Proposed merger of AT&T and DIRECTV : hearing before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 24, 2014.

The AT&T/DIRECTV merger : the impact on competition and consumers in the video market and beyond : hearing before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 24, 2014.

The AT&T/DIRECTV merger : the impact on competition and consumers in the video market and beyond : hearing before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 24, 2014.

Mergers and Acquisitions: Cases, Materials, and Problems

AT&T has announced an agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA (T-Mobile) from Deutsche Telekom for $25 billion in cash and $14 billion in AT&T stock, subject to the approval of the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) and the Fed. Communications Comm. (FCC). Post-merger, Deutsche Telekom would own approx. 8% of AT&T's stock. AT&T is the second-largest mobile wireless service provider in the U.S.; T-Mobile is the fourth-largest. The combined company would be the largest mobile wireless service provider. Contents of this report: (1) Overview; (2) AT&T's Showing That the Proposed Merger Would Create a Virtuous Cycle and Be in the Public Interest; (3) The Critics: Why the Proposed Merger Would Harm Competition and Consumers; (4) Economic Considerations Relating to Potential Market Power in Mobile Wireless: Spectrum; Network Infrastructure Facilities; Backhaul Facilities; Mobile Wireless Handsets; (5) Does the Proposed Merger Represent a Return to the Old Bell Monopoly?; (6) The DOJ and FCC Review. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.