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(BusinessWeek) Followup Like Robin Broadhead at the control of a Heechee ship, Death Star prepares to jettison large part of T-Mobile to escape regulator's black hole   (businessweek.com) divider line 14
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Mike_LowELL [TotalFark]
2011-11-25 11:12:12 PM
What aggravates me about this whole situation is that AT&T is subject to any regulations at all. Who cares if a business gets too big? If they made that much money, it was because they made the best product. Idiots.
 
ElvisThroop [TotalFark]
2011-11-25 11:12:18 PM
Nice Gateway reference, subby
 
loonatic112358
2011-11-25 11:40:02 PM
at least it's not the blackhole that contains the beings who're waiting for a new universe
 
TMA-1
2011-11-25 11:56:34 PM
My brain is getting a headache from digesting both a Gateway and Star Wars reference in the same headline.
 
Unknown_Poltroon
2011-11-25 11:56:46 PM
Good god, I am so geeky I got that.
 
DigitalCoffee
2011-11-26 12:01:49 AM
AT&T: Six people crammed into a five and a week past the expected turn-around. Looks like they're about to start drawing lots.
 
JasonOfOrillia
2011-11-26 12:43:40 AM
I haven't thought of those books in years. I may have to go dig them up.

/Frederik Pohl is still alive?
 
Harry_Seldon
2011-11-26 01:11:22 AM
Mike_LowELL: What aggravates me about this whole situation is that AT&T is subject to any regulations at all. Who cares if a business gets too big? If they made that much money, it was because they made the best product. Idiots.
Are you familiar with the concept of Leveraged Buyouts, and regulated monopolies?

They are not competing on best products, but on access to finance, and market power.

Personally, I think the dumbest mistake the American people ever made is selling licenses to radio spectrum for a fee.
 
RoyBatty
2011-11-26 01:14:41 AM
Harry_Seldon: Personally, I think the dumbest mistake the American people ever made is selling licenses to radio spectrum for a fee.

Hmm, maybe it's late, but I'm not sure what you believe should have happened.

I think among the dumbest mistakes the American people keep making is allowing licenses to be perpetual and automatically revoking them every 10 years or so.
 
yelmrog
2011-11-26 01:57:07 AM
Nice one, subby. Pulling out the Pohl references ftw.
 
Gosling
2011-11-26 02:19:46 AM
I'm contractually obligated to enjoy this!
 
mcreadyblue
2011-11-26 03:16:20 AM
yelmrog: Nice one, subby. Pulling out the Pohl references ftw.

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azxj
2011-11-26 10:23:57 AM
Mike_LowELL: What aggravates me about this whole situation is that AT&T is subject to any regulations at all. Who cares if a business gets too big? If they made that much money, it was because they made the best product. Idiots.

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skinink
2011-11-26 04:35:53 PM
The FCC is altering the deal. Pray they don't alter it any further.
 
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