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Breaking the Rules: AT&T’s attempt to buy a national monopoly in cable TV and broadband internet services

This paper analyzes the horizontal and vertical domination that AT&T is seeking to
exert over the cable TV and broadband Internet markets through its acquisition of MediaOne and related deals with Microsoft and Cox.