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Chuck Grassley: “This will have to be my last question, and for Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Hesse: In 2008, the Justice Department and the FCC…”

On the recordMay 10, 2011
This will have to be my last question, and for Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Hesse: In 2008, the Justice Department and the FCC approved a merger between Verizon Wireless and the rural carrier Alltel.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Grassley references a past merger to question the current one.

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