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Thursday, September 22, 2011

AT&T Gave $963,275 to U.S. Lawmakers Urging Approval of T-Mobile USA Deal

Representative Pete Olson and 99 fellow House Republicans signed a letter yesterday urging the Obama administration to resolve a government lawsuit and let AT&T Inc. (T) buy T-Mobile USA Inc.

All but one of the 100 lawmakers has received political donations from AT&T employees since 2009, according to a Bloomberg review of campaign finance records. The letter signers took in $963,275, Art Brodsky, a spokesman for Washington-based advocacy group Public Knowledge, said in an e-mail.

“AT&T’s congressional support for its takeover of T-Mobile comes at a price,” Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, a merger opponent, said in an e-mailed statement.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

in the real world (not in politics), thats referred to as a "bribe". say it with me now..."bbriiiiibe". very good!