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  • Seven Attorneys General Join Lawsuit Against AT&T

    September 16, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- On Friday seven state attorneys general joined the Department of Justice lawsuit to block the AT&T–T-Mobile merger. Attorneys general from New York, Washington, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania, representing more than one-third of the American population, signed on.

    Free Press President Craig Aaron made the following statement:

  • Free Press Action Fund: Shuler Letter Repeats AT&T's Falsehoods

    September 15, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- Today Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging the president to seek a settlement to the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit to block the $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.

  • New Jobs Study Confirms AT&T–T-Mobile Merger Would Put Thousands on the Unemployment Line

    September 1, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block the AT&T–T-Mobile merger, Charles River Associates today released a study of the impact the merger would have on jobs. The study confirmed Free Press’ assertion that combining AT&T and T-Mobile would kill thousands of American jobs.

  • Free Press Applauds Justice Department for Blocking Anti-Competitive AT&T–T-Mobile Merger

    August 31, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- Today the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in federal court to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. In announcing the suit, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen said, "Anyway you look at it, this deal is anti-competitive."

  • FCC Restarts Merger Shot Clock

    August 26, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission restarted its shot clock for the AT&T–T-Mobile merger review. The announcement follows the submission of AT&T’s fourth and final revision of its economic models on which it is basing its case for the T-Mobile acquisition.

    Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner made the following statement:

  • Free Press Action Fund to Congress: AT&T Is Misleading You

    August 18, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, Free Press sent a letter to members of Congress asking them to review new information about the real motives behind AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile and reconsider their earlier expression of support for the merger.

  • Only If You're AT&T Does 1 + 1 = 3

    August 12, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- The case for AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile continues to unravel as new facts come to light. A Stifel Nicolaus poll of telecom analysts released Thursday gave the deal only a 49.5 percent chance of being approved.

  • Free Press Praises FCC Decision to Combine Transaction Reviews

    August 9, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- Late Monday, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it would combine its reviews of AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile and AT&T's acquisition of spectrum licenses from Qualcomm.

  • State Attorneys General Fail to Investigate AT&T's Spin

    July 27, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- Late Wednesday, 11 state attorneys general asked the Department of Justice and the FCC to approve AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile USA with conditions necessary to protect competition and safeguard the public interest.

  • AT&T's New Models Do Nothing to Improve Same Old Deal

    July 26, 2011

    WASHINGTON -- On Monday, AT&T submitted "new models," requested by the Federal Communications Commission, intended to bolster arguments for its acquisition of T-Mobile. The deal would eliminate one of four remaining nationwide carriers and further squeeze an already highly concentrated market.

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