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| I don't believe US government will allow this... I don't think this will happen. I mean the whole out buyout of Verizon. Verizon is one of the prime subcontractors to the US government (read DoD, CIA, FBI and NSA among others). No way the federal government will let a foreign company to buy an American telecom company. There is actually maybe a law that actually forbids a foreign ownership of a strategic assets. Telecommunications infrastructure companies qualify for that just like military contractors.
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kudos:1 | I'm hearing this more and more.
The Govt. has too much of a vested interest in Verizon remaining an American company.
Even if Vodafone makes a bit, I don't see the DOJ and SEC approving it...
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| said by N3OGH:I'm hearing this more and more. The Govt. has too much of a vested interest in Verizon remaining an American company. Even if Vodafone makes a bit, I don't see the DOJ and SEC approving it... There's no real national security interest here. With the ports, there was at least a rational basis for thinking that there was.
Does everyone forget that T-Mobile is owned by Deutsch Telekom?
I'd love for Vodaphone to buy out Verizon and switch to GSM and 3GSM. Why? Not because of the better roaming opportunities out west (although that would be a bonus!), but because it would make the US 3G market big enough for Nokia and Sony Ericsson to start releasing decent phones with the US 3G bands.
The only thing more pathetic than Verizon's phone offerings are the phones available with UMTS on the US bands. I want an E90 with US 3G!  |
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| said by wierdo:said by N3OGH:I'm hearing this more and more. The Govt. has too much of a vested interest in Verizon remaining an American company. Even if Vodafone makes a bit, I don't see the DOJ and SEC approving it... There's no real national security interest here. With the ports, there was at least a rational basis for thinking that there was. Does everyone forget that T-Mobile is owned by Deutsch Telekom? I'd love for Vodaphone to buy out Verizon and switch to GSM and 3GSM. Why? Not because of the better roaming opportunities out west (although that would be a bonus!), but because it would make the US 3G market big enough for Nokia and Sony Ericsson to start releasing decent phones with the US 3G bands. The only thing more pathetic than Verizon's phone offerings are the phones available with UMTS on the US bands. I want an E90 with US 3G! T-Mobile also doesn't control the landines in the Washington DC area, have major telecommunications contracts with the Federal Goverment in key departments that would NOT want a foreign entity controlling them.
You think airline ownership rules for airlines are bad. Just let any foreign entity try and bid for VZ (as a whole). The flag will be wrapped around VZ faster than the port issue. |
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wierdo
join:2001-02-16
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
·Cox HSI
·T-Mobile US
| said by sameshtdd:T-Mobile also doesn't control the landines in the Washington DC area, have major telecommunications contracts with the Federal Goverment in key departments that would NOT want a foreign entity controlling them. You think airline ownership rules for airlines are bad. Just let any foreign entity try and bid for VZ (as a whole). The flag will be wrapped around VZ faster than the port issue. You think that would get in the way of Vodaphone? They don't want the wireline business. They'd probably do a merger with an immediate spinoff or sale of the landline assets.
Verizon itself might try to wrap the flag around itself, but the FCC isn't that stupid, nor is Vodaphone. They'd point out that they don't want the landline business anyway and still get their way. |
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| said by wierdo:said by sameshtdd:T-Mobile also doesn't control the landlines in the Washington DC area, have major telecommunications contracts with the Federal Goverment in key departments that would NOT want a foreign entity controlling them. You think airline ownership rules for airlines are bad. Just let any foreign entity try and bid for VZ (as a whole). The flag will be wrapped around VZ faster than the port issue. You think that would get in the way of Vodaphone? They don't want the wireline business. They'd probably do a merger with an immediate spinoff or sale of the landline assets. Verizon itself might try to wrap the flag around itself, but the FCC isn't that stupid, nor is Vodaphone. They'd point out that they don't want the landline business anyway and still get their way. Not too sure about that. How many government organizations have VZW as their service provider? I would venture a great number. Its one thing to buy a one of the smallest national wireless companies. Its another thing to buy the 2nd largest wireless telephone company that has strong financial and political ties to the government. This if it happens will be a fight. |
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