10:57 AM EST - Astral Media Inc. : and BCE Inc. (Bell) today announced that, with yesterday's approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Bell has now obtained all necessary regulatory and other approvals to close its $3.2-billion acquisition of Astral on July 5. Astral Media Inc.
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