On August 31st, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had filed an antitrust lawsuit to block AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, based on the argument that a combined entity would reduce competition, resulting in higher prices, poorer quality services and fewer innovative products.
Beyond our immediate analysis of the event, (see, Did AT&T Bite Off More than it Can Chew? DoJ Looks to Block T-Mobile Deal - Sep 1, 2011), what follows is a discussion of the key implications. Who are the potential losers? Potential winners? Is the deal now doomed? What lies ahead for the operators should the deal fall through?
What follows is a podcast featuring Wes Henderek (Principal Analyst, Consumer Services U.S.), and Peter Jarich (Service Director, Mobile Ecosystem). |
