今年6月，美国联邦通信委员会对美国电话电报公司处以1亿美元罚款，原因是该公司被指控在用户使用了一定量的数据后，偷偷地降低了无线网速。

Back in June, the Federal Communications Commission fined AT&T $100 million over accusations that the carrier secretly reduced wireless speeds after customers consumed a certain amount of data.

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新价格之所以这么低，是由于苹果专用的无线运营商即美国的电话电报公司给予了补助，并为客户签订新的合同。

The prices are subsidized by AT&T (T, Fortune 500), the exclusive wireless carrier for the phone, for customers signing new contracts.

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评论人士表示此次并购将形成两强争霸的格局：美国电话电报公司再加上其主要竞争对手威瑞森无线通讯（Verizon）将共同占据了美国无线业务约80%的市场份额（见下图）。

Critics say the merger would create a predatory duopoly: AT&T and its main rival, Verizon, would have a combined share of about 80% of America’s wireless market (see chart below).

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