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AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile could affect “market consolidation, roaming, special...

AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile could affect “market consolidation, roaming, special access pricing, handset interoperability and availability, as well as spectrum consolidation,” U.S. Cellular CEO Mary Dillon said in a meeting with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Dillon also cited the company’s…

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“strong opposition” to reverse auctions as part of a Universal Service Fund overhaul, said an ex parte letter by the group. “U.S. Cellular instead stated its support for the use of a forward looking cost model for the distribution of support under the proposed Connect America Fund,” the carrier said. “Such support would be targeted to specific geographic areas and would be portable amongst all [eligible telecommunications carriers] serving the area.”