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[–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

I've been watching the telecom landscape since 2005-6. I recall all the gov't talk and action about competition. Spectrum got dedicated for new entrants, 3-4 of them showed up. All but one gone acquired by mid-2010s. The last one got acquired in 2022. This was a perfect example for how competition is a at best a temporary solution to the fundamental problems of capitalism.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    All but one gone acquired by mid-2010s.

    Those acquisitions happened as the new entrants were going through (or rapidly approaching) bankruptcy.

    The big3 bought them at fire sale prices.

    They severely underestimated how much capitol spending they needed to do in order to adequately serve this massive sprawling country.

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