Supposedly, the European telecom market will deregulate in 1999, and in anticipation of being phaser-blasted by true competition, Belgacom just sold 45 percent of itself to a consortium led by Ameritech.
Belgacom's decision to sell to Ameritech was only influenced by the coming deregulations.
mnli hypothesis: Belgacom's decision to sell to Ameritech was only influenced by the coming deregulations. premise: Supposedly, the European telecom market will deregulate in 1999, and in anticipation of being phaser-blasted by true competition, Belgacom just sold 45 percent of itself to a consortium led by Ameritech.