Throw Your Smartphone Down the Rabbit Hole

[Commentary] Do you believe in fairy tales? AT&T wants you to.

The phone giant is trying to make everyone believe that its takeover of T-Mobile would be good for jobs, innovation and the economy, while saving you hundreds of dollars on your smartphone. The opposite is true. But that didn't stop AT&T from making these claims in a 381-page FCC filing that was so filled with half-truths and fantasies that the Los Angeles Times said it came from Alice in Wonderland. "The wireless marketplace will be more competitive," AT&T claims in the filing.

For those keeping score, the phone company is actually saying that consumers will gain more choice among mobile phone carriers by subtracting T-Mobile from your options. So should it be left to Washington and one exceedingly powerful company to decide the fate of our communications? If Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice hear from enough people like you and me, they can muster the courage to ask the right questions of AT&T.