U.S. regulators made clear how deep their opposition runs to AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile USA, saying AT&T must face an extra review next year that could eat up months even if the company wins an antitrust trial
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The unusual decision by the Federal Communications Commission to call the extra hearing—its first such move in nine years—adds a new roadblock and forces AT&T to consider an unpalatable range of options.
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