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Submitted: September 15, 2011 - 2:42pm
Originally published: September 15, 2011
Last updated: September 15, 2011 - 2:45pm
Originally published: September 15, 2011
Last updated: September 15, 2011 - 2:45pm
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Honolulu Weekly
Author:
Jane Callahan
Location:
Honolulu, HI, United States
On Aug. 31, the Justice Department sued to stop AT&T’s acquisition of rival T-Mobile, USA on grounds that the merger would result in higher prices and fewer consumer choices. But justice slept during the mergers of three Hawaii tv stations, Comcast with NBC and two Honolulu daily newspapers. Here’s a look at how media consolidation hurts us all.
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