When Alcatel was preparing to exchange its mobile phone business for telecom equipment orders from America Telecom, the acquisition negotiations had changed a bit, and it was not certain who would take the initiative.

Alcatel, who was born in France, wanted an order from America Telecom, while Song Yang wanted the Alcatel mobile phone brand.

American Telecom is now starting construction in many places in America and building broadband lines in many states. It is the most active telecommunications company among the telecom operators in America for broadband lines, and broadband equipment is Alcatel's strength.

"Song, you understand that cooperation with Alcatel is beneficial to both of us. Alcatel has the most advanced broadband telecommunications equipment in the world. More than 40% of the broadband equipment and infrastructure lines are provided by Alcatel!"

"Lucent?!"

Chigley smiled and shook his head, belittling Alcatel's biggest competitor in America as worthless, and said sarcastically, "It's just a baby that hasn't grown up yet. If it weren't for the Telephone and Telegraph Group, there would be no one at all."

I know how to use Lucent equipment.”

Of course, Lucent is not as unlucky as Chigley said. This year, Lucent squeezed into the world's fifth largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, and its stock price soared after its listing.

But it also depends on who you compare with. Alcatel is now at its peak. Not to mention other things, just in terms of broadband telecommunications equipment and base stations. Looking around the world, no one is Alcatel’s opponent, nor is Cisco.

Opponent, for every ten additional broadband lines in the world, four are built by Alcatel!

Therefore, Alcatel is the most active in promoting broadband lines and equipment. America Telecom is now mainly building broadband lines, and Alcatel naturally does not want to miss this opportunity.

"As for the Telephone and Telegraph Group's agreement," Chigley said with a smile, "I think America Telecom belongs to you Song. Even the Telephone and Telegraph Group can't hinder your decision!"

Obviously, Chigley had done a lot of homework before coming and knew who really controlled America Telecom. Even the Telephone and Telegraph Group could not stop what Song Yangzhen decided.

Song Yang shook his head, "President Chigli, you know, things will not be that simple. America Telecom needs the support of Telephone and Telegraph Group."

Now America Telecom seems to be showing off its teeth, but in fact it is far inferior to WorldCom, Comcast, Verizon and other telecom giants. Song Yang needs the support of Telephone and Telegraph Group for America Telecom.

Moreover, he had just reached an alliance with the Telephone and Telegraph Group. Song Yang did not want to be at war again. He cooperated with the Telephone and Telegraph Group and purchased telecommunications equipment from Lucent. There was no problem. Who knew that Alcatel suddenly appeared.

Song Yang glanced at Marcus, who understood and said, "President Chigli, the Americas Investment Fund is willing to increase the purchase price of the mobile phone business. This is the purpose of our visit today!"

"I'm sorry, America Telecom cooperates with Alcatel. This is one of the conditions for the acquisition!"

Chigli flatly refused, and his meaning was very clear. If you want to buy Alcatel's mobile phone business, you must buy Alcatel's telecommunications equipment and base stations, otherwise the mobile phone business will no longer be sold.

"Song," Chigley said, "this matter is beneficial to both of us. Alcatel can provide the best broadband telecommunications equipment, we can help America Telecom speed up the construction of broadband lines, and you can get Alcatel's mobile phone business!"

"To hell with Lucent, the future of telecommunications belongs to broadband!" Chigley said loudly.

"The Americas Investment Fund acquired Alcatel's mobile phone business for US$80 million, including permanent brand licensing. America Telecom will hand over 35% of its telecommunications equipment, base stations and other infrastructure orders to Alcatel!"

After Chigli, Song Yang suddenly spoke, which made Chigli and Alcatel stunned. Song Yang cut off the purchase price of the Alcatel mobile phone brand again.

35% of America Telecom's telecom equipment orders are given to Alcatel, which is somewhat lower than Chigli's expectations. He was just about to speak, but when he heard Song Yang's words, Chigli's eyes suddenly widened.

"American Telecom will start cooperating with Alcatel in the mobile phone communications business. American Telecom's wireless communication equipment orders in America can be handed over to Alcatel!"

Chigli looked at Song Yang in high spirits, "America Telecom is preparing to enter the mobile phone wireless communication industry?"

Song Yang nodded. This had been determined for a long time. When America Telecom was founded, it had already prepared to be the first to try something new by acquiring Alcatel mobile phones and launching a wireless communication business. At that time, America Telecom would launch another

Money-attracting tool, mobile Internet service!

The acquired Alcatel mobile phone will also be launched, the world's first mobile phone that supports the Internet!

Of course, by the way, mobile phone Internet patents, 2G standards, Internet standards, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth standards, etc., must also be launched together, so that other mobile phone brands can all abide by them, and patent fees must also be collected.

When he heard that America Telecom was going to enter the emerging wireless communications and network markets, Chigley immediately agreed without any thought, "Alcatel is willing to cooperate!"

Alcatel has also been coveting the mobile phone communications market for a long time. If America Telecom is willing to use this market and cooperate with Alcatel, Chigli will naturally not refuse.

As for the fact that American Telecom is limited to the American market and cooperates with Alcatel, Chigli does not pay too much attention to it. At this time, American Telecom's mobile phone communication business has not yet had any influence. In fact, America's domestic and overseas

There is not much difference.

In the mobile phone communications market, cooperating with Alcatel does not violate the agreement with the Telephone and Telegraph Group. After all, the two parties originally discussed the purchase of telecommunications equipment from Lucent in the broadband market, and did not include the mobile phone communications market...

As for America Telecom, it is limited to cooperation with Alcatel in America. Outside of America, if America Telecom's business expands to Asia and Eastern Europe, it will start from an emerging telecommunications equipment manufacturer in Asia, such as Huawei.

It’s not disgusting for a telecommunications company to purchase equipment from Alcatel, after all, there is no provision in the agreement...

Today is not so much a negotiation to acquire the Alcatel mobile phone brand as it is a tie-up between Alcatel and America Telecom.

After the negotiation between Song Yang and Chigli, a long-running telephone conference followed. America Telecom, Alcatel, and Telephone and Telegraph Group were all involved. For Alcatel, who was disrupting the situation, Telephone and Telegraph was naturally full.

As a last resort, Song Yang personally called the Telephone and Telegraph Group, "President Best, if some of America Telecom's telecom equipment orders are handed over to Alcatel, it will not affect Lucent. America Telecom will also enter overseas markets, and Alcatel will be needed."

support!"

In America, Lucent can indeed go sideways. All major telecom operators have to give Lucent some face. But in overseas markets, no one gives Lucent face. Just like in the European market, America Telecom has passed and there is no return.

Requires support from Alcatel.

But Best of the Telephone and Telegraph Group didn't buy Song Yang's rhetoric. With a bit of annoyance, Best said, "Song, you broke the agreement between us. The Telephone and Telegraph Group gave you the broadband business.

I’m not asking you to give your telecommunications equipment orders to Alcatel.”

"Do you know how much trouble this will get me into?"

Best said angrily to Song Yang on the phone that after Lucent became independent from the Telephone and Telegraph Group and went public, its relationship with the Telephone and Telegraph Group was very delicate.

Not to mention that Carly Fiorina, the woman Best hates the most, is also at Lucent. Best knows that this woman has always been obsessed with the position of the head of the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

If Fiorina finds an opportunity, she will definitely stir up trouble. America Telecom will hand over the telecom order to Alcatel, and Lucent will definitely make an attack on Best in the Telephone and Telegraph board of directors.

"President Best, I can guarantee that this matter will not affect you. During this trip to Asia, American Telecom will bring more overseas orders, and..."

"The mobile phone business is very important to us. By the end of next year, the Telephone and Telegraph Group will have to increase the dividend rewards to you, President Best, because of the dramatic increase of hundreds of thousands of users every month!"

Song Yang also drew a big pie for Best, telling her that if the Alcatel mobile phones acquired could develop, then Alcatel in America would only cooperate with the Telephone and Telegraph Group and launch contract phones with the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

The price of contract phones is much lower than that of general-purpose mobile phones, but they can only be inserted into the cards of cooperative telecom operators, and the phone does not truly belong to the user until the phone bill has been paid for one or two years.

Best was also skeptical about Song Yang's explanation, but at this time, all Best could do was accept it. Song Yang had already agreed, and America Telecom's cooperation with Alcatel was already a certainty.

Best can only hope that, as Song Yang said, the Alcatel mobile phones after the acquisition can be revived in Song Yang's hands and bring a large wave of mobile phone users to the Telephone and Telegraph Group, otherwise Best's life in Telephone and Telegraph will not be easy.

Already.

"Song, I hope this is the last time. I don't hope there will be another time. Next time, it won't be me calling!"

After hanging up the phone, Best sat on a chair for a long time. She knew that Song Yang would not be at peace, but she didn't expect that it wouldn't be long before things started to happen.

Best only hopes that Song Yang's trouble-making ability in the telecommunications industry can be as good as that of the Internet, allowing America Telecom to take off on the spot, otherwise she will be the unlucky one!

In the evening, a huge business plane was parked at the San Jose Airport. When Song Yang and Gallo arrived at the airport, Greco, representatives of ICQ Erin and Wesley, Double Click's Whitman, and Fei Tashe

Qing, Robert Egger of America Telecom, Omidyar of eBay and many others have already arrived.

That's not all. This trip to Asia is huge. Song Yang brought the heads of the major businesses in his hands and went outside Asia together. At that time, there will also be Martin Solo from WPP Group and Arkadi from Yeadex.
Chapter completed!