Not surprisingly, the application of AT&T and Deutsche Telekom AG (DT) seeking Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval to the transfer control of the licenses and authorizations of T-Mobile to AT&T (News - Alert) for roughly $39 billion has drawn considerable contributions from interested parties as it works its way through the Commission’s comment processes.
Announcing submission of what can best be called “concerned” comments on June 20 was COMPTEL, a leading industry association representing competitive communications service providers and their supplier partners.
Replying to AT&T’s promotion of the deal, in a press release COMPTEL said its comments “pointed out a number of inconsistencies of AT&T’s claims when compared to market realities.” These comments included... Read More
