Public Knowledge Files Petition to Deny in AT&T/DirecTV Merger

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Public Knowledge and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance filed a Petition to Deny in the Federal Communications Commission's AT&T/DirecTV merger proceeding.

This merger could cause public interest harms in a number of ways. Among other things, it would increase AT&T's incentive to push customers away from wired connections onto wireless ones that might not suit their needs, reduce the number of pay TV options customers have in U-Verse territories, and increase AT&T's incentive to discriminate against online video. The Commission cannot approve this merger unless it is satisfied that it can eliminate these harms, and unless it is satisfied it can verify and enforce any promises of broadband deployment. The most straightforward way for the FCC to protect TV viewers and internet users from the harm this merger would cause would be to block it.


Public Knowledge Files Petition to Deny in AT&T/DirecTV Merger