AT&T/TW Portends More Vertical Integration, NSR Analyst Says
Following AT&T's buy of Time Warner, more M&A and vertical integration of access and content businesses "appears inevitable" thanks both to the domino effect of such large M&A deals and to the fact mature markets have reached saturation in penetration…
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levels for pay TV, internet and wireless, Northern Sky Research (NSR) analyst Carlos Placido blogged Sunday. He said the scope of New AT&T, with no regulatory conditions and given the recent modifications to net neutrality, "is worrisome" due to the possibility of competitive market access governed by prioritization agreements. He said satellite operators could end up losing bargaining power when negotiating space segment lease contracts with fewer, more-concentrated players. And he said key internet-era issues still to be hammered out include what antitrust means in the context of cross-industry and cross-sector deals.