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WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Free Press responded to reports that Sprint, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier, would begin capping its “tethering” plans which allow subscribers to use their phones as mobile hotspots. The plans come with a 5 gigabyte data limit, and a new $0.05 charge per megabyte over the cap — which adds up to $50 per extra gigabyte.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President Obama touting the now-disproven claims that the AT&T/T-Mobile merger would create jobs.

WASHINGTON — On Friday seven state attorneys general joined the Department of Justice lawsuit to block the AT&T-Mobile merger.

In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of the Citadel-Cumulus merger, Free Press Policy Counsel Corie Wright made the following statement.

WASHINGTON — Today Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging the president to seek a settlement to the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit to block the $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.

WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block the AT&T–T-Mobile merger, Charles River Associates today released a study of the impact the merger would have on jobs. The study confirmed Free Press’ assertion that combining AT&T and T-Mobile would kill thousands of American jobs.

WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in federal court to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. In announcing the suit, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen said, “Anyway you look at it, this deal is anti-competitive.”

WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission restarted its shot clock for the AT&T–T-Mobile merger review. The announcement follows the submission of AT&T’s fourth and final revision of its economic models on which it is basing its case for the T-Mobile acquisition.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, AT&T confirmed it would no longer offer 1,000 text messages for $10 per month, leaving customers to choose between paying 20 cents per message or $20 per month for unlimited texts. This is the second time this year the company has eliminated lower-cost options, having removed the $5-for-200 text plan in January.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Free Press sent a letter to members of Congress asking them to review new information about the real motives behind AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile and reconsider their earlier expression of support for the merger.