OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal today decided it will hear on January 24 the Competition Bureau’s appeal of the decision by the Competition Tribunal to reject its challenge of the Rogers acquisition of Shaw.
The court and the parties in the matter landed on the date after a 1 hour and 15 minute case management conference today.
The bureau filed a court challenge the day after the tribunal released its decision on Thursday. It obtained the temporary emergency suspension of the decision until the Federal Court decides on the matter.
The tribunal released reasons for its determination yesterday. Those reasons included Videotron being a good suitor to not only elevate Freedom Mobile in the major markets but also inject competitive life in the industry.
The bureau has said the tribunal’s decision was incredibly quick — some 15 days after the conclusion of hearings on the matter, despite the large volume of records before it.
