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FCC Chairman Genachowski counters AT&T critique of failed T-Mobile merger

By  |  May 9, 2012

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski defended the agency’s opposition to the AT&T-T-Mobile merger at the CTIA annual wireless industry conference in New Orleans. Genachowski addressed AT&T’s suggestion that the decision caused higher prices for customers and resulted in an inefficient use of wireless spectrum. He denied that the outcome led to a spectrum shortage, as “the overall amount of spectrum has not changed.” Genachowski continued, “The notion that competition drives spectrum inefficiency is at odds with our history of mobile.”

Genachowski also said that the FCC will continue its plan to allow spectrum sharing between the government and commercial wireless operators.

Full content: Reuters

Related content: AT&T/T-Mobile: Does Efficiency Really Count? (Howard Chang, Global Economics Group; David Evans, Global Economics Group; Richard Schmalensee, MIT Sloan, Global Economics Group)

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