In his letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Chairman Kohl of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights writes: ...I have concluded that this acquisition, if permitted [...]
By Ed Black, CEO of Computer & Communications Industry Association ...The mega-merger between AT&T and T-mobile and the IBM mainframe investigation are two major cases before the DOJ that demand action. The unchecked reemergence of [...]
The financial consequences of the AT&T/T-Mobile transaction and AT&T's proven financial priorities will lead to exactly the opposite outcomes from the benefits AT&T claims it will generate. AT&T's well financed public relations and lobbying campaign [...]
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG) filed its reply responding to AT&T’s opposition to RTG’s petition to deny the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger. Since it first announced to the world on March [...]
RTG is surprised by the lack of effort AT&T put forth in its Opposition to defend its service record in rural America. The acquisition of T-Mobile will not give AT&T more reach into rural America [...]
AT&T has recently launched a campaign to acquire radio licenses, the two most visible are AT&T’s application to acquire 700 MHz licenses from Qualcomm and its separate application to acquire spectrum from T-Mobile. Because of [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG) filed a Petition to Deny the AT&T/T-Mobile merger this evening pointing out that this merger will harm competition, stifle innovation and result in tens of thousands [...]
“Today’s hearing has clearly illustrated how difficult it will be for DOJ and the FCC to approve the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. While approval of the merger might help the short term business interests of AT&T and [...]
“We applaud Representative Conyers for announcing today his opposition to the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile which would increase prices, limit choice, decrease quality and stifle innovation. As I have said before, November 4, 2008, [...]
Click here for the latest edition of The Takeover Times. In this issue: Our View: AT&T, T-Mobile pose problems; Editorial; USA Today AT&T's T-Mobile Deal May Hurt Competition, Senators Say; Bloomberg In AT&T and T-Mobile [...]