The FCC deserves applause for releasing its preliminary report on the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile buyout.

AT&T retracted its merger application when it became clear that the FCC was not going to approve in the hopes of keeping this report buried. With the Justice Department preparing to fight the merger in court, AT&T clearly wanted to keep any potentially negative evidence out of sight. The public's right to know is far more important than any corporation's right to privacy. If we had this sort of transparency from all government departments over the past decade, America might be in a much better place right now.

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TechCrunch | Even After Withdrawing Its Application, AT&T Hits Another Huge Hurdle In T-Mo Deal
In the wake of withdrawing its application to acquire T-Mobile, AT&T has hit yet another obstacle otherwise known as the FCC. See, before AT&T pulled its application, the FCC had big plans to …

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