California began a series of public hearings on the SBC/AT&T merger in Oakland, Calif., this week. While the purpose is to gather public input, in reality, special interests dominate, putting the real public interest at risk. An hour before the hearing took place, the meeting room was plastered with signs that could have been dusted off from the 1960s. “We want justice now,” and “Consumers first, big business last,” were two of the slogans. “SBC-AT&T you MUST do and give more,” read another.
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Special Interests Threaten Telecom’s Future
Posted by: Sonia Arrison June 17, 2005 05:00 AMCalifornia began a series of public hearings on the SBC/AT&T merger in Oakland, Calif., this week. While the purpose is to gather public input, in reality, special interests dominate, putting the real public interest at risk. An hour before the hearing took place, the meeting room was plastered with signs that could have been dusted off from the 1960s. “We want justice now,” and “Consumers first, big business last,” were two of the slogans. “SBC-AT&T you MUST do and give more,” read another.