AT&T Sues to Prevent Merger-Related Customer Arbitration
Aug 13, 2011, 7:25 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Aug 16, 2011, 9:49 AM
AT&T has responded to a brewing lawsuit by filing litigation of its own. A law firm called Bursor & Fisher has convinced more than 1,000 AT&T customers to participate in a lawsuit aiming to halt AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. The law firm recently filed eight arbitration cases in several states on behalf of these customers. AT&T has responded in each of the eight cases, filing an opposing federal lawsuit. AT&T says that the arbitration clause in customer contracts precludes this type of legal action. "The bottom line here is an arbitrator has no authority to block the merger or affect the merger process in any way," said AT&T in a statement sent to AllThingsD. "AT&T's arbitration agreement with our customers - recently upheld by the Supreme Court - allows individual relief for individual claims. Bursor & Fisher is seeking class-wide relief wrapped in the guise of individual arbitration proceedings, which is specifically prohibited by AT&T's arbitration agreement. Accordingly, the claims are completely without merit. We have filed suit in order to stop this abusive action." AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile is still under review by the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice.
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less competitions = higher prices. BS!
ALOT!
then why isnt Mercedes selling under cars under 20,000$ ?
of course you pay more if you want better coverage (att + tmobile towers).
but if you dont want to pay more, get virgin mobile! 35$ for unlimited calls, texts, and web !
why isnt Mercedes selling under cars under 20,000$ ?
I was going to explain the absurdity of this question, but it is easier to point out that Mercedes owns the Smart brand which in fact does sell for less than $20,000.
netboy said:...
do you know how many car manufactures out there?
ALOT!
then why isnt Mercedes selling under cars under 20,000$ ?
of course you pay more if you want better coverage (att + tmobile towers).
but if you dont want to pa
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Way to treat your customers ATT
However dissatisfied they are, your not going to keep customers this way.
The merger hasn't even taken place yet, and ATT is already putting the screws to customers.
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bottom line
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Easy Fix
In the end u get what u paid 4
First world problems...
AT&T will not raise prices for existing customers, simply because they buy another company.
It's ridiculous to believe they will, when they know people have other choices. And they do...
If you are with AT&T now, and content with what you have, then what's the problem? If you are not content, feel free to try out other carriers, If you are not with AT&T, then why talk at all?
My 2 cents.
clemay said:
If you are not with AT&T, then why talk at all?
1. Preservation of healthy competition and consumer choice.
Try this straw man argument. A certain person chooses not to shop at Walmart. Therefore,...
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