Rogers–Shaw merger hits antitrust impasse

Back in March last year, Rogers Communications announced that it had agreed to buy its rival, Shaw Communications, for C$21 billion (roughly $15 billion).  The deal was immediately controversial, with detractors claiming that the deal would be bad for consumers and competition, driving up prices and reducing the number of mobile operators in Canada from four to three. The operators themselves, meanwhile, said that the deal would greatly enhance their ability to rollout 5G services acr