For Immediate Release
(202) 224-5653
Statement of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl on AT&T;’s purchase of T-Mobile USA
3/20/11
"Consumers have borne the brunt of the increasingly concentrated market for mobile phone service. The explosion of cell phone usage - especially smart phones - makes competition in this market more important than ever as a check on prices, consumer choice, and service. That's why the Antitrust Subcommittee will take a close look at what this loss of competition will mean for people who increasingly rely on wireless phone service to connect to friends, family and the Internet."