The challenge between AT&T and the president of the United States Donald Trump will begin tomorrow on the antitrust jury and all the signs point to the fact that it will leave a sign on the American landscape. The American phone company has recently acquired the multinational of the cinema industry Time Warner for 85 billion dollars, and it has received Trump’s accusations of damaging the level of market competition, creating a virtually unbeatable colossus.
The success of this duel could have implications not only for this particular case, but also for the future mergers during the negotiation phase in different sectors, such as the negotiation between Comcast and 21ST Century Fox. The AT&T is already familiar with this type of fusions and does not have any intention of letting Time Warner go, since it could allow them to compete against giants like Netflix, Amazon and Youtube. Donald Trump and the Antitrust, on the other hand, continue their efforts to counter the acquisition. This, to their view, would allow them to hold a dominant position in the Pay TV market, which could damage the consumers. Both sides have employed a very harsh tone so far, but soon the final words will be given to what has been considered “the process of the century”.
