To: President Donald Trump
Save Capitalism: Oppose ATT & Comcast Telecom Mergers
Comcast wants to buy TimeWarner Communications. ATT wants to buy Direct TV Dish Network. We can't afford these mergers; the costs are too high. Competition will collapse and creativity will be crushed.
Why is this important?
The Founding Fathers encouraged thousands of newspapers to circulate by allowing them to use the US Postal Service without paying postage. Why? To encourage the innovation and creativity that comes from the open marketplace of thought. Now we have a handful of organizations controlling most global communications and producing most of our entertainment. Furthermore, tens of thousands of jobs may be at stake. Diversity of opinion is at risk. Net neutrality will be destroyed in three years. Our public square is disappearing. And finally, millions of dollars in fees will go to consultants and contractors before the public sees an ounce of benefit.