In short, AT&T had an earnings report today and had a few statements regarding the process of the merger. Wayne Watts, of AT&T, told those listening in that they are still confident that the merger will be approved by the FCC and DOJ in the first quarter of 2012. Specifically, AT&T “remain[s] confident that [they] can satisfy the FCC and DOJ.” So … [read full article]
Well that was fast. Not long after Senator Kohl spoke against the merger T-Mobile issues an open letter in response. With a shake of their head and wag of their finger, T-Mobile says they are disappointed and disagree with his analysis. Here is the entire response: “We are disappointed to learn of the position taken by Sen. Kohl … [read full article]
This saga just won’t end, and frankly I’m kind of sick of it. Anyways, Verizon’s COO Lowell McAdam came out saying that he believes the merger will go through, mostly because “AT&T needs the spectrum and is motivated enough to [acquire T-Mobile], and will agree with what the government will want.” So essentially, he thinks that it will go … [read full article]
Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the US Senate Antitrust Subcommittee has written the FCC urging them to block the proposed AT&T buyout of T-Mobile stating that the buyout “would likely cause substantial harm to competition and consumers would be contrary to antitrust law and not in the public interest, and therefore should be blocked … [read full article]
Our friends at Free Press are back again with more anti-AT&T/T-Mobile takeover messages and this time they’ve got video. Not just one video but four videos mocking the current T-Mobile ad campaign and they are quite funny. In fact I’ll just stop this post … [read full article]
In a letter to the FCC a number of consumer activist and watchdog groups requested that public hearings be held across the country to “hear from the people who could be most affected by the merger.” Groups including Consumers Union and Public Knowledge (we love them) sent the letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski … [read full article]
Tucked away in Sprint’s “White Room” CEO Dan Hesse is mapping out his plan to “nuke” the AT&T takeover of T-Mobile. With red, blue and green ink as his weapons Hesse is laying out his tactics for stopping the merger which include both personal and corporate resources. “Clearly, purely, we want to win and block the merger,” said Hesse, during an … [read full article]
After yesterdays statement via their company blog AT&T followed through on their promise to file a public statement supporting their AT&T takeover with the FCC. The filing once again drives home the belief that this transaction gives AT&T … [read full article]
Oh Cricket Wireless, you so funny playing off the Terminator movie line. So inventive of you. This ad found by one of our astute @TmoNews Twitter followers comes on the heels of a large number of you seeing a similar message coming across in a new Cricket Wireless television commercial proclaiming T-Mobile dead. I’ve tried to locate the commercial online but have … [read full article]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzIBZQkj6SY[/youtube] Once again our overseas brethren prove that their marketing creativity knows no bounds with a real life Angry Birds demonstration in Barcelona. This was set up on May 11th and it’s been making the internet rounds ever since and by popular demand we’re finally getting it posted. So enjoy the 1:41 of pure Angry Birds fun and try to remember that while we in America never get to … [read full article]
