AT T希望此事一年搞定,但批评人士称,这将破坏多年前为促进美国通讯业竞争而作出的种种努力。上世纪七十年代中期,政府开始调查AT T在固定电话业务上的主导地位,导致贝尔大妈在1984年被大卸八块。而今年这起竞购,会成为大妈试图起死回生的一个标志吗?
AT T maintains that its deal will not beanticompetitive, even though it will leave it andVerizon with a combined 70% share of the Americanmarket, up from 58%. It points out that the averageinflation-adjusted price for wireless services inAmerica fell by 50% from 1999 to 2009 according tothe Government Accountability Office, an arm ofCongress, even though there were several largemergers involving mobile-phone companies duringthat period. The company also argues that manylocal markets in America still have five or moremobile-phone firms pitching for customers business, so taking T-Mobile out of the mix shouldnot dent competition.
交易达成后,AT T与Verizon在美市场总份额,将从58%提升至70%,即便如此,AT T仍坚称这笔交易并不反竞争。它指出,根据国会下属机构美国审计总署的数据,1999~2009年期间,即使有好几起移动电话企业大并购,美国无线通讯服务经过通胀调整后的均价,还是下跌了一半。AT T也表明,美国众多本地市场,仍有超过五家移动电话公司,竞价提供客户业务,因此从这场混战中带走T-Mobile,应不致破坏竞争。
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