{"id":1541,"date":"2006-03-17T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-17T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2006-03-17T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-17T13:40:00","slug":"how-much-competition-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=1541","title":{"rendered":"How much competition is enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhgoldberg.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/qwest_logo.gif\" alt=\"RIM\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The rumour is that Qwest might be the next major acquisition in the US consolidation sweepstakes. It is ironic that the first Baby Bell (US WEST) to get hooked up with a long haul provider (Qwest) is the last one standing in search of a suiter.<\/p>\n<p>The word on the street is that Verizon, the company that beat out Qwest in bidding for MCI, may be looking at bulking up across the northwest to better prepare to go to battle against the new AT&#038;T.;<\/p>\n<p>At what point will US cable companies tie up with Sprint to offer a competitive triple\/quad play? Cable needs the wireless and Sprint needs local access. Sounds like a match to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rumour is that Qwest might be the next major acquisition in the US consolidation sweepstakes. It is ironic that the first Baby Bell (US WEST) to get hooked up with a long haul provider (Qwest) is the last one standing in search of a suiter. 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