> I don't care to analyze the US cellular market, but I would be curious to what extent the way the government has regulated this market has pushed it toward me

> I don't care to analyze the US cellular market, but I would be curious to what extent the way the government has regulated this market has pushed it toward mergers. I believe that auctioning spectrum is a huge factor in creating monopolies because only the biggest companies get spectrum. No small guy can afford to compete in the auction. I don't think that auction (to the highest bidder) is the best way to allocate spectrum if the goal is to preserve competition.