Mexican Regulators Approve AT&T's Iusacell Acquisition
Oh Gee, Can't monopolize in the US so lets change countries.
Ironically enough, having AT&T enter the Mexican comms market is a nice change from the Telmex monopoly 🤣
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Oh no, I wouldn't call it -better-, but I would call it a nice change of pace.
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But I don't hear anyone complaining about the fact until recently, at&t was the only fully American owned telcom in the country, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint all being fully or partially foreign owned. Even Tracfone isn't actually an American company, it is Mexican owned. Why is it okay for foreign companies to buy American carriers, but not vice versa? Telcom is increasingly a global market, competitors like Orange and Vodafone own networks all over the world, but it's not okay for an American company to do the same? In a global market, you either compete on an international level, or you die.
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Perhaps it is because while all these other companies, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Three, Telia Sonera, Telefonica, so on and so forth are evil in their own right, none are more evil than AT&T and Verizon to the core.
AT&T may be a welcome change to break up Telmex, if you really dislike Telmex, okay, awesome, fantastic, but AT&T wont bring anything new to the Mexican market, except maybe more expensive data plans, and high priced international USA/Mexico plans. On top of this, I am sure that AT&T USA and AT&T Mexico will both have different SIM cards, different locking policies, and one SIM card sold on one side of the border wont be compatible with a device sold on the other - meaning, you MUST buy a data plan from AT&T, or roam...
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AT&T may be a welcome change to break up Telmex, if you really dislike Telmex, okay, awesome, fantastic, but AT&T wont bring anything new to the Mexican market, except maybe more expensive data plans, and high priced international USA/Mexico plans. On top of this, I am sure that AT&T USA and AT&T Mexico will both have different SIM cards, different locking policies, and one SIM card sold on one side of the border wont be compatible with a device sold on the other - meaning, you MUST buy a data plan from AT&T, or roam...
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I very seriously doubt that international roaming in Mexico is going to become more expensive for at&t customers.
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crying out loud.....
ATT has no monopoly.
1: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
2: exclusive possession or control
3: a commodity controlled by one party
4: one that has a monopoly
I've watched the 'monopoly whiners' on this board for years.
How in the world can ATT's mobile service be called a monoply when Verizon has more subscribers that ATT?
ATT has no monopoly.
1: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
2: exclusive possession or control
3: a commodity controlled by one party
4: one that has a monopoly
I've watched the 'monopoly whiners' on this board for years.
How in the world can ATT's mobile service be called a monoply when Verizon has more subscribers that ATT?
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People seem to understand that in many areas AT&T is a monopoly, in others Verizon is, both in landline and/or mobile service.
What they don't fully grasp is that both Verizon and AT&T having the most customers does not make them a monopoly where both compete in the same markets (in no market do they compete landline, but they do for mobile) but it makes them a duopoly, in that both control majority of all customers both landline and wireless, as well as have swapped spectrum from one to benefit the other (sometimes without any money exchanging hands), have colluded to not compete in select areas against each other, and in others, price fix themselves so even if you did want to leave one for another, the exact same thing you get on the oth...
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What they don't fully grasp is that both Verizon and AT&T having the most customers does not make them a monopoly where both compete in the same markets (in no market do they compete landline, but they do for mobile) but it makes them a duopoly, in that both control majority of all customers both landline and wireless, as well as have swapped spectrum from one to benefit the other (sometimes without any money exchanging hands), have colluded to not compete in select areas against each other, and in others, price fix themselves so even if you did want to leave one for another, the exact same thing you get on the oth...
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People seem to understand that in many areas AT&T is a monopoly, in others Verizon is, both in landline and/or mobile service.
What they don't fully grasp is that both Verizon and AT&T having the most customers does not make them a monopoly where both compete in the same markets (in no market do they compete landline, but they do for mobile) but it makes them a duopoly, in that both control majority of all customers both landline and wireless, as well as have swapped spectrum from one to benefit the other (sometimes without any money exchanging hands), have colluded to not compete in select areas against each other, and in others, price fix themselves so even if you did want to leave one for another, th
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Then just go to another website. No one is obligating you to read anything here or yet condescend anyone here. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Ever hear of a forum?
Blow your own mind. You apparently love to exercise your already big piehole. 😉
Blow your own mind. You apparently love to exercise your already big piehole. 😉
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Can't refute something, then label it. It's sad to see Mark, but this is what the internet is becoming- a popularity contest for ideas. Pretty soon true and false will be put up to a vote. Get enough likes and your opinion becomes truth, no matter how idiotic. Get enough down votes, and reasonable, sound arguments are relegated to the bin for pernicious lies.
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rwalford79 said:...
People seem to understand that in many areas AT&T is a monopoly, in others Verizon is, both in landline and/or mobile service.
What they don't fully grasp is that both Verizon and AT&T having the most customers does not make them a monopoly where both compete in the same markets (in no market do they compete landline, but they do for mobile) but it makes them a duopoly, in that both control majority of all customers both landline and wireless, as well as have swapped spectrum from one to benefit the other (sometimes without any money exchanging hands), have colluded to not compete in select areas against each other, and in others, price fix themselves so even if you did want to leave one for anoth
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