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Donald Trump Says He Would Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger as President
The Hollywood Reporter ^
| October 22, 2016
| Arlene Washington
Posted on 10/22/2016 7:37:28 PM PDT by EveningStar
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In case you're wondering,
Time Warner Cable split from
Time Warner and became an independent company in 2009.
Earlier this year they were acquired by
Charter Communications and are in the process of being re-branded as
Spectrum.
To: EveningStar
GOOD!
IMHO, ATT is a ripoff outfit... quoting one rate and charging much higher
they need to be busted up to restore some more competition to the marketplace
they certainly do NOT need to be allowed to get any more huge than they already are, given their business practices
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posted on
10/22/2016 7:46:00 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero.)
To: EveningStar
So how does AT&T figure in? Doesn’t seem like Time Warner Cable would be on the block.
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posted on
10/22/2016 7:46:22 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(17 days: Until Presdient Pre-elect becomes President Elect Donald J. Trump. Help is on the way!)
To: DoughtyOne
Time Warner Cable is not on the block. They are a separate entity.
To: faithhopecharity
The telecommunication companies were broken up a while ago to prevent what is happening right now.
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posted on
10/22/2016 7:52:29 PM PDT
by
LukeL
To: EveningStar
How would he block it? By executive fiat?
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posted on
10/22/2016 7:57:31 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: EveningStar
He also mentioned they'd revisit the Comcast-NBCUniversal merger. Time to dust off the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
He won't talk about it before the election, but I'd be surprised if breaking up the "too big to fail" banks and restoring Glass-Steagall isn't also on the list of things to look at.
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posted on
10/22/2016 7:59:56 PM PDT
by
AustinBill
(consequence is what makes our choices real)
To: EveningStar
Not sure what he’s saying....but I trust him.
I have a friend who works at the top levels of the CRTC, the Canadian version of the FCC.
I will have to ask about the implications of this. However I Know Donald knows what he’s doing.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:00:49 PM PDT
by
proud American in Canada
(May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
To: EveningStar
Gotta ask yourself what AT&T would want with Time Warner. They already own Directv and I believe they would own CNN if this deal is approved. Their stock took a whopper of a hit. Stupid move AT&T.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:01:25 PM PDT
by
teletech
To: faithhopecharity
they need to be busted up to restore some more competition to the marketplaceAbsolutely! I can't wait until Donald gets elected and makes AT&T lower my bill.
Go Trump!
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:02:35 PM PDT
by
semimojo
To: faithhopecharity
It’s because of crap like this that Cox has a monopoly where I live. There is literally NOBODY else to go with.
And when companies have a monopoly, the customers suffer. Always.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:07:52 PM PDT
by
Marie
(The vulgarians are at the gate! MAGA!)
To: EveningStar
Liberals are OK with big corporations gobbling up the little guys. Once they decide to nationalize and socialize everything, it makes it so much cleaner to take over.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:12:48 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
(1 John 3:23)
To: EveningStar
I'm not following you then.
Earlier this year they were acquired by Charter Communications and are in the process of being re-branded as Spectrum. If Charter (now known as Spectrum) acquired Time Warner Cable earlier this year, then it's part of Spectrum now.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:16:23 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(17 days: Until Presdient Pre-elect becomes President Elect Donald J. Trump. Help is on the way!)
To: DoughtyOne
Time Warner and Time Warner Cable are no longer connected as of 2009. These are two separate transactions.
To: EveningStar
Okay, then they are buying the non-cable side.
Oops. Thanks. I hadn’t considered that option. Missed it by “.....................................................................................” much.
Thanks.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:33:32 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(17 days: Until Presdient Pre-elect becomes President Elect Donald J. Trump. Help is on the way!)
To: teletech
Captive media content generation, something they don’t have much of right now.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:43:58 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: EveningStar
The Corporatist System is about big government and big business working together, both need to be dealt with.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:45:05 PM PDT
by
Nextrush
(Remember Pastor Niemoller: Freedom is everybody's business)
To: EveningStar
Keep SATAN Clinton out of the White House and he’s got a blank check from me.
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posted on
10/22/2016 8:59:08 PM PDT
by
bramps
(It's the Islam, stupid!)
To: shibumi
“The Phone Company” ping.
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posted on
10/22/2016 9:22:28 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(More deplorable than deplorable...)
To: EveningStar; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; 1rudeboy
I’m unaware of Presidents having that power.
If they do, they damn well shouldn’t.
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posted on
10/22/2016 11:01:28 PM PDT
by
Impy
(Never Shillery, Never Schumer, Never Pelosi)
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