The Proposed AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Would It Create a Virtuous Cycle or a Vicious Cycle?

Goldfarb, Charles B.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Communications;    Cellular telephone;    Telephone;    Corporate mergers;    Monopolies;   

RP-ID  :  R41813
RP-ID  :  R41813_2011May10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the pros and cons of a proposed AT&T and T-Mobile merger. The largest con would be that the merged company would have over 70% of the cell phone market share. The largest pro would be that a merged company would be able to provide better service to its customers. The report also gives a brief overview of the mobile phone industry as a whole.