Addressing a packed courtroom that included the chief executives of AT&T and Time Warner, Justice attorney Craig Conrath cited economic analyses, industry witnesses and AT&T's own statements to support the government's case opposing the tie-up.
T-Mobile and Sprint, the nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers, announced a nearly $27 billion merger deal on Sunday that could dramatically reshape the telecom industry while testing the appetites of consumers and regulators alike for further corporate consolidation.
The companies would have to convince antitrust regulators that a deal eliminating a competitor is good for consumers.
The Department of Justice is investigating potential efforts by AT&T and Verizon to hamstring a technology that could someday make it easier for consumers to seamlessly switch their wireless carriers, according to two sources familiar with the matter.





