Free Press Statement on Court Decision to Stay AT&T/T-Mobile Case

WASHINGTON – On Monday, AT&T and the Department of Justice jointly requested to stay further court proceedings on the AT&T-T-Mobile merger, which was granted by the court.

Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner made the following statement:

"The court was rightly skeptical about AT&T’s procedural games, and now it appears that AT&T is finally beginning to see the obvious -- this deal is dead, and nothing can save it. The best thing for AT&T,T-Mobile and all consumers is for this merger to be tossed in the dustbin of history where it belongs."

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The bill would close a legal loophole and ensure that law enforcement and intelligence agencies can’t do an end-run around the Constitution.
Hundreds of Groups Urge Congress to Extend Funding for Essential Broadband-Affordability Program That Serves Tens of Millions of U.S. Households

If Congress doesn’t act, in a matter of days the internet bills for one out of every six homes in the country will go up.
House Votes to Extend Government Spying Authority, Violating the Privacy Rights of Everyone in the United States and Americans Abroad

No government entity should have such oppressive surveillance powers.

Free Press Action Praises House Passage of Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act, Which Would Limit Authorities from Buying Away Americans' Privacy Rights

Hundreds of Groups Urge Congress to Extend Funding for Essential Broadband-Affordability Program That Serves Tens of Millions of U.S. Households

House Votes to Extend Government Spying Authority, Violating the Privacy Rights of Everyone in the United States and Americans Abroad