AT&T: The rules proposed for the 2015 spectrum auction are crap, and we may not take part!
FCC: Yeah, sure, right, whatever, no.
AT&T: Fine, haha, we were just kidding.
Or, to be more precise:
Our desire to participate in this auction and our hope for a successful auction is unchanged. We believe that all stakeholders will be able to work together to achieve a successful incentive auction for the 600 MHz band.
Nice try, though.
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