...AT&T: The Mobile Monster Carrier? Considering that 72% of parents invite it into their beds and bedrooms, while only 62% of childless adults welcome it (Nielsen)… This is just one of numerous, ever-increasing cell phone usage statistics in America, part of a study by Nielsen conducted in 2010. AT&T, the nation’s best mobile phone coverage provider in the world (AT&T) and the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network, has recently set out to acquire T-Mobile. T-Mobile is one of the world’s largest multi-national cell phone service providers. The T-Mobile wireless company provides the ability for its customers to maintain coverage almost anywhere in the world with the same mobile device and phone number. The merging of these two very powerful companies will potentially increase 4G-network coverage worldwide, to reach more consumers everywhere, and to create over an estimated 95 thousand jobs; many of which would be in America (AT&T). Corruption in technology makes most think of corrupt files and error messages on digital devices. However, corruption also often occurs in the technology industry between digital design firms, computer companies, and even wireless phone service providers. Corruption is the impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle (Webster); it occurs in many markets and countries. This report will be focused on corruption in technology, with concentration in the wireless phone service industry. Before wireless phone providers are discussed though...
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...Laub December 8, 2010 Business law I Class Action Lawsuits Class action lawsuits, sometimes called “multiple litigation lawsuits”, can be used when many individuals have been injured by the same product or action of a single defendant. The individuals can come together to seek justice when “their injuries have been cause by defective products, including pharmaceutical drugs, motor vehicles and other consumer products, and medical devices. Other types of conduct over which people have sued as a class include consumer fraud, corporate misconduct, securities fraud, and employment practices.” Class action lawsuits are most useful to individuals who by themselves could not bring a lawsuit against a large company because the damage done was relatively small. It enables many people to come together and sue as one “class”, and only one case has to be made on behalf of the group of plaintiffs. Legal fees are significantly reduced when the case only has to be made once, even if the damages to each individual in the class were very small. If, for instance, a company was to sell a mouthwash that did not work as it was supposed to, one person would probably not attempt to sue for damages if the amount was only twenty dollars. If one million people who are entitled to remuneration of twenty dollars each come together, it becomes feasible to sue the make of the mouthwash when twenty million dollars is at stake. A class action lawsuit can occasionally be of some benefit to corporations...
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...AT&;T’s Challenges in the Global Environment BUS 475, Strayer University Prof. Frost 9/10/14 AT&T’s Challenges in the Global Environment 1. Specify, in brief, the nature, structure, types of products or service of the business you selected. Examine the information within the company’s code of ethical conduct, and choose three (3) key issues from within the document that you believe are critical for success. Provide a rationale for the response. Answer: AT&T is known as one of the largest communications companies that provides telecommunications to businesses and consumers all over the world. The wireless division of the company offers many wireless voice, text, data, roaming services, long-distance services, and local wireless communication services. This segment sells many accessories for all wireless needs at its agents, third-party retail stores, or owned stores. These accessories include carrying cases, battery chargers, hands-free devices, and many other items that would be wanted by consumers for their wireless needs. As of December, 2013, this division of the company served roughly 110 million customers. There is a Wireline division that provides DSL internet access, among other services. They also have a strategic relationship with IBM to offer “businesses with a source of network security and threat management” (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=T+Profile, 2014). According to the AT&T website, they have “voice coverage in more than 225 countries, and data...
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...exorbitant amount of unnecessary legal fees for both parties. Alternative dispute resolution emphasizes mutual problem solving and broadens options for resolving conflicts in hopes of minimizing hostility (McDowell & Sussman, 2004). If ADR is not utilized, the other option is litigation. While litigation is an option, it is typically used as a last resort due to the fact that it is much more expensive and time consuming. Opperman’s (2000) study found the following: ADR effectiveness in twenty-nine medical malpractice claims against the government handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys revealed that seventeen cases were settled in mediation, and in another ten cases the issues were narrowed by mediation. The attorneys surveyed estimated that they saved an average of 100 hours of attorney time and six and one-half months of litigation time in each case, not to mention a per case average savings of $12,000 in litigation costs. I will review AT&T Mobility...
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...Natural Monopoly Government Monopoly Downward Sloping Demand Curve Economies of Scale Price Fixing Collusion Monopoly Pricing Price Maker Market Power Economic Profits Imperfect Competition Rent-Seeking Behavior X-Inefficiency Deadweight Loss to Society Marginal Cost Marginal Revenue Antitrust You must use at minimum at least one article from the DeVry Online Library. Note: Although your textbook is a good source of knowledge, it is NOT an article and cannot be the only source for the assignment. Cite all your references in APA format. You can use the Citations & Bibliography function of Microsoft Word, which is found under the References tab. The U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T on Wednesday...
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...Executive Summary: AT&T, based in Dallas, TX, is the largest provider of local and long distance telephone services in the United States. The company is divided into four divisions: AT&T Wireline (traditional voice and data landline service), Wireless, Advertising and Publishing and Other (includes the business integration software subsidiary). Revenues in 2008 were approximately $123 billion dollars, an increase of 4.3% over 2007. AT&T Wireless is the nation’s second largest carrier by sales and subscriptions, accounting for over 77 million customers and $69.8 billion dollars of revenue. Within AT&T the Wireless division represents the largest area of growth, compensating for customers abandoning traditional Wireline telephone service. AT&T landed a major coup in 2007 when it signed a deal with Apple to be the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone. Not only did AT&T add new customers, it added more profitable customers. AT&T reports that an iPhone customer’s average revenue per user (ARPU) is $105 per month versus $60 for non-iPhone customers. AT&T’s corporate strategy for securing these profitable customers is to align itself with innovative technology, such as the iPhone, and pay a subsidy of $325 to Apple to make the iPhone more affordable for mainstream America, its target market. AT&T recoups the subsidy by locking iPhone customers into a two-year contract averaging $100 per month and maintaining this customer base through an exclusive contract with Apple. Problem Statement:...
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...TYING CONTRACTS Tying is the practice of selling one product or service as a mandatory addition to the purchase of a different product or service. In legal terms, a tying sale makes the sale of one good (the tying good) to the de facto customer conditional on the purchase of a second distinctive good (the tied good). Tying is often illegal when the products are not naturally related. It is related to but distinct from freebie marketing, a common (and legal) method of giving away (or selling at a substantial discount) one item to ensure a continual flow of sales of another related item. Some kinds of tying, especially by contract, have historically been regarded as anti-competitive practices. The basic idea is that consumers are harmed by being forced to buy an undesired good (the tied good) in order to purchase a good they actually want (the tying good), and so would prefer that the goods be sold separately. The company doing this bundling may have a significantly large market share so that it may impose the tie on consumers, despite the forces of market competition. The tie may also harm other companies in the market for the tied good, or who sell only single components. One effect of tying can be that low quality products achieve a higher market share than would otherwise be the case. Tying may also be a form of price discrimination: people who use more razor blades, for example, pay more than those who just need a one-time shave. Though this may improve overall...
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...Robert L. Kight Assignment 4: iPad’s Security Breach This document will attempt to discuss hacking into a Web site. Is it ever justifiable? The document will create a corporate ethics statement for a computer security firm that would allow or even encourage activities like hacking. The document will discuss whether it is important for organizations like Gawker Media to be socially responsible. It will determine factors CEOs should consider when responding to a security breach. Finally, it will create an email script to be sent to AT&T customers informing them of the security breach and a plan to resolve the issue and state the rationale. Apply your theory to a real-world case in which someone hacked into a system, including the name of the company and details. As I attempt to discuss this assignment, I could not avoid thinking about the age-old opinion that Apple products were unique, and that they were protected against criminal encroachments. As such, Apple became one of the hottest technological innovations in the industry. Today, like most other such technology, Apple is becoming increasingly vulnerable to intrusion. It is becoming a medium for posing threats to an entire corporate network as well as devices for official and unofficial use. My answer to this question is twofold. In other words qualification of any kind for such conduct must be based on the circumstances thereof. For example, on August 9, 2011, Leon Neal (AFP) with The Hollywood Reporter...
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...This act made it so smaller businesses that got big over a long period of time could not turn into a monopoly. It also mandates that a business that buys another business must tell the government first to ensure that no monopoly can come out of the transfer. “The Clayton Act addresses specific practices that the Sherman Act does not clearly prohibit, such as mergers and interlocking directorates that is, the same person making business decisions for competing companies,( https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=51). Though since these above acts were established some company’s still attempting to gain for market share then allowed to have. AT&T and Microsoft are two companies that have both had run-ins with the law for being monopolistic. Other companies that dominate the marketplace such as AT&T, Amazon, and once Microsoft are all perceived to be monopolies and in ways are. These companies are considered the “new form” of...
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...organization with which I am familiar that is currently unionized is AT&T Inc. AT&T Inc. AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC Communications) is one of the largest telecommunications groups in the United States. It is engaged in providing telecommunication services to its customers, predominantly in the US. The company provides both wire line and wireless-based telecommunication services. The company’s service offerings include local exchange services, data/broadband and Internet services, and long-distance services. In addition, the company also offers video services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking, wholesale services and directory advertising and publishing. It offers TV services under the U-verse brand. AT&T provides voice coverage in over 220 nations, data roaming in over 190 countries, and 3G in over 125 countries. The company is also the major provider of broadband connectivity with over than 17.46 million subscribers in the US. For more than a century, it has consistently provided innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services and excellent customer care. Today, its mission is to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else. AT&T is fulfilling this vision by creating new solutions for consumers and businesses and by driving innovation in the communications and entertainment industry. AT&T is recognized as one of the leading worldwide providers of IP-based...
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...| ANTITRUST LAW | | Name -Manpreet Kaur [Date] | “The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote economic competition through enforcing and providing guidance on antitrust laws and principles”. Antitrust laws have been developed to create the strong foundation of a free & open market of a vibrant economy. Market is so competitive now a days, there are so many options available for products & services, which is the result of antitrust laws. Antitrust is developed to help both consumers & business owners. “These laws promote vigorous competition and protect consumers from anticompetitive mergers and business practices” Antitrust laws are developed by the U.S. Government, also commonly known as "competition laws". Antitrust law was put in place by U.S. Government to protect consumers from being vulnerable to exploitery business practices. Government protects consumers by ensuring that the competition which exists in the market is fair, & would also ensure that enforcement leads to an open-market which is consumer friendly. ANTITRUST LAW-GOAL & HISTORY The goal set by government is to protect the end user, consumer, antitrust laws “is to protect economic freedom and opportunity by promoting free and fair competition in the marketplace”. Consider being in a market with one option, what it would offer to consumers, technically nothing, because there are no options. Antitrust law ensure that the “Competition in a free market benefits American...
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...Case Study One Read the following case and answer questions below. How Secure Is Your Smartphone? Have you ever purchased antivirus software for your iPhone, Android, or cell phone? Probably not. Many users believe that their iPhones and Androids are unlikely to be hacked into because they think Apple and Google are protecting them from malware apps, and that the carriers like Verizon and AT&T can keep the cellphone network clean from malware just as they do the land phone line system. (Telephone systems are “closed” and therefore not subject to the kinds of the attacks that occur on the open Internet.) Phishing is also a growing smartphone problem. Mobile users are believed to be three times more likely to fall for scams luring them to bogus Web sites where they reveal personal data: Why? Because mobile devices are activated all the time, and small-screen formatting makes the fraud more difficult to detect. So far there has not been a major smartphone hack resulting in millions of dollars in losses, or the breach of millions of credit cards, or the breach of national security. But with 74 million smartphone users in the United States, 91 million people accessing the Internet from mobile devices, business firms increasingly switching their employees to the mobile platform, consumers using their phones for financial transactions and even paying bills, the size and richness of the smartphone target for hackers is growing. In December 2010, one of the first Android botnets, called...
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...orHENRY FORD AND THE MODEL T O n May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the fifteen millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line at his factory in Highland Park, Michigan. Since his ‘‘universal car’’ was the industrial success story of its age, the ceremony should have been a happy occasion. Yet Ford was probably wistful that day, too, knowing as he did that the long production life of the Model T was about to come to an end. He climbed into the car, a shiny black coupe, with his son, Edsel, the president of the Ford Motor Company. Together, they drove to the Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, fourteen miles away, and parked the T next to two other historic vehicles: the first automobile that Henry Ford built in 1896, and the 1908 prototype for the Model T. Henry himself took each vehicle for a short spin: the nation’s richest man driving the humble car that had made him the embodiment of the American dream. Henry Ford invented neither the automobile nor the assembly line, but recast each to dominate a new era. Indeed, no other individual in this century so completely transformed the nation’s 76 FORBES GREATEST BUSINESS STORIES OF ALL TIME way of life. By improving the assembly line so that the Model T could be produced ever more inexpensively, Ford placed the power of the internal combustion engine within reach of the average citizen. He transformed the automobile itself from a luxury to a necessity. The advent of the Model T seemed to renew a sense of independence...
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...I. Executive Summary: DIRECTV is the largest and leading satellite television provider. It provides services in the United States and Latin America. DIRECTV subscribers total is 26.3 million in the U.S. and Latin America. DIRECTV provides programming to more than 300,000 commercial establishments including hotels, bar, restaurants, and sports club. A major challenge facing DIRECTV is increase market share while increasing profits in a highly competitive market. DIRECTV has capitalized on services offered in Latin America by increasing the capacity of Ku-band on two of Intelsat S.A. satellites. An evaluation of the company’s internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and served as the foundation for this strategic analysis and marketing plan. The plan focuses on the company’s growth strategy, suggesting ways it can build on existing customer relationship and create new subscriptions. How to emphasis on the development of new available services and market those to existing and new customers. II. Environmental Analysis: Founded in 1990, DIRECTV is the leading satellite television provider in the United States. Formerly known as the DIRECTV Group, DIRECTV is headquartered in El Segundo, California, and has more than eighteen million consumers in the U.S. and more than six million in Latin America. At the end of 2010, DIRECTV had more than 25,000 employees international and had more than twenty four million in revenue. However, established in 1990,...
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...MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS INTRODUCTION Why merge? Why sell? A division of a company might no longer fit into larger corp’s plans, so corp sells division Infighting between owners of corp. Sell and split proceeds Incompetent management or ownership Need money Business is declining (e.g. a buggywhip company) Industry-specific conditions Economies of scale BASIC DEFINITIONS: MERGER: Owners of separate, roughly equal sized firms pool their interests in a single firm. Surviving firm takes on the assets and liabilities of the selling firm. PURCHASE: Purchasing firm pays for all the assets or all the stock of the selling firm. Distinction between a purchase and a merger depends on the final position of the shareholders of the constituent firms. TAKEOVER: A stock purchase offer in which the acquiring firm buys a controlling block of stock in the target. This enables purchasers to elect the board of directors. Both hostile and friendly takeovers exist. FREEZE-OUTS (also SQUEEZE-OUTS or CASH-OUTS): Transactions that eliminate minority SH interests. HORIZONTAL MERGERS: Mergers between competitors. This may create monopolies. Government responds by enacting Sherman Act and Clayton Act VERTICAL MERGERS: Mergers between companies which operate at different phases of production (e.g. GM merger with Fisher Auto Body.) Vertical mergers prevents a company from being held up by a supplier or consumer of goods. LEVERAGED BUYOUTS (LBOs): A private...
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