IST 432 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Universal Service Fund, Takeover, Netflix
24 Jul 2015
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Government regulators shouldn"t act to prevent the charter-time warner. Despite, the concerns of those who oppose this merger about whether the company will keep its promise to innovate, this is a better deal than the one comcast offered. Government regulators sole purpose is to enforce rules, regulations, and provide oversight over the industry for the benefit of the public at large. It wouldn"t make sense for these regulators to prevent the deal under the clayton or sherman acts because the deal does the exact opposite of harming consumers. The charter-time warner cable deal is beneficial to the public at large for the sole reason that, it provides an improved company that can compete with. Comcast on a more innovative scale that in turn, provides more support for new companies to compete in the marketplace. Additionally, the merger prevents a hostile takeover by comcast that would significantly hurt the industry.
