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    What Does AT&T / T-Mobile Merger Mean for Your Cell Service?

    AT&T has purchased T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39 billion. It if gets regulatory approval, the merger will create the biggest wireless carrier left in the US.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    AT&T has purchased T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39 billion. It if gets regulatory approval, the merger will create the biggest wireless carrier left in the US. The combination of AT&T and T-Mobile will have 130 million customers in the US, a third more than Verizon and more than twice as many as Sprint Nextel, the only two others left. Parul Desai, policy counsel for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, considers the consequences for consumers.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

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      Sonya Geis

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      Parul Desai

      Consumers Union

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