Re: SAIC BUYS BELLCORE

[Bob <tor@wtv.net>]

Simon Higgs quoted/wrote: 
>> SAIC BUYS BELLCORE
>> Bellcore, the research group owned jointly by the seven Baby Bells, has been
>> acquired by Science Applications International Corp., a government
>> contractor that provides consulting, systems-integration, national-security,
>> transportation and health-care services.  Executives familiar with the deal
>> have estimated the cost of the acquisition at about $700 million.  (Wall
>> Street Journal 22 Nov 96 B6)
> 
> I believe BellCore manages the allocations of 800, 888, and 900
> telephone numbers. This is an example of an exclusive iTLD being
> purchased by another iTLD opperator. Now NSI's parent company will
> controll a *HUGE* chunk of allocations on some very imortant identifiers.
> 
> How can these senerios be prevented? anti trust? class actions?

 Simon, you are assuming these
 acquisitions are *not* in the
 overall interests of American
 Foriegn Policy and, therefore,
 would ever be acted against by
 any US administration. Holding
 large portions of International
 telecommunications & the electronic
 media works entirely in favour
 of continuing, what was once
 called "hegemony". And SAIC is
 *completely* US friendly.

 Open competition, ignoring pre-
 imposed and internationally non-
 sanctioned activities and actions 
 and civil/commercial disobedience 
 are the solutions. I mean the US
 imagines it can control all nation's
 foroegn policy. Helmes-Burton's*
 attempt to disable international
 commerce and trade with Cuba is
 a perfect case in point.
                             Bob Allisat

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