process and the Competition Act. Conclusions and implications: The Competition Bureau’s treatment of structural merger control remedies in conjunction with legislation that prioritizes economic efficiencies over the needs of consumers, and a lack of public interest considerations, drastically limits the scope of the Competition Bureau’s capacity to regulate the telecommunications industry appropriately. This article provides recommendations that would better equip competition regulators in Canada.
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The objective of the Canadian Journal of Communication is to publish Canadian research and scholarship in the field of communication studies. In pursuing this objective, particular attention is paid to research that has a distinctive Canadian flavour by virtue of choice of topic or by drawing on the legacy of Canadian theory and research. The purview of the journal is the entire field of communication studies as practiced in Canada or with relevance to Canada. The Canadian Journal of Communication is a print and online quarterly. Back issues are accessible with a 12 month delay as Open Access with a CC-BY-NC-ND license. Access to the most recent year''s issues, including the current issue, requires a subscription. Subscribers now have access to all issues online from Volume 1, Issue 1 (1974) to the most recently published issue.