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10-09-2013, 02:10 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Zh6mZQ23k6bRUfC1cVBsmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-10-09T175632Z_1_CBRE9981DUJ00_RTROPTP_2_BLACKBERRY-OFFER-FAIRFAX.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-canada-veto-complicates-blackberry-telecom-deal-making-175632088--sector.html)By Euan Rocha and Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - When Canada blocked the sale of a fiber optic network to a company backed by an Egyptian telecom tycoon this week, it telegraphed its resolve to make national security paramount when considering whether to allow a foreign firm to acquire what it considers a strategic asset. That warning may effectively limit the pool of would-be buyers of BlackBerry Ltd or foreigners interested in Canada's telecom industry, and it could rule out all but a few well-established players based in North America, industry executives, lawyers and analysts say. ...



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