United States: Opposition to sale of Deutsche Telekom subsidiary AT & t

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The multi-billion sale of the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile United States to the American mobile phone rivals AT & T gets into slowed down. The United States Senate sets stumbling blocks Kohl this herb in the way. That is a member of the competition Committee of the U.S. Senate has called the competent Netzregulierer of the FCC, as well as the competent Ministry of Justice, to prohibit the transaction.

His reason for change: The mobile market in the United States is currently dominated by four major market participants. The sale would mean that there would be only three. This harms consumers wrote Kohl on the antitrust authorities. Prices and the service take off. Kohl is not alone. In several US States, as well as in Washington formed the opposition.

Deutsche Telekom had made known its intention in March, to sell its ailing US mobile phone subsidiary T-Mobile United States on AT & T for $ 39 billion. On the other hand, the Duesseldorf wanted to participate in the US group. A smaller operators, Sprint Nextel, now fears for its existence, as one of the other major mobile network operators is a further large telecom share: Virzon.