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6. It is like they don't care anymore

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:04 PM

Oct 2016

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AT&T in 'Advanced Talks' to Acquire CNN and HBO Parent Company Time Warner [View all] brooklynite Oct 2016 OP

FFS CurtEastPoint Oct 2016 #1

Less competition ... aggiesal Oct 2016 #2

It is like they don't care anymore rurallib Oct 2016 #6

very true still_one Oct 2016 #14

So they would own DTV and the Cable company? Thrill Oct 2016 #5

Actually, no. TW sold it's cable operation to Charter. brooklynite Oct 2016 #12

Actually TW Cable was spun off from TW Inc several years before onenote Oct 2016 #15

We could call it Ma Bell! HAB911 Oct 2016 #8

Monopoly between Comcast and At&T. Sad! sarcasmo Oct 2016 #9

Huh? It may be a bad deal but it's not creating a monopoly onenote Oct 2016 #20

You really think this will bring prices under control? sarcasmo Oct 2016 #21

Today, a company like TW can basically charge whatever it wants onenote Oct 2016 #24

Let's see how it plays out dollar wise in 3-5 years. sarcasmo Oct 2016 #25

This should not be allowed Third Doctor Oct 2016 #10

Cable bill will be the price of a mid size car payment. sarcasmo Oct 2016 #22

Last I checked.......... Friend or Foe Oct 2016 #11

Because the Govt can't proactively bar business deals? brooklynite Oct 2016 #13

The merged entity will be call "Evil Corp", I presume? KeepItReal Oct 2016 #16

to some in the industry the att logo is refered to as the death star dembotoz Oct 2016 #17

Bet on it. AT&T is as odious as they come. Auggie Oct 2016 #18

And an eight member Supreme Court jberryhill Oct 2016 #27

I sure hope the Justice Dept bans this merger. napi21 Oct 2016 #28

How long until 1 corporation owns the entire globe ??? SamKnause Oct 2016 #29

If anything these companies should be broken up in a dozen pieces doc03 Oct 2016 #30