Federal Communications Commission
Bill shock: FCC reports progress
Consumers Union says alerts help wireless customers avoid costly surprises
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Tags: Bill Shock, Federal Communications Commission
FCC Approves Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal: Consumers Union Statement
CU: It is time to bring competition back to the market, rather than limiting competition
Categories: Cable & Satellite
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, verizon
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
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
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Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, Federal Communications Commission, 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
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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
HearUsNow.org Will be Live Blogging from NCMR
HearUsNow.org is heading up to Boston this weekend and will be live blogging from the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform. If you can’t be there, we hope you will follow the action on our blog. We will be focusing on a panel we are co-sponsoring on Saturday morning titled “Mobile Voices, Mobile Justice: A Continue Reading
Categories: Cable & Satellite, Internet, Phone, TV & Radio, Uncategorized
Tags: Broadband, competition, Consumer, Digital Divide, early termination fees, Federal Communications Commission, High Speed Internet, Internet, ISP, Network Neutrality, wireless
The Facts About AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
From a consumer standpoint, it’s hard to see much of anything to like about AT&T’s proposed purchase of T-Mobile. The $39 billion mega merger would create the country’s largest wireless company, which along with Verizon – the other big national player in wireless – would control nearly 80 percent of the U.S. marketplace. Consumers Union Continue Reading
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Tags: AT&T, competition, Consumer, Droid, early termination fees, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, iPhone, Regulation, truth in billing, verizon, wireless
Consumers Union Urges Congress to Examine AT&T / T-Mobile
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2011 – Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, urged Congress to scrutinize AT&T’s proposal to purchase T-Mobile. In a letter sent to key House and Senate lawmakers on Wednesday, the organization warned that implications of the proposed merger could negatively impact consumers and further stifle competition in the wireless market. Continue Reading
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Tags: AT&T, competition, Congress, Consumer, early termination fees, Federal Communications Commission, Regulation, wireless