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[ NNSquad ] AT&T wants total deregulation in exchange for expansion plan
AT&T wants total deregulation in exchange for expansion plan
*** Observers (correctly) yell foul. ***
http://j.mp/WCNwPT (ars technica)
"Industry watchers have pointed out AT&T now seems less than genuine
with regulators. The company claimed that without being able to
acquire T-Mobile it would not be able to expand its LTE offerings.
According to the AT&T's most recent financial data (PDF), the company
receives about three times as much quarterly revenue from wireless
($15 billion) as it does from traditional wireline voice service ($5.5
billion). "They painted the stakes as dire as possible when they were
trying to buy T-Mobile, but the fact is AT&T had to match its
competitors in 4G market roll-outs," said Ken Rehben, an analyst at
Yankee Group, told CNNMoney. Some industry watchers are worried such
a move would make an end-run around existing regulations that require
a baseline level of phone service under federal law. If the FCC heeds
AT&T's advice, some fear there will be even further entrenchment of
the dominant wired carriers, like AT&T and Verizon, who are pushing
more profitable wireless services."
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--Lauren--
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