Shake-out on the line in Canada

The Canadian telecommunications market is expected to be rationalised, with Unitel Communications perceived to be particularly at risk. Canadian cable television operator Rogers Communications may increase its stake in Unitel to 67%, with the remaining stake held by American long-distance telephone firm AT&T. Over 12 telecommunications companies that lease lines from long-distance carriers for reselling are expected to collapse in 1995. The Stentor consortium of telephone firms has rapidly changed its practices to successfully adapt to the deregulated market.