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EDIT: Previous mistake in parent that was corrected leads to this I'm a little confused about the implication that Verizon and AT&T have merged (they haven't).

EDIT: Previous mistake in parent that was corrected leads to this I'm a little confused about the implication that Verizon and AT&T have merged (they haven't). AT&T acquired some spectrum from Verizon back in 2013 [1], and there have been various cases of customer-base horse trading between them, but these two merging at a corporate level would be a massive news story, and it strains credulity to imagine the top two wireless providers merging without being struck down by the FTC for antitrust. Maybe you could shed some light on what you mean? Tom Wheeler did indeed have it way more right than Ajit Pai, though. [1] https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/at-t-completes-acquisition-of-verizon-wireless-spectrum/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/at-t-completes-acquisition-...

rezonant 4y ago
Also, at that point I would expect the newly combined company to rebrand to Ma Bell. It would only be right.
- judge2020 4y ago
  For reference: https://duet-cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0x0:2376x1740/1440x1055/filters:focal(1188x870:1189x871):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7336991/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-24%20at%202.21.23%20PM.png https://duet-cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0x0:2376x1740/1440x1055... This was before AT&T purchased Time Warner, but as of 2022 they spun off WarnerMedia by selling it to Discovery, so they just want to be an ISP and not a big media company. This was also before Verizon bought all of Yahoo and later sold it.
  - rezonant 4y ago
    Yep at this point, the only parts of Bell that aren't reabsorbed into AT&T are the huge chunks that are merged into Verizon.
welder 4y ago
Sorry, it's late here I meant TimeWarner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarnerMedia#AT&T_acquisition_and_rebranding_(2018%E2%80%932021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarnerMedia#AT&T_acquisition_a... Edited my comment to remove that.
- rezonant 4y ago
  Ah, figured as much, but for a minute I thought I had switched timelines

rezonant 4y ago

Also, at that point I would expect the newly combined company to rebrand to Ma Bell. It would only be right.

judge2020 4y ago
For reference: https://duet-cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0x0:2376x1740/1440x1055/filters:focal(1188x870:1189x871):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7336991/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-24%20at%202.21.23%20PM.png https://duet-cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0x0:2376x1740/1440x1055... This was before AT&T purchased Time Warner, but as of 2022 they spun off WarnerMedia by selling it to Discovery, so they just want to be an ISP and not a big media company. This was also before Verizon bought all of Yahoo and later sold it.
- rezonant 4y ago
  Yep at this point, the only parts of Bell that aren't reabsorbed into AT&T are the huge chunks that are merged into Verizon.

welder 4y ago

Sorry, it's late here I meant TimeWarner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarnerMedia#AT&T_acquisition_and_rebranding_(2018%E2%80%932021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarnerMedia#AT&T_acquisition_a... Edited my comment to remove that.

rezonant 4y ago
Ah, figured as much, but for a minute I thought I had switched timelines