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Re:Walmart in talks to buy TV maker Vizio for more than $2B by bearjaws on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @10:47AM (#39371210)
Shouldn't have ATT and VZW in the first place... Should be much smaller, in fact ATT was already broken up but then FTC policy changed.

Bit more complicated due to spectrum licensing, but theres a way to make it work with more carrier options.

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Re:Walmart in talks to buy TV maker Vizio for more than $2B by HWR_14 on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @11:43AM (#39371934)
ATT is still pretty broken up. Its components turned into Verizon, QWest and ATT. The vertical integration (every US telecom device before the breakup was physically manufactured by an ATT subsidiary) is gone.

Meanwhile, I don't see how having more than 3 companies building cellular infrastructure helps at all. Regulated access for MVNOs seems to fill the competition niche.

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