Heath Shuler: Carrying AT&T's water

[MystifyingVol]

Full story at the link: 15 U.S. Reps Sign Letter Demanding Obama Support ATandT, T-Mobile Deal - Mobile and Wireless - News & Reviews - eWeek.com

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) sent a letter with 14 Congressional co-signers to President Barack Obama Sept. 15 demanding that he order regulators to settle the antitrust lawsuit that seeks to prevent the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.

The letter, drawn completely from AT&T’s playbook, parrots the claims that the merger would create jobs and expand high-speed wireless Internet access. Notably, AT&T was one of Shuler’s top five contributors during the last two election cycles, donating at least $27,000 to Shuler’s private political action committee (PAC), “3rd and Long,” according to contribution reporting service, OpenSecrets.org.

 

[OrangeYankee]

This is one thing I do agree with the Administration on. This deal is not good for consumers. We need MORE competition not less. If it comes down to only Verizon and AT and T we are screwed. And when is Washington going to realize that when a Telco promises expansion of internet they are lying?