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This expansion of broadband deployment resulting from the Merger will also create numerous jobs. AT&T has committed after the Merger to increase its capital expenditures by more than $8 billion over the next seven years. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that this investment in network expansion will create as many as 96,000 jobs in the U.S. economy. This finding, moreover, only accounts for the effects of capital investment in wireless infrastructure and does not count the jobs that will be created as a result of increased broadband services. George Kohl, Senior Director, and Debbie Goldman, Telecommunications Policy Director, Communications Workers of America This merger will also mean that thousands of T-Mobile workers will have an opportunity to choose the advantages of union membership. We in the UMWA believe that all workers should be able to enjoy the benefits collective bargaining brings to working families fair wages, decent benefits, a voice at work and respect on the job. Phil Smith, Communications Director, United Mine Workers of America The acquisition ensures AT&T a strong telecom workforce well-positioned to compete globally, while offering tens of thousands of T-Mobile USA employees the opportunity to make their jobs good jobs by benefitting from the pro- worker policies of AT&T... AT&T partners with its employees so they have a voice on the job, good living standards, and training and development opportunities to help the company succeed. Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO This merger not only represents a commitment by AT&T to take the necessary steps toward expanding and modernizing Americas network infrastructure, but also means that hundreds of T-Mobile workers will work for a management team that maintains full neutrality toward union membership. James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters AT&T is the only wireless provider that has a fully unionized workforce. Many of their workers are women. Having a union job provides them with access to better wage protection and benefits which are so important to women many of whom are the only source of income for their family. Karen J. See, President, Coalition of Labor Union Women We believe that providing workers the opportunity to have a voice on the job is an essential part of human dignity, as well as a fair and sustainable economy. Additionally, at time when access to high speed broadband defines access to educational opportunities, economic development, job training, health care and government services far too few Americans have reliable and affordable access. Jobs with Justice The acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T is good news for workers, consumers and the U.S. economy. This merger represents an opportunity for the U.S. to expand high speed broadband and buildout, narrow the digital divide and improve the quality of service for consumers. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) This merger is a win-win for American families. Now, thousands of workers in the telecommunications industry will have the opportunity to collectively bargain and insist that good, quality jobs stay in our communities. And with a stronger voice on the job, workers can ensure that they deliver the best service to consumers. Mary Kay Henry, International President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

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