[While legacy telecom companies scramble to find a balance, some analysts believe they're employing their traditional economic clout to slow things down to their liking.] Incumbents say that unregulated companies will drive them out of business, that it renders their model instantly obsolete and provides no protection for them, ... They claim that they need legislation to slow the process down and give them a chance to compete. It's kind of ironic since they've been so anticompetitive all of their lives.  -   Carmi Levy     Quotes
[While legacy telecom companies scramble to find a balance, some analysts believe they're employing their traditional economic clout to slow things down to their liking.] Incumbents say that unregulated companies will drive them out of business, that it renders their model instantly obsolete and provides no protection for them, ... They claim that they need legislation to slow the process down and give them a chance to compete. It's kind of ironic since they've been so anticompetitive all of their lives. Carmi Levy