What Others Are Saying:

This expansion of broadband deployment resulting from the Merger will also create numerous jobs. AT&T has committed after the Merger to increase its capital expenditures by more than $8 billion over the next seven years. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that this investment in network expansion will create as many as 96,000 jobs in the U.S. economy. This finding, moreover, only accounts for the effects of capital investment in wireless infrastructure and does not count the jobs that will be created as a result of increased broadband services. George Kohl, Senior Director and Debbie Goldman, Telecommunications Policy Director, Communications Workers of America MMTC has fought hard over the years to secure equal opportunity for minorities in the media and telecommunications spaces. It is through this prism that we approach the proposed merger and respond to the FCCs public notice. Since our founding 25 years ago, MMTC has not endorsed a merger therefore for MMTC to endorse one, the case for the merger must be truly compellingBy averting the spectrum crunch and thus enabling the nation to continue to close the digital divide, and by enhancing opportunities for minority participation in broadband as employees and entrepreneurs, the merger deserves approval. David Honig, President and Executive Director, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council Our members and leading community advocates who represent a broad and diverse spectrum of community interest across the country are supporting the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger given its public interest benefits. From small business owners to labor activists, Latino state legislators to Latino doctors, academics and educators to journalists and publishers, civil rights advocates to Latino engineers, Members of Congress and a former FCC Commissioner to rural advocates and Governors representing states with a growing number of Latinos, it is clear this acquisition stands to benefit millions of Latinos across the country. Jason A. Llorenz, Executive Director, Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) The merger of AT&T with T-Mobile USA stands to bring some much-needed relief to the African American community by helping to close the digital divide and increasing access to vital services in urban and rural communities A combined AT&T and T-Mobile will bring wireless broadband access to underserved urban and rural communities, create cost-savings for consumers, and increasing jobs across the country. Joint Letter Submitted By:
NAACP 100 Black Men of America National Newspaper Publishers Association National Coalition on Black Civic Participation National Council of Negro Women National Black Farmers Association National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women National Black Caucus of State Legislators National Conference of Black Mayors National Association of Black County Officials Black College Communication Association Southern Christian Leadership Conference National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives National Cares Mentoring Movement National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame National Association of Neighborhoods Black Leadership Forum

It is our belief that the combined company would expand and enrich economic, educational and civic engagement opportunities in the Asian Pacific American community through expanded wireless coverage. JACL and LEAP believe that the expected benefits of this deal will prove to be invaluable to us and our members and we encourage the Commission to approve the merger. S. Floyd Mori, National Executive Director, Japanese American Citizens League and J.D. Hokoyama, President & CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.

By expediting the roll-out of 4G-LTE wireless networks to 55 million additional Americans nationwide, the combined company offers tremendous growth potential for the Silicon Valley companies that are producing these cutting-edge technologies. Carl Guardino, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group On behalf of the Sierra Clubs more than 1.3 million members and supporters, we add our voice to that of our brothers and sisters in the labor movement to express optimism about the potential expansion of broadband that the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile provides Expansion of broadband technologies to rural America brings a vital 21st century infrastructure to all our communities and will conserve energy by eliminating carbon emission related to travel and promote other efficiencies through smart grids and smart meters accessed through broadband. Michael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club

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