Telephone Industry Mergers Consumer Impact
Subcommittee members heard testimony from representatives from communications companies and consumer groups. They discussed the effect on co… read more
Subcommittee members heard testimony from representatives from communications companies and consumer groups. They discussed the effect on consumers when telephone and other communication companies merge. The particular merger in focus at this hearing was between SBC and Ameritech, which could control over one-third of the nation’s telecommunication services. close
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