Level 3 Agrees to Purchase Global Crossing
Jay Ashworth
jra at baylink.com
Mon Apr 11 14:22:11 UTC 2011
----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Allen Simpson" <william.allen.simpson at gmail.com>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2011-04-11/level-3-agrees-to-acquire-global-crossing-in-deal-valued-at-1-9-billion.html
>
> The deal will combine two unprofitable companies with total revenue of
> $6.26 billion as of last year, and cut annualized capital spending by
> about $40 million, according to the statement. It will also help
> reduce
> the pressure on prices, which have declined by as much as 30 percent a
> year in the industry, said Donna Jaegers, an analyst at DA Davidson &
> Co.
Let me see if I have that straight.
We're *admitting* in public that the result will be to make prices go up for
customers? Wow... Justice is going to have a field day with that.
Cheers,
-- jra
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