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Dear Friend,
Your representative, Rep. Adam Schiff, was among 76 House Democrats who were duped by AT&T.1 It’s now time for him to set the record straight and oppose the company’s merger with T-Mobile.
In late June Rep. Schiff signed a letter echoing AT&T’s claim that merging with T-Mobile is the only way it can extend its mobile network to 97 percent of the population. Rep. Schiff also signed on to the claim that this merger will “create thousands of jobs … which will greatly contribute to our continuing economic recovery.”
We now know that none of AT&T’s claims are true. Earlier this month an AT&T lawyer inadvertently leaked a document that revealed AT&T can accomplish its network buildout for one-tenth the cost of acquiring T-Mobile.2 And despite AT&T’s insistence that the deal will spur job growth, the merger will cost an estimated 20,000 American jobs.3, 4
Now that the facts are known, Rep. Schiff must correct the record by taking his name off the June letter.
Click here to call Rep. Schiff’s office right now. We have provided talking points that will help you make the call.
The prospects for killing this disastrous deal have never been greater. If enough people from Rep. Schiff’s district call, he will do the right thing and remove his name from the letter.
AT&T must pay the price for its lies. We can make this happen. Please make the call.
Thank you,
Timothy Karr
Free Press Action Fund
www.freepress.net
www.savetheinternet.com
1. Timothy Karr, “The U.S. Congress: Where It Pays to Deceive,” Huffington Post, June 29, 2011: https://act2.freepress.net/go/
2. Karl Bode, “Leaked AT&T Letter Demolishes Case For T-Mobile Merger,” DSL Reports, Aug. 12, 2011: https://act2.freepress.net/go/
3. Dave Saldana, “AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile Won’t Create New Jobs,” Other Words, Aug. 15, 2011: https://act2.freepress.net/go/
4. Free Press, “Five Myths about AT&T’s Takeover of T-Mobile” (pdf) https://act2.freepress.net/go/
