Related to the Economics in Practice on Page 309: in the Case

question 42

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on page 309: In the case of AT&T's potential merger with T-Mobile, the FCC and the DOJ ruled that

• A) the case had no standing in a U.S. court since T-Mobile is a German company.
• B) the merger could not proceed due to concerns over increased concentration on prices in the wireless communications industry.
• C) the merger would ultimately benefit the public and could therefore proceed.
• D) AT&T was already too concentrated and therefore needed to be divided into several smaller companies.

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