The Truth Could Kill the AT&T T-Mobile Deal → Re: Money > Truth

I don't see it being stopped either. There may be significant conditions and a long process for approval, but I do think it will happen.

I agree.

The FCC would have to invest too many resources in stopping it this time. The fed can't afford that sort of effort right now with all of it's tentacles extended the world throughout on wars right now.

Besides our current oligarchy is run by the corporations that are feeding it now anyway. They'd simply be stepping on their wang to do otherwise.

it's not the FCC's money that ATT's money needs to block.

it's the other corp's money, sprint/TWC whatever.

if ATT only spends the same amount of money that all the other corporations against this spend, it will lose.

I don't know why TWC would care at all as it doesn't affect them one way or another. I think only cell providers would care.

I don't think Verizon could care less, since the acquisition wouldn't really hurt them and might even benefit them. Also if Verizon decides it wants to purchase Sprint, then lobbying against the AT&T/T-Mobile merger will come back to bite them.

That leaves Sprint which doesn't have the capital to outspend AT&T.