Rogers said last year it would buy Shaw for about C$20 billion ($15 billion) in a deal that would create Canada's second-largest cellular and cable operator.

Canada's telecommunications regulator in March conditionally approved Rogers's acquisition of Shaw's broadcast services. Two other regulators, Competition Bureau and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, are reviewing Rogers' plans to buy the rest of Shaw's businesses.

Friday's report comes two months after Canadian investment firm Globalive offered $2.9 billion for Freedom Mobile.

Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside of business hours.

($1 = 1.2905 Canadian dollars)

(This story corrects first paragraph to show Rogers asking Quebecor to join bid for Freedom Mobile, not Shaw's broadcasting services)

(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi and Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard and Stephen Coates)