AT&T Withdraws T-Mobile Deal Application at FCC - Uses Thanksgiving Distraction to Minimize PR Hit

dslreports.com | Nov. 24, 2011 (Opinion)

Hoping that the tryptophan roar of the Thansgiving holiday would take the public relations sting out of the move, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom this morning announced that the company would be withrawding their application at the FCC to acquire T-Mobile. The Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jack Powers - Nov 24, 2011 - 3:39 PM PST
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Edited by: Jack Powers - Nov 24, 2011 - 3:40 PM PST

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 by Jack Powers - Nov. 24, 2011

"AT&T's problems all stem from the fact that their repeated claims of deal benefits have been simply too unbelievable to swallow, even for factually-challenged politicians with often mindless loyalty to their wealthiest constituents."

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 by Randy Morrow - Nov. 26, 2011

AT&T lobbyists have been using every sleazy trick in the lobbying book to try and convince the public, media, and regulators that the deal would create jobs, expand ... More »

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