The Rogers Building, the green-topped corporate campus of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications is seen in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 9, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Rogers Communications Inc FollowAug 29 (Reuters) - Canada's merger court asked the competition bureau to pay about C$13 million ($9.58 million) to Rogers Communications (RCIb.TO) and Shaw Communications for the lengthy court battle after its failed attempt to block the telecom firms' C$20-billion merger. The Competition Tribunal, Canada's merger court, in a ruling dated Aug. 28 said the Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell's approach to block the deal was "unreasonable". The Rogers-Shaw merger had faced intense opposition from Canada's antitrust regulator whose efforts to block it were rejected by the Competition Tribunal and a Canadian court. In March, Canada approved Rogers' buyout of Shaw Communications after securing binding commitments to pay financial penalties if it failed to create new jobs and invest to expand its network.

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Persons: Chris Helgren, Matthew Boswell's, Boswell, Rogers, Shaw, Nilutpal Timsina, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Rogers, Rogers Communications, REUTERS, Shaw Communications, Competition, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Bengaluru