Opponents of AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile filed last-minute petitions to federal regulators Tuesday in hopes of blocking the $39 billion mega-deal. But they are going up against a deep-pocketed telecom giant that’s just getting started on its own campaign to influence the decision. Sprint Nextel, Leap Wireless, rural carriers and consumer advocacy groups told the Federal Communications Commission that the proposed merger would hurt the companies’ chances of survival and remove T-Mobile as a low-cost alternative to Verizon and AT&T, the nation’s biggest carriers. Read full article >>
At&t Ramps Up Lobby For Proposed T-mobile Merger
Cecilia Kang, Washington Post
Tue, 05/31/2011 - 5:37pm
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