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[ NNSquad ] AT&T wants to woo and fight to save T-Mobile deal
AT&T wants to woo and fight to save T-Mobile deal
http://j.mp/r78C4h (New York Times)
"The surprise lawsuit has also left many on Wall Street wondering what
became of AT&T's vaunted lobbying operation. Already one of the top
five corporate spenders in the country over the last five years,
according to the Center for Responsive Politics, AT&T raised its
spending even further in the first half of 2011.
According to Senate records cited by Bloomberg news, AT&T spent nearly
$12 million on lobbying efforts in the first half of this year, up 30
percent from a year earlier. The Center for Responsive Politics said
that AT&T also gave more money to federal candidates this year than
any other corporation.
But relatively few members of Congress objected loudly when the
government announced its lawsuit.
...
In those meetings, "AT&T was just refusing to accept the idea that
the government might say no to them," said one person who attended
several of the meetings, but who spoke on the condition of
anonymity because the meetings were confidential."
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