National Rural Telecom Coop (NRTC) urged FCC to reject proposed E...
National Rural Telecom Coop (NRTC) urged FCC to reject proposed EchoStar takeover of DirecTV, citing what it said were severe implications for consumers. NRTC said it was responding specifically to “a litany of inaccurate and contradictory claims” made by…
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companies involved in last few months. NRTC document has 6-page chart that it says documents at least 22 occasions companies made conflicting statements about “material issues central” to the deal. Spokesman for DirecTV said NRTC was “grasping at straws.” NRTC CEO Robert Phillips said number and frequency of contradictory, inaccurate statements made by companies was “simply astonishing. These statements were made at various times to various audiences, but regulators should not be fooled… The FCC should take this pattern of behavior into consideration when it decides whether this merger should be permitted.” Phillips said NRTC had pointed out repeatedly many problems deal posed for rural consumers including higher prices, less service, no choices, less innovation.