Construct a 150-200 word response to the following topic/questions as it relates to the recent AT&T and T-Mobile merger fell through partly due to government opposition:
• Explain exactly what the government actually did and why this merger is not occurring.
• Areas of comment include: the FCC, the SEC, and finally, the anti-competitive aspects of additional concentration in the industry.
• insight as to how mergers make sense from the corporate viewpoint. Then consider how a regulator must balance public interests.