{"id":2944,"date":"2016-05-06T08:03:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T08:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bundiblog.com\/blog\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2016-05-06T08:03:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T08:03:21","slug":"telecommunications-comapnies-causing-havoc-or-is-there-overhaul-revamps-acquisitions-and-mergers-good-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bundiblog.com\/blog\/?p=2944","title":{"rendered":"TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMAPNIES CAUSING HAVOC OR IS THERE OVERHAUL, REVAMPS, ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS GOOD FOR US"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ARE \u00a0THESE BEHAVORS BENEFITING CONSUMER OR SAID COMPANIES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By: C. Harrison\/5\/6\/2016<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The truth about mergers and acquisitions are that sometimes they are very good for us the consumers and other times well those companies who merges are in fact the ones who benefit most. Nothing we can do about it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Most companies make millions while other just get stock value, which could or have the potential to make millions later, especially internet base \u00a0companies; who I believe are playing us like a ping -pong-ball.\u00a0Still \u00a0yet others take a pay\u00a0cut they usually say for the good of the company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Who in these companies get the big stick-it-to-you, top tier managers and supervisors. Sometimes even VPs and CFO or CEOs&#8230;even members of the board but, the brunt some of the time are consumers.\u00a0 Looking on the bright side we the consumers can also say that many a times we actually benefit and\u00a0that, usually happens when some of these companies literally care about us, the consumers..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As of April 1, 2016,\u00a0the largest wireless company <strong>Verizon Communications Merged with\u00a0 Frontier Communications<\/strong>.\u00a0 This merge will impact 3.7 million landlines and 2.2 million phone connections.\u00a0 The deal is valued at $9.9 billion and another\u00a0$600 million in assumed debts. The merge doesn&#8217;t include cell phone provider Verizon Wireless. Here, changes include who to call when the cable is out and where to send payments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We also just learn that\u00a0 the FCC Commissioners approved<strong> Charter Communications In&#8217;s merge or acquisition\u00a0\u00a0of Time Warner Cable Inc.<\/strong> <strong>and Bright House Networks<\/strong>. This created the second largest U.S broadband provider and third largest video provider. Thus far, all involve\u00a0are in favor except California who&#8217;s decision could come as early as May 12, 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This Charter and Time Warner deal is valued at $56.7 billion and Bright House another $10.4 billion. The deal extended High Speed internet access to two more million customers in five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These two merges makes us cringe right now. All kinds of acquisitions going on right now in<strong> Business 2016<\/strong>, its consumer be ware. Remember Its all about who benefits and who loses we concern ourselves about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARE \u00a0THESE BEHAVORS BENEFITING CONSUMER OR SAID COMPANIES By: C. Harrison\/5\/6\/2016 The truth about mergers and acquisitions are that sometimes they are very good for us the consumers and other times well those companies who merges are in fact the ones who benefit most. Nothing we can do about it. 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