FCC Official: AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Will Have "Steep Climb"
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What’s really being tested here is not whether or not this merger is bad for the industry or the consumers (that’s really not even slightly in doubt), but if government agencies actually do more than rubber stamp receipts from corporations as they get their way after a dog and pony show for the public.
AT&T has clearly known from the start that its plans to gobble up T-Mobile aren't going to be a walk in the park. In fact, when the company first made its announcement, it peppered in a number of statements aimed at preemptively curbing the inevitable antitrust concerns.
The U.S. wireless industry is one of the most fiercely competitive markets in the world and will remain so after this deal. The U.S. is one of the few countries in the world where a large majority of consumers can choose from five or more wireless providers in their local market.