Today, the Department of Justice took action to block AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile. Benjamin Lennett, Policy Director, New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative issued the following statement:

“OTI commends the Department of Justice for siding with public interest and consumer groups and moving to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. The deal will inevitably lead to higher prices and less choice for consumers while costing thousands of jobs at a time when the nation's economy can least afford it.

"No amount of funny math and last minute, hollow jobs promises from AT&T can obscure the basic fact that this deal would create an unprecedented level of market consolidation and harm consumers and innovation. We encourage the FCC to follow DOJ's lead and reject the merger."

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