Intelsat Puts Itself Back on the Auction Block

Combining the consumer businesses with the world’s largest commercial satellite operator could raise significant antitrust issues, analysts said. “Of course this has regulatory red lights all over it,” said Marco Caceres, an analyst with the Teal Group, a Fairfax market-research firm. “Now you’re talking about companies basically having a monopoly within satellite broadcasting, making it really tough for newcomers to compete.”