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In what sense is AT&T a monopoly anything close to what Ma Bell was in its glory days?
by marcoperaza 8y ago
In what sense is AT&T a monopoly anything close to what Ma Bell was in its glory days?
- bogomipz 8y agoIt's not too far off. See the following infographic: http://money.cnn.com/infographic/technology/att-merger-history/ http://money.cnn.com/infographic/technology/att-merger-histo... The only baby-Bells missing from that merger chart are NYNEX and Bell Atlantic which combined and became Verizon.
- marcoperaza 8y agoThat has nothing to do with them being a monopoly. Anti-trust law is not about the geographic spread of a company. What services are they a monopoly in? How are they abusing that monopoly power? What would be different if there were more competitors, or if they weren’t allowed to make those mergers?
- bogomipz 8y agoNothing in my comment had anything to do with "geographic spread" neither did I state they were a monopoly. My comment clearly states "it's not too far off." Anti-trust law concerns the ability of a company to constrain competition. AT&T as the largest satellite provider(DirecTV) the seconds largest Cell Phone provider by customers and wireless spectrum holdings and now also owner of one of the largest media/content companies is very much in a position to "constrain competition. This potential to constrain competition was at the root of their failed $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile 7 years ago.