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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. For example, David Thodey at Australian telecom Telstra explained, “The telecommunications industry was heavily regulated around the world and we had been going through a series of negotiations with the Australian government.

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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement

Harvard Business Review

The authorities accepted the increased risks from concentrated telecommunications, financial, and radio industries, among others, for the prospect of future efficiencies and innovation. Market forces could naturally correct the episodic instances of market power, and could do so far better than the messes caused by government intervention.