New York Opposes AT&T/T-Mobile

The Public Service Commission of the State of New York has filed a Petition to Deny AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile.

In this case, both the market concentration and spectrum aggregation screening tools indicate the proposed merger may have anticompetitive impacts, and that these anticompetitive impacts will be felt, in particular, in New York State. More significantly, the proposed merger will materially increase the level of market concentration in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Therefore, the Federal Communications Commission should carefully scrutinize the potential impacts of the proposed merger on New York State's wireless voice and broadband markets. The PSC also urges the FCC to allow additional process, including opportunities for further review and comment, as the FCC moves forward in its review. This is particularly important in states, such as New York, where anticompetitive impacts would be felt disproportionately. The New York State Public Service Commission is continuing its review of this proposed merger, and more work must be done to evaluate potential adverse impacts and, where necessary, eliminate or mitigate such impacts.