RBOC'S AND ANTITRUST

The NY Times says that a private class action antitrust suit against the RBOCs is, “The most important antitrust case to reach the Supreme Court in 20 years.”

“The RBOCs are fighting to keep the plaintiffs’ bar away from their door, or rather from their emails, files, confidential memos and the like” states Victor Schnee, President of Boschulte Schnee Group. LLC, and a former antitrust attorney. “With the help of the courts and the FCC, the industry has undergone hyper consolidation led by AT&T and Verizon.”

“If the plaintiffs’ bar gets discovery against the RBOCs – which is what’s at stake in the Supreme Court – it could be a donnybrook,” he added. “In any case, antitrust could be rearing its head again as a persistent issue for the giant telcos.”

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The issues of antitrust and other regulatory change are included in the following BSG Business Case Analysis studies to be issued in coming months:

BSG Program: THE FUTURE OF TELECOM COMPETITION ("FTC")

    Report No. 1:  “Super BOCs – AT&T & Verizon”

    Report No. 2:  “Telecom Competitors”

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BSG's senior team includes: Al Boschulte, former CEO of NYNEX Mobile (now part of Verizon Wireless); and Victor Schnee, former CEO of industry research firm Probe Group LLC and CFA Institute member.