AT&T already pitching T-Mobile deal to FCC

Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann and AT&T's Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson met with Federal Communications Commission members Robert McDowell, Michael Copps and Meredith Attwell Baker on March 23.

The telecom executives made an initial pitch for regulatory approval of the deal, according to a source close to the situation. Apparently, the CEOs came with some of their staff and appeared confident as if they were trying to create an air of inevitably. The US telecom giant plans to file its formal application for merger approval from the agency within roughly 30 days.