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Chapter 175 The Horn
Hearing Song Yang's words, the executives of Telegraph and Telegraph Group, who felt that they were winning just now, suddenly felt like a frying pan, and the conference room was buzzing.

Betes also felt a headache. She didn't know if the news Song Yang said was true or not. If it was true, the situation of American Telecom would change immediately.

Betts can imagine that once Enron gets the telecommunication license, it will definitely be transferred to America Telecom, and Enron will enter the telecom industry. % equity, this is Betts, no matter what, he never thought of it!

In the entire conference room, people from the Telephone and Telegraph Group were discussing for a while. Enron invested US$[-] million in American Telecom, and raised the valuation of American Telecom to around US$[-] billion in one breath!

Compared with Enron's US$[-] million investment, Telephone and Telegraph Group bought American Telecom for more than one billion US dollars. The two are almost worlds apart.

"This is New York, the New York of Telephone and Telegraph!"

Bates said to Song Yang, more like warning Song Yang that New York is the territory of Telephone and Telegraph, and the Telephone and Telegraph Group has been established here for many years, and has enough contacts and connections to deal with America Telecom.

But Bates also understands that once Enron is determined to support America Telecom and obtains a telecom license, even if it is blocked, at most it will delay America Telecom's footsteps, it will still not be able to stop America Telecom from entering New York!
Song Yang nodded, and did not deny what Bates said, but what he said made Bates and the people in the Telephone and Telegraph Group tremble.

"As President Betts said just now, American Telecom may be looking for a partner. I hope that American Telecom can cooperate with Telephone and Telegraph Group, but if Telephone and Telegraph Group still wants to use that kind of unequal The way to treat American Telecom's words.

For the benefit of all investors in American Telecom, I think American Telecom needs to find a partner. Maybe it will be a good choice to cooperate with Verizon, Southwest Bell Group, WorldCom, MFS, MCI...etc. "

Song Yang mentioned the names of the opponents of the telephone and telegraph groups. This is Chiguoguo's threat. If the telephone and telegraph groups want to take advantage of the fire, Song Yang naturally has nothing to do with it.

This is to tell Betts directly that once the Telephone and Telegraph Group cannot kill America Telecom, America Telecom will get mixed up with other telecom giants, and it will be firmly nailed to the New York market like a nail, so that Telephone and Telegraph Group can be Difficulty sleeping and eating!

Batley, who was sitting in the corner of the meeting room, was listening to Song Yang unceremoniously confronting Bates, the boss of the telegraph group, and then recalling what he had just heard, the valuation made by Anran for America Telecom, made him think All a little dizzy.

Batley didn't know if Enron had lost his mind and went crazy. It was just such a broken company with only one line. Although this line was very profitable, Enron dared to boast a valuation of tens of billions of dollars. Some are too scary!
The news that Song Yang threw out suddenly made Bates, a strong woman, a little upset. As for the executive in charge of the Telephone and Telegraph Group's acquisition business, he felt bad when he heard the news.

The acquisition of American Telecom is definitely not going to work. As far as America Telecom's valuation of tens of billions of dollars is concerned, this valuation can no longer be called a bubble. If you squeeze it, the water level of the Amazon River may rise by three points...

That's outrageous. If the telephone and telegraph company were to be acquired at this valuation, it would probably become the world's most famous taker. After the acquisition, it would not need to be split up, and it would go bankrupt on the spot...

The sudden situation caused Telephone and Telegraph Group a headache for a while. It is impossible to buy American Telecom now, but if America Telecom cooperates with other telecommunications giants, it may turn directly into Telephone and Telegraph Group. !

"President Betts, I said that American Telecom has no intention of competing with the Telephone and Telegraph Group. Maybe the two parties can cooperate."

At this time, Song Yang suggested to Betes that if it was possible, Song Yang really didn't want to turn against the Telegraph Group. Don't look at the opponents that Song Yang took out to respond to the Telegraph Group just now, but if he really fought hard, then the other few This telecommunications company was no match for Telephone and Telegraph at all.

Bates glanced at Song Yang and signaled Song Yang to continue. The previous plan failed, and now Bates needs a new plan to stop the loss.

"The Telephone and Telegraph Group has many opponents, and for American Telecom, these are also opponents!"

"America Telegraph has no intention of competing with Telephone and Telegraph in the telephone market. America Telecom only wants the Internet and fiber-optic broadband market. Maybe Telephone and Telegraph can cooperate with America Telegraph!"

Song Yang said to Betes and the senior executives of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, "America Telecom is the one that "knows" the Internet industry best in the telecommunications industry, and there are many Internet companies that will support America Telecom."

No one can object to Song Yang's words. Song Yang himself was born in the Internet, saying that American Telecom is the most knowledgeable about the Internet industry, and no one in the entire telecom industry can object.

Hearing the meaning of Song Yang's words, Bates couldn't help laughing out of breath, "Song, what do you mean, let the Telephone and Telegraph Group give up the network and broadband business to America Telecom?!"

Song Yang just looked at Betts, "The Telephone and Telegraph Group is also in trouble. American Telecom can cooperate with Telephone and Telegraph Group, and even accept the investment of Telephone and Telegraph Group. As long as it invests in America Telecom, Telephone and Telegraph Group also enters the Internet industry. , Maybe American Telecom is more suitable for the network broadband business than the Telephone and Telegraph Group in person!"

The originally noisy conference room became quiet at this time, and Betts and the other executives were weighing Song Yang's words.

Song Yang's meaning is very clear. Telephone and Telegraph Group invested in America Telecom, and cooperated with America Telecom in the network and broadband business. It directly entered the Internet industry without the rigid Telephone and Telegraph Group.

From a telephone operator to an Internet provider, following the frenzy of the Internet, the stock price of the Telephone and Telegraph Group is expected to rise sharply.

On the other hand, if the Telegraph Group, which has been stared at for a long time and wants to be split up by others, just wants to make soy sauce in the network provider and broadband market, then of course there is no problem.

However, once the Telephone and Telegraph Group wants to expand its business, it is estimated that it will be attacked by groups again, and the topic of splitting will be hyped again. However, investing in American Telecom does not need such worries.

"This matter needs to be decided by the board of directors."

Betts said with a little emotion that Song Yang's proposal is indeed an option for the Telephone and Telegraph Group, although it is not the result that the Telephone and Telegraph Group wants to swallow America Telecom.

If you invest in American Telecom, then Telephone and Telegraph Group can not only solve the trouble that American Telecom has nailed in its old nest, but also support American Telecom to fight against WorldCom, Verizon and other deadly enemies. This is Telephone and Telegraph What the group wants to see most.

There is a helper, if you can contain the gang of deadly enemies, you can let the Telephone and Telegraph Group breathe a sigh of relief.

Song Yang doesn't want to procrastinate. Time is the most important thing to Song Yang now. Every day that America Telecom's project is shut down means that the risk increases by one point!
"America Telecom has no time to wait. If the Telephone and Telegraph Group cannot give an answer, then America Telecom will seek other partners!"

"You can sign a cooperation agreement first. For specific cooperation and investment, America Telecom can hold an investor meeting to resolve it. However, Telephone and Telegraph Group needs to issue a statement of cooperation with America Telecom!" Song Yang turned to the people of Telephone and Telegraph Group Said.

You don't need to talk about other things, but now American Telecom needs the tiger skin of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, so that those people dare not stop it!
"make a deal!"

Betts talked with a group of executives in a low voice for a while, and then agreed, but also put forward a condition. Before the Telephone and Telegraph Group gave up cooperation within the specified time, American Telecom could not cooperate with other telecommunications companies! "

After getting out of the telephone and telegraph group, Song Yang immediately called Irene after getting in the car, "Let's release the news."

In downtown Jackson, Mississippi, at the gate of a biscuit food factory, a large group of people were queuing to receive food.

Bernard Ebbes, the president of WorldCom, is handing out free cookies, milk and other daily necessities to the crowd with his confidant, Scott, who is also WorldCom's chief financial officer.

As with everything Enron had done in Houston, Bernard Ebbes, always aggressive in the face of his rivals, was popular in Mississippi.

Every month, Bernard Ebbes and WorldCom executives will set aside a day to conduct charity activities in Mississippi. The universities in Mississippi have received donations from Bernard Ebbes , Countless people living in poverty in Mississippi have received relief from Bernard Ebbes.

Wearing jeans and leather boots, Bernard Ebes was delivering food by hand with a smile on his face, but saw Scott's face suddenly changed after receiving a call.

After answering the phone, Scott walked up to Bernard Ebbes and said a few words in his ear. A person who was receiving the relief food handed over by Bernard Ebbes saw Bernard De Ebes' face suddenly sank, which made the people in front of him startled. He had never seen Mr. Bernard Ebes of Mississippi showing such a terrifying expression.

Passing the relief food in his hand to the person in front of him, Bernard Ebes smiled again, and said to the people around him, "I'm sorry, but I can't give you the food with my own hands. An annoying thing happened unfortunately. I'll deal with it!"

The matter of American Telecom is not a big deal in the telecommunications industry in America. Although the telecommunications industry admits that the emergence of American Telecom is indeed a genius, it is nothing more than that.

Therefore, American Telecom was targeted, and the telecommunications industry was also on the sidelines. Giants such as WorldCom wanted to swallow America Telecom, and most of them were just watching the show.

But at this moment, there was a sudden news that caused an uproar in the entire American telecom industry.

American Telecom announced that it had accepted the investment from Enron, and then the leader in the telecommunications industry, Telephone and Telephone Group, suddenly announced that it had reached a cooperation with American Telecom!

What surprised countless people the most was the sudden news that American Telecom would launch an acquisition of UUNet, the main Internet provider in America!
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