Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-13 | Page 1 | Communication Mergers Seen

I COMMUNICATION MERGERS SEEN Monopolies Under Strict U. U S. S Supervision May Develop B Br By Associated Press W WASHINGTON Dec 13 The 13 The administration administration ad ad- ministration is making an intensive study of the communications problem with preliminary reports tending toward toward toward to to- ward the creation of merged telephone telephone tele tele- phone telegraph and md radio agencies under strict government regulations A special committee of the department depart depart- ment meat of commerce commerce has submitted a tentative report to the president who is reserving an opinion pending fur fur- their study by the congressional committees committees com com- involved The report sets out the three possibilities possibilities pos pos- 1 I. A continuation of existing con con- i 2 Creation of monopolies in the telephone telegraph and radio fields under strict government regulation 3 3 Government ownership of com corn The preliminary report was stated authoritatively to tend toward the second sec see ond and proposition proposition monopolies monopolies under I federal control This would involve of ot course a I mer merger er of the Western Union and Postal Postal Pos Pos- tal Telegraph in the telegraph field