Comments on: Bell & TELUS to merge within “the coming year or two” http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/12/bell-and-telus-to-merge-within-the-coming-year-or-two/ Mobile News & Reviews for Canadians Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:21:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jessie http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/12/bell-and-telus-to-merge-within-the-coming-year-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-24610 Jessie Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:57:16 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=12474#comment-24610 They already share their CDMA towers... the HSPDA build out is certainly joint in nature but they already are very tightly married together behind the scene. They already share their CDMA towers… the HSPDA build out is certainly joint in nature but they already are very tightly married together behind the scene.

]]> By: market watcher http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/12/bell-and-telus-to-merge-within-the-coming-year-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-24607 market watcher Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:52:31 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=12474#comment-24607 Do they really need to merge? Telus is building a new HSPDA netowrk in the west they will be sharing with Bell... a virtual merger Do they really need to merge? Telus is building a new HSPDA netowrk in the west they will be sharing with Bell… a virtual merger

]]> By: blueadept1 http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/12/bell-and-telus-to-merge-within-the-coming-year-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-24605 blueadept1 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:38:47 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=12474#comment-24605 This is not going to happen. Trust me on this one. The CRTC would never let it happen, nor would it go through on the grounds of a duopoly. This is not going to happen. Trust me on this one. The CRTC would never let it happen, nor would it go through on the grounds of a duopoly.

]]> By: Sid Ali http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/12/bell-and-telus-to-merge-within-the-coming-year-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-24601 Sid Ali Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:11:56 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=12474#comment-24601 So instead of colluding behind the scenes, they can create 'synergies' by colluding out in the open now? Well in two years time. They really believe the new companies will garner so much market share that having these two companies join up won't be an issue for the competition bureau? So instead of colluding behind the scenes, they can create ’synergies’ by colluding out in the open now? Well in two years time.

They really believe the new companies will garner so much market share that having these two companies join up won’t be an issue for the competition bureau?

]]> By: Joe Ball http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/12/bell-and-telus-to-merge-within-the-coming-year-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-24599 Joe Ball Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:07:11 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=12474#comment-24599 great. and then there were two. CAN NOBODY CALL DUOPOLY ON THIS CRAP?? great. and then there were two.
CAN NOBODY CALL DUOPOLY ON THIS CRAP??

]]> By: theninjasquad http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/12/bell-and-telus-to-merge-within-the-coming-year-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-24597 theninjasquad Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:13:24 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=12474#comment-24597 Sustain margins? Canadian cell phone companies have some of the highest profit margins in the world! Sustain margins? Canadian cell phone companies have some of the highest profit margins in the world!

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