Update: 10/10/2011 Merger Flails Around After DOJ Files Suit

In the five weeks since the Department of Justice filed suit: one of the biggest antitrust government initiatives in many years, the presumably dead merger has continued to generate a flood of legal briefs. As the papers pile up, it becomes clearer and clearer how little the case *for* the merger resembled the truth. Harold Feld breaks down some of the myths in this blog post, which include merger impacts on rural broadband rollout and job losses. Seven state's have joined the DOJ suit, including New York, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Washington and Pennsylvania.

In 3 months, the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile has gone from a sure thing to a pretty shaky endeavor. AT&T proposed new economic models to support the merger, prompting the Federal Communications Commission to stop the shot clock until receiving the new material, and the CA Public Utilities Commission far-reaching hearing convened workshops and hearings across the state. 

The Atlantic went so far as to say "maybe not", in this August article and Public Knowledge's Art Brodsky took a careful look at the troubled history of media mergers on organized labor in this Huffington Post article.

Still not convinced? Take a look at 5 myths about the AT&T merger to help you do battle with the media titan's spin machine.

If you haven't already: send your thoughts to the Public Utilities Commission at public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov.