Media Minutes: September 2, 2011
Series: Media Minutes
From: Stevie Converse Candace Clement
Length: 00:05:00
The Justice Department delivered good news to consumers when it filed suit to block the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. A coalition of public interest and digital rights groups asked the FCC to declare that the Bay Area Rapid Transit system violated federal law when it shut down its cellphone service. And coverage of presidential candidate Ron Paul seems to be missing in the media, as the mainstream media uses its power to weed out candidates.
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The Justice Department delivered good news to consumers when it filed suit to block the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. A coalition of public interest and digital rights groups asked the FCC to declare that the Bay Area Rapid Transit system violated federal law when it shut down its cellphone service. And coverage of presidential candidate Ron Paul seems to be missing in the media, as the mainstream media uses its power to weed out candidates.
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Media Minutes
Show Date: 9-2-11
Producers: Stevie Converse, Megan Tady &
Candace Clement
TRANSCRIPT
Justice Department Files Suit to Block Anti-Competitive AT&T Merger
The Justice Department delivered good news to consumers on Wednesday when it filed suit to block the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. Public interest groups applauded the move and are encouraged by the DoJ’s willingness to resist AT&T’s extensive lobbying efforts and review the evidence. Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen said the decision was reached after an “exhaustive investigation.”
Sharis Pozen: Unless this merger is blocked, competition and innovation in the mobile wireless market in the form of low prices, innovative wireless handsets, operating systems and calling plans will be diminished. And consumers will suffer.
AT&T says it will fight the suit in court. The Federal Communicati...
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