Cingular and AT&T Wireless recently announced plans to merge, resulting in a bigger, more reliable network for customers. Not long after, Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America filed a petition to block the merger. Once again, so-called consumer groups are opposing market developments that help consumers. The push comes in an area that, until recently, was largely left alone by regulators and special interest groups. And the results of that “hands off” policy speak for themselves.
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Posted by: Sonia Arrison May 21, 2004 06:57 AMCingular and AT&T Wireless recently announced plans to merge, resulting in a bigger, more reliable network for customers. Not long after, Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America filed a petition to block the merger. Once again, so-called consumer groups are opposing market developments that help consumers. The push comes in an area that, until recently, was largely left alone by regulators and special interest groups. And the results of that “hands off” policy speak for themselves.