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Re: Won't there be monopoly concerns?? said by fAcEtIOUs:With the two main satellite competitors joining together to roll out a product, especially with Murdoch's power as a provider of content and then getting into delivery as well, won't this bring up monopoly issues? Depends on how you look at it. If you are looking at it from the standpoint that it is the two largest satellite providers providing broadband, yeah it's a monopoly in that regard. But if you look at the broadband industry in general, no it's not a monopoly. People would still have the choice of DSL, FiOS, Cable, etc (were applicable of course).
I would look at this not as two companies merging, but more along the lines of a partnership. Both could benefit by having a broadband network available, and they wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel twice. Sharing the cost also has strategic advantages then trying to compete with each other as well as FiOS and cable individually.
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