Saturday August 13, 2011

AT&T Letter Damages Case for T-Mobile Acquisition

A leaked letter from the FCC originally from AT&T could be a serious deterrent in the quest to acquire rival T-Mobile. The letter indicates that the acquisition is not one of need, but more in-line with eliminating the competition.

This seems contradictory because purchasing T-Mobile to add that extra 17 percent would cost 10 times more than if they simply built out their network without the merger.

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