LANSING – Saying it will boost wireless broadband access to residents in rural Michigan, the chairs of the Michigan legislative Agriculture Committees have signed off on a letter supporting the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.
The Federal Communications Commission is currently reviewing the proposed merger.
Farmers and residents of rural parts of the state have the most to gain, wrote Sen. Joe Hune (R-Hamburg) and Rep. Kevin Daley (R-Lum), as AT&T has said it will provide 4G LTE wireless broadband to approximately 97 percent of the country’s population if the merger is approved.
“As two farmers from rural areas, as well as the chairs of both the Senate and House Agriculture Committee in Michigan, we are very familiar with the challenges and opportunities facing rural parts of Michigan. As experienced representatives who have grown up and continued to work with farms, we ask that you heed our advice and consider the many positive benefits of this merger. Rural parts of Michigan and America are in need of these advancements. Please do the right thing and give this merger your approval,” the two legislators wrote the FCC.
Meanwhile, a law firm, Bursor & Fisher, is reportedly trying to recruit AT&T customers to challenge the merger through the provider’s arbitration process with the lure of a $10,000 payment should they win the arbitration.
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