Comments on: Telus-BCE Merger: A Blessing or a Curse? http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/06/22/telus-bce-merger-a-blessing-or-a-curse/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Issmat A. http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/06/22/telus-bce-merger-a-blessing-or-a-curse/#comment-114 Issmat A. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:15:22 +0000 http://issmatblog.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/telus-bce-merger-a-blessing-or-a-curse/#comment-114 You are assuming they will pass the savings to the consumer instead of the shareholders. If they do that, then that would be great! Unfortunately, the example we have is the Rogers/Fido merger, were Fido used to offer lower priced plans as a competitor, only to change policies after the merger to come in line with Rogers pricing, which was the higher of the two. You are assuming they will pass the savings to the consumer instead of the shareholders. If they do that, then that would be great!

Unfortunately, the example we have is the Rogers/Fido merger, were Fido used to offer lower priced plans as a competitor, only to change policies after the merger to come in line with Rogers pricing, which was the higher of the two.

]]> By: Rami Nasser http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/06/22/telus-bce-merger-a-blessing-or-a-curse/#comment-113 Rami Nasser Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:28:53 +0000 http://issmatblog.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/telus-bce-merger-a-blessing-or-a-curse/#comment-113 I think the merger is bliss for the consumers because of the potential savings from bundling BCE and Telus services. As for the investor, it is a curse in the short term due to the lack of foreign competition; however it is bliss in the long term as BCE and Telus work together to cut costs on stores, support centers, billing, administration, etc… I think the merger is bliss for the consumers because of the potential savings from bundling BCE and Telus services. As for the investor, it is a curse in the short term due to the lack of foreign competition; however it is bliss in the long term as BCE and Telus work together to cut costs on stores, support centers, billing, administration, etc…

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