Consumers give FCC an earful on AT&T bid to buy T-Mobile

In less than three weeks since the Federal Communications Commission began taking comments on AT&T’s bid to buy T-Mobile, nearly 3,000 have rolled in — mostly from consumers asking the agency to reject the deal. A look at the docket for the $39 billion proposed union shows few lawmakers weighing in on the merger. In contrast, Comcast’s deal to merge with NBC Universal drew early support and opposition from dozens of lawmakers and state regulators. Instead, many of the comments appeared to come from existing T-Mobile subscribers.