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Rogers outage has angered Canadians, which could hinder merger plans

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Rogers outage has angered Canadians, which could hinder merger plans The Rogers network outage disrupted nearly every aspect of daily life. Cutting banking, transport, and government access for millions. Consumers and opposition politicians called on the government.  The disruption could prompt the Competition Bureau to look more closely.  High cellphone bills have been a hot-button issue in Canadian elections. Rogers Communications (RCIb.TO) muddled its possibilities of getting antitrust endorsement for a C$20

Spirit delays merger vote to continue talks with Frontier, JetBlue

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Spirit delays merger vote to continue talks with Frontier, JetBlue. (credits: Google) Spirit Airlines postpones shareholder vote on proposed merger with Frontier. Vote was originally set for June 10 but was postponed for the same reasons. Both airlines increased their offers in the build up to the vote. In order to further discuss options with Frontier Airlines and competing bidder JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines postponed the shareholder vote on its proposed merger with Frontier Airlines to July 8 hours before a