The U.S. Department of Justice received the support of seven state attorneys general Friday in its opposition to the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. The merger, announced in March and now facing an antitrust lawsuit from the DoJ, would combine the second and fourth largest wireless providers in the nation. It’s a move that AT&T claims would increase capacity to expand its 4G LTE technology and create jobs. Opponents such as consumer advocacy groups and other wireless providers like Sprint, however, are vehemently opposed to the merger.
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States' Support for DoJ Suit Could Tilt Scale Against AT&T
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani September 19, 2011 10:45 AMThe U.S. Department of Justice received the support of seven state attorneys general Friday in its opposition to the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. The merger, announced in March and now facing an antitrust lawsuit from the DoJ, would combine the second and fourth largest wireless providers in the nation. It’s a move that AT&T claims would increase capacity to expand its 4G LTE technology and create jobs. Opponents such as consumer advocacy groups and other wireless providers like Sprint, however, are vehemently opposed to the merger.