The Proposed AT&T T-Mobile Merger - Would It Create a Virtuous Cycle or a Vicious Cycle

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CRS Report for Congress  Prepar ed for Members and Committees o f Congress The Proposed AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Would It Create a Virtuous Cycle or a Vicious Cycle? Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in T elecommunications Policy September 2, 2011 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R41813 . c11173008 

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