These are the conditions — and penalties if violated — of the Rogers-Shaw deal

Canadian Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has accredited Rogers Communications Inc.’s $20-billion takeover of rival telecom Shaw Communications Inc., however there are circumstances connected and penalties of as much as $1 billion if the businesses violate them.

Here is a take a look at the circumstances he positioned on the sale:

CONDITIONS FOR VIDEOTRON

Champagne’s approval of the sale trusted Shaw promoting its Freedom Mobile wi-fi business to Quebecor’s Videotron.

His circumstances for the sale dictate that Videotron:

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  Offer plans similar to these at the moment accessible in Quebec
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  Offer plan choices which are a minimum of 20 per cent cheaper than these provided by different main gamers
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  Cannot switch the Freedom Mobile licences for 10 years
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  Expand its 5G community in Freedom Mobile’s current territory inside two years
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  Expand service into Manitoba with a Mobile Virtual Network settlement, with related plans to its Quebec choices
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  Increase knowledge allotments for Freedom Mobile clients by 10 per cent because it brings down costs
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  The firm faces a most high-quality of $200 million if it violates any of the circumstances.

CONDITIONS FOR ROGERS

Champagne stated Rogers should make investments to enhance connectivity over the following 5 years. Those investments embody:

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  Creating 3,000 jobs in Western Canada and sustaining them for a minimum of 10 years
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  Establishing a Western headquarters in Calgary that should stay open for 10 years
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  $1 billion to develop broadband web entry and 5G cellular service the place it isn’t at the moment accessible
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  $2.5 billion on “enhancing” its 5G community in Western Canada
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  $3 billion on different community service growth tasks
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  Expanding its low-cost broadband web plans
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  Setting up a low-cost cellular plan for low-income Canadians
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  Rogers may very well be fined as much as $1 billion if it violates any of the circumstances.

Champagne stated Friday that Videotron and Rogers additionally entered into industrial network-access agreements to assist Videotron compete extra successfully because it expands throughout Canada.

He promised that the federal government would “use every means in our power” to implement the phrases of the sale if the businesses don’t reside as much as the settlement.