AT&T Woos Silicon Valley on T-Mobile Deal

Telecom wants their support—or at least silent cooperation

Tech companies large and small are increasingly concentrating on mobile technology, which means that AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile could have a major impact on Silicon Valley.

In an effort to gain support for the merger, execs from AT&T met with tech companies and VC firms on Tuesday, reports the Wall Street Journal. As the FCC and Justice Department review the deal between the two wireless providers, AT&T hopes that the Silicon Valley leaders will offer their cooperation, or at least stay neutral.

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