SBC Communications' planned purchase of AT&T is still awaiting government approval, but it already appears to be reducing competition in a way that may cost taxpayers. Some consultants in the government telecom market are expressing dismay at SBC's behavior, noting that MCI and Verizon Communications have maintained a more hard-nosed stance as competitors despite their planned merger.
October 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
SBC Communications Inc.’s planned purchase of AT&T Corp. is still awaiting government approval, but it already appears to be reducing competition in a way that may cost taxpayers.
Before the acquisition was announced in January, SBC was aggressively and prominently preparing to bid for a mammoth contract to provide federal agencies with a wide array of phone and data services, a deal that could be worth more than $20 billion over 10 years between the two winning bidders.
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