If the deal is cleared, it will hardly be a victory for the FCC's aim of increasing competition in the US mobile broadband world, instead reinforcing the risks of the market becoming a virtual duopoly."
AT&T buys T-Mobile USA in shock $39bn deal.
"AT&T is to buy T-Mobile USA for $39bn in a shock deal. In all the whirl of speculation about TMo's future over the past months, it was assumed it would tie up with Sprint, Clearwire, LightSquared or any combination of those. Instead, all those potential partners will be left disappointed as the two main GSM/HSPA carriers join forces.
