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  Chapter 1179 Reconciliation

Although he was sent to the army, William Hannigan quickly regained his composure and said to Mike Bowen. The same words were hidden in the needle, and he told Mike Bowen that he would not help the Telecom Operators Association to solve the problem of Skype. The millions of practitioners in the industry, as well as their families, are about to be out of control.

Of course, Mike Bowen could hear this kind of threat. This is also a headache for him. The Association of Telecom Operators has a lot of dollars and votes. rival.

   "I know the situation of the Telecom Operators Association, and I am willing to help you solve the problem, but..."

  Mike Bowen said helplessly, "The Skype platform did not violate the rules set by the Federal Communications Commission. Users have already paid for broadband when using Skype. There is no reason to block Skype!"

   "No reason?!"

  Southwest Bell's Edward Whittaker, listening to Mike Bowen's evasion, couldn't bear it at all, "Then how did Napster and Scour, which competed with Hollywood, go bankrupt?!"

Whittaker said aggressively to Mike Bowen that Napster and Scour also claimed that the Hollywood movies and music on their platforms were all uploaded by users themselves, and their companies did not upload them to their own servers. It is downloaded to users, so it has nothing to do with their platforms, but in the end they lost the lawsuit and lost a lot of money. Both companies have now closed their doors.

Kalanick, the founder of Scour, is known as the biggest unlucky guy in the history of Silicon Valley. It was Song Yang who saved Kalanick and placed him in the Bruno Family Club in San Jose, so that Kalanick would not really go home. street.

  There are rumors in Silicon Valley that it seems that Kalanick is still a little unwilling and wants to start a business again. The Bruno Family Foundation seems to provide support for Kalanick.

Edward Whittaker made Mike Bowen, like Hollywood did when he dealt with Napster and Scour, helping the Telecom Operators Association to kill the Skype platform. Those who find a reason, really can't find a reason, can it be done without reason? !

When Mike Bowen heard this, he also responded to Whitaker coldly, "The Federal Communications Commission and the President's Technology Advisory Committee have determined that Skype has not violated any federal laws and regulations. If President Whitaker has any objections, You can go to the federal court to sue Skype and let the Federal Department of Justice launch an investigation on Skype!"

Seeing Mike Bowen, who was resolute and unwilling to make a move to Skype, Whitaker also had a hint of threat, "Mr. Mike Bowen, I hope you can think clearly, no one is perfect, no one is perfect. Anyone who makes any mistakes, no one can guarantee that these mistakes will not be brought up again in the future, and they will bear the due price..."

"enough!"

  Seeing that Mike Bowen's face was starting to darken, William Hannigan interrupted Whittaker's threatening words.

   "Mike, Whittaker is just a little anxious, and there is no malice!"

  Mike Bowen took a deep look at Whitaker, didn't say much, and then looked at the group of people in front of him, "Everyone, you know that I don't intend to favor Skype and ICQ, but Skype did not violate the rules.

   I believe that there is only one way to resolve this fearless and endless war, and that is...reconciliation! "

   "Reconciliation?!"

  As soon as Mike Bowen said this, all the heads of telecommunications giants couldn't sit still for a while.

   "Reconciliation is not surrender, let alone admitting defeat, it is just a means to solve the problem!

Telecom operators no longer block the Skype platform, and the Skype platform also needs to be restricted, such as prohibiting mobile phones from downloading Skype, or only allowing Alcatel-type mobile phones to download and use Skype, as well as Skype platform recharge, advertising revenue, etc. Value-added income, etc., should be equally distributed to telecom operators according to a certain proportion! "

Hearing Mike Bowen's proposal, the Telecommunication Operators Association was a little silent for a while. It does sound absurd to reconcile with Skype, but if restrictions can be made, the losses caused by Skype to them will be minimized , and then collect part of the proceeds to pay back the capital, it seems that reconciliation is not impossible.

  This is not the result Whittaker wanted, but he saw William Hannigan, Bill Esri, Earl McAdam and others, all in deep thought, obviously considering this proposal.

   "Even if you let the Association of Telecom Operators accept this proposal, Skype and Bruno Song, who is working on the Starlink project, will accept this proposal?!" Whitaker said with a bit of sarcasm.

   "Skype will definitely accept!"

  Mike Bowen looked very calm, "It is the wish of the commander-in-chief and Capitol Hill to end this dispute. If Skype is unwilling to accept it, then the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Department of Justice will formally launch an antitrust investigation against ICQ, the parent company of Skype!"

  William Hannigan, Earl McAdam, and Ashley looked at each other, a little moved, but unwilling.

Seeing this, Mike Bowen, who knew that the group of people in front of him were not giving up, said directly, "Of course, you don't have to make a decision now, you can wait for the Federal Department of Justice to accept the lawsuit against the Skype platform by the Association of Telecommunications Operators." , and then decide, my proposal is always valid!"

Sending away the heads of these telecom giants, Mike Bowen also heaved a sigh of relief. If this matter can be resolved, then he, Mike Bowen, will definitely make a great contribution, allowing the little cowboy to lead, Everyone on Capitol Hill knows his ability, and he may not stop here in the future.

   As for Whitaker's threat to him just now, Mike Bowen also kept it in mind. As long as he firmly holds the position of the boss of the Federal Communications Commission, he will pay Whitaker back for it sooner or later!

  The TGA e-sports base in New York was noisy all day long. Cameron and his girlfriend walked out of the e-sports base with their big bags and small bags until the park closed.

Today, the two had a crazy day. In the evening, Cameron and an NBA star teamed up to experience a professional e-sports game. When they really played the game, Cameron knew the difference between ordinary players and professional players. I also know what the phrase "don't take your hobbies to challenge other people's jobs" means.

But after a whole day, although exhausted, Cameron still felt so excited and happy for a long time. As for Cameron's girlfriend, after getting in the car, she kept looking at the various collectible figures, Joint luxury goods and so on.

   While Cameron was driving home, the New York Times reported, "The Sierra game platform, today's revenue exceeded 910 million US dollars!"

  Although there are still more than two hours before twelve o'clock in the evening, today's game industry carnival is still difficult to break the record of one billion dollars, but this revenue still drives the entire game industry crazy.

  In one day, nearly 900 million US dollars worth of goods were sold, what is there to be satisfied with, the earnings in this day are more than how many companies earn in a year!

Today, not only the Xueleshan online platform, but also the stores of various offline game retailers are also selling like crazy. There are also various game collectibles, graphics cards, game consoles, high-performance computers, keyboards, mice, joint-brand products, and software. Wait, they are all sold like crazy. One can imagine how many manufacturers will be begging to come to the Snow Leshan Carnival next year!

This year's carnival, Xue Leshan did not make much money. On the contrary, it also subsidized a lot. It is not a loss, but the revenue is more than 900 million dollars. The real profit is probably not as good as when World of Warcraft was launched. I made a lot of money that day.

  However, today’s carnival has gained fame, and ICQ’s stock price has also risen sharply. ICQ’s major shareholders, Wall Street institutions, and leeks who bought ICQ stocks are quite satisfied today.

And until next year, ICQ and Xueleshan can slowly engage in some show operations, for example, charge a certain slot fee to game manufacturers who want to participate in the Xueleshan Carnival, recruit advertisers to advertise, and broadcast the Xueleshan Carnival live broadcast. Selling copyright fees and so on, these are not too much, compared to those live broadcasts who charge a sky-high pit fee and sell live broadcast anchors for a few dollars in one night, Xueleshan Carnival is already very conscience...

On the second day after the end of the Sierra Carnival, the global telecommunications industry suddenly heard shocking news. The Federal Department of Justice refused to accept the lawsuit against Skype by the Telecom Operators Association. Immediately afterwards, a member of Congress Hill initiated a lawsuit against the Skype platform. The ban proposal was also not passed!

As soon as the news came out, the global telecommunications concept stocks couldn’t stop falling. When the NASDAQ was about to close, it was suddenly reported that the Federal Communications Commission would come forward to let the Telecom Operators Association reach a settlement with Skype. Stopped the decline.

  (end of this chapter)