OTTAWA — Freedom Mobile and its parent
Shaw, which struck a deal in March to be acquired by
A Shaw spokesman said the company has no comment on the auction.
The list of 24 applications includes the three biggest wireless providers — Rogers, Bell and Telus — as well as some smaller candidates.
Freedom has been
The proposed Rogers takeover of Shaw, which will require regulatory approvals, has been in the spotlight at the Commons standing committee on industry, science and technology.
Most Liberal and opposition MPs on the committee have expressed concern over the impact on competition and some have questioned how the announcement would affect the auction.
Rogers chief executive
However, critics of the Big Three's influence on the industry have said consumers and smaller telecom rivals would be the losers if Freedom is no longer a strong independent alternative to Rogers, Bell and Telus.
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