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A Bad Deal: What Consumers are Saying about the Proposed AT&T/T Mobile Merger
Consumers Union has received thousands of comments from consumers like you who are concerned about the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger currently under consideration by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and want to have their voices heard. Take a look at what current customers have to say, and share your comment about the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, T-Mobile
Tell the FCC to Reject AT&T’s Purchase of T-Mobile
The fight to stop the AT&T and T-Mobile merger isn’t over. If you haven’t submitted a comment you can still join the thousands of consumers who have spoken out urging the FCC to protect consumers and deny the request for a merger. This is a bad deal for consumers, but it can only go through Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, Droid, early termination fees, Federal Communications Commission, T-Mobile, wireless
Consumers Union to Testify Against AT&T/T-Mobile Merger at House Hearing
Consumers Union to Testify Against AT&T/T-Mobile Merger at House Hearing Merger would have negative impact on prices, choice, and innovation, CU says Thursday, May 26, 2011 Contact: David Butler or Kara Kelber, 202-462-6262 dbutler@consumer.org or kkelber@consumer.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Parul P. Desai, policy counsel for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, will testify Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, early termination fees, iPhone, Regulation, wireless
AT&T Systematically Overcharges for Data, According to Lawsuit
An NBC news report about a lawsuit brought against AT&T Mobility over alleged, systematic overbilling on iPhones and iPads points up yet again the need for careful government scrutiny and rejection of that company’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile. It also drives home the need for the Federal Communications Commission to expeditiously put in place proposed Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, Internet, iPhone, truth in billing, wireless
Congress to Hold First Hearing on Proposed AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first Congressional hearing on AT&T’s proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile this week. Consumers Union, the publisher of this blog, is strongly opposed to this deal, which would create the country’s largest wireless company. Together with Verizon, the other big national player in wireless, AT&T/T-Mobile would control nearly Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, early termination fees, Regulation, wireless
AT&T and T-Mobile File Merger Documents With FCC
AT&T and T-Mobile have filed their initial round of documents about their proposed merger. For your convenience, we have posted a PDF of it here. Please be aware that it totals 381 pages.
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, Congress, Consumer, Federal Communications Commission, iPhone, T-Mobile, wireless
AT&T Files with FCC for T-Mobile Acquisition: Consumers Union Statement
NEWS RELEASE Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Thursday, April 21, 2011 Contact: David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 AT&T Files with FCC for T-Mobile Acquisition: Consumers Union Statement WASHINGTON, D.C. – AT&T filed its acquisition proposal with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today, marking the official start of the review process. Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, Federal Communications Commission, Regulation, wireless
New Poll Shows Cell Phone Owners Believe Government Should Address Cell Phone Interoperability Rules
NEWS RELEASE Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Monday, April 18, 2011 Contact: David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 New Poll Shows Cell Phone Owners Believe Government Should Address Cell Phone Interoperability Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. – A nationwide poll by Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, found that nearly Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, Regulation, wireless
AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Tips the Scales against Consumers, Says New Ad from Consumers Union
NEWS RELEASE Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Thursday, April 14, 2011 Contact: David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Tips the Scales against Consumers, Says New Ad from Consumers Union WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress prepares to hold a hearing on the AT&T/T-Mobile deal next month, Consumers Union unveiled a Continue Reading
Categories: Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, Bill Shock, Broadband, competition, Consumer, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, Regulation, wireless
Consumers Union Warns Congress that AT&T/ T-Mobile Merger means Higher Prices, Less Satisfied Customers
News Release Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Consumers Union Warns Congress that AT&T/ T-Mobile Merger means Higher Prices, Less Satisfied Customers WASHINGTON – Recent surveys show wireless consumers who choose T-Mobile have access to lower priced plans and are more satisfied with their service than AT&T customers, according Continue Reading
Categories: Cable & Satellite, Internet, Phone
Tags: AT&T, Broadband, competition, Congress, Consumer, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, ISP, Regulation, wireless