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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudge rules in favor of ATT/Time warner and against The Trump Injustice Department
PER CNN
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)AT&T are the same pos that was paying Trump's lawyer. AT&T is the same company that attempted to censor Pearl Jam years back.
hlthe2b
(102,294 posts)Cicada
(4,533 posts)They have to get big to compete with netflix
Cattledog
(5,916 posts)kcr
(15,317 posts)Just because it's Trump's DOJ that lost. Monopolies are bad for consumers.
MichMan
(11,938 posts).and to think all these years I thought they were bad. Who knew?
blugbox
(951 posts)Now ATT will own DirecTV AND spectrum, along with all the other subsidiaries and things that come with it.
There are very few choices as it is for cable/satellite, and they are being eaten up quickly. All this decision does in my opinion, is make it that much easier to get to near monopoly status.
This is another giant windfall for huge corporations, and probably considered a "win" by the likes of Ajit Pai and Michael Cohen...