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NHMC against AT&T/T-Mobile merger

June 3, 2011 by Veronica Villafañe

The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP), this week filed a petition to deny AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile at the FCC, arguing consumers would have less choices in mobile phone providers, higher prices and poorer customer service.
 

In the petition, NHMC’s Vice President of Policy & Legal Affairs, Jessica J. González stated “this would disproportionately harm Latino consumers because Latinos, more than any other demographic group, rely on mobile phones for communication, democratic participation, civic engagement and economic empowerment.”

NHMC also points out that Latinos pay the highest rates on AT&T, averaging bills of $120 per month, and the lowest on T-Mobile, averaging $102, which is why approximately 21-25% of T-Mobile’s 34 million customers are Latino, compared to 12% of AT&T’s customers.

NHMC’s President & CEO, Alex Nogales added: “NHMC and NiLP acknowledge and appreciate AT&T’s efforts within the Latino community, however, they do not nearly compensate for long-term harms that consumers, and particularly Latino consumers, will feel as a result of the acquisition.”

 

 

Filed Under: Programming, TV & Radio Tagged With: National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP), petition to deny AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile at the FCC

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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