I think this deal is D-E-A-D. Obama’s 180 on net neutrality indicates they are planning to ride a wave of consumerist populism in ‘16. This merger would not compute.
If the NSA wants the deal to go through, it goes through.
The complaint was filed by the Minority Cellular Partners Coalition, a group of more than 90 former AT&T business partners who have teamed up to block the merger. In December, the coalition hired K Street powerhouse Podesta Group to lobby on its behalf.
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