With 0% Job Growth Obama administration says No to 5,000 new private sector jobs

From Eric Dondero:

AT&T pledged to re-locate over 5,000 jobs from India to the United States if the deal were to be approved. But the Obama DOJ said no to the merger.

The International Business Times reports that back in May, Perry expressed his strong support for the merger:

Perry, in his official capacity as the Texas Governor, even wrote a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of it.

Below are some of the pro-merger arguments Perry made:

- AT&T's commitment of $8 billion in additional investments

- More wireless broadband access to rural America

- More U.S. network capacity and output

The Perry campaign has since re-iterrated the Governor's support.

In response, a Perry spokesperson told the publication that the governor believes the deal "will be good for consumers, good for technology innovation, and good for American job creation."