chimera
join:2009-06-09
Washington, DC Reviews:
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| reply to battleop
Re: Stephenson partly correct No, they want the most profits. The trick here is that with a duopoly collusion becomes very, very easy. This can lead to price gouging as both company's investors realize that fighting for market share would be a waste of resources that they would rather take as profits. If you want I can even work out the basic math for you, it's basic economic theory which is why we TRY to outlaw collusion and cartels in the United States. Unfortunately when a field becomes too small (two players) this becomes next to impossible. |
| I have not said anything that disagrees with what you are saying. I've not said anything that is PRO AT&T or Verizon, I've only said that AT&T and Verizon will strongly compete with each other. The result of this competition will be good for them and NOT the consumer. This competition will have the same effect that the ILECs and Cable cos have had on the indie ISPs. Over time the AT&T / Verizon battle will wear away at companies like Sprint, Cricket, MetroPCS, etc., and one by one they will be swallowed up by AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint. AT&T and Verizon will want for Sprint to stick around so they can always point at Sprint every time someone throws the Duopoly card. |
