Sure thing? It helps but......
The FTC is the DOJ. And everyone here knows the Chairman of the FCC is a corprate lap dog. So ATT COMAST is as good as gold.Originally posted by scooper
It's not a sure thing until the announcements from both DOJ and the FCC.
ATT and Comcast do not compete for customers. E* and D* do.Originally posted by bogi
The FTC is the DOJ. And everyone here knows the Chairman of the FCC is a corprate lap dog. So ATT COMAST is as good as gold.
This makes way for sattellite to be approved because the merger with dish and dtv will equal the merger with att comcast.
But the DOJ must have known this would happen. They did essentially approve it.Originally posted by Scott Greczkowski
The AT&T deal was NOT approved by the DOJ, they used a loophole which approved the deal because the DOJ took too long.
I am suprised that Dish Network has not used this loophole to get their merger approved.
With the AT&T deal going past the DOJ, it does appear more likely that the Dish / DirecTV deal will get approved just to compete with the new giant made with AT&T and Comcast.
I look at this as more of as the DOJ did not WANT to rule, so they punted.Originally posted by David_Levin
But the DOJ must have known this would happen. They did essentially approve it.
Nope, They are Monopolies.Originally posted by Clayton7
Does AT&T and Comcast compete in any relevant geographic market against each other?.
The New DirecTV would have to replace our equipment with equivalent at no charge to us. A dual tuner PVR with lifetime service would have to replaced with equivalent. If not, I'd be calling my lawyer.Originally posted by Curtis0620
If the Dish/Directv merger goes through here is my prediction of what to expect:
PVR fees for all of $10 per month for each PVR
Downgrade fees of $5
Mirroring fees of at least $5.99
Locals $10
And your lawyer would gladly take your money while saying there's nothing in your customer agreement that guarantees anything close to what you are looking forThe New DirecTV would have to replace our equipment with equivalent at no charge to us. A dual tuner PVR with lifetime service would have to replaced with equivalent. If not, I'd be calling my lawyer.
Thats incorrect. Echostar DirecTV would be acquiring all contracts they have made with each subscriber. When the successor corporation [from a merger] is sued on an inherited liability, it cannot raise the defense that the plaintiff did not have a contract with it. From Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment.Originally posted by Tim
there's nothing in your customer agreement that guarantees anything close to what you are looking for![]()