By Kevin McCauley
AT&T has hired the Gibson Group to work its proposed merger with T-Mobile, which is under spirited attack by Sprint Nextel for creating what it calls a wireless sector "duopoly" with Verizon.
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Joe Gibson is a veteran Capitol Hill hand who worked at the House Judiciary Committee as chief minority counsel to Rep. Lamar Smith, who now heads that panel.
Smith (R-Tex.) said the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile deal raises important questions about competition in the telecom industry and the effect on American consumers.
Gibson served as Smith’s chief of staff during his campaign to become Republican leader on the Committee.
He also played a role in crafting the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and served in the Justice Department as deputy assistant attorney general in its office of legislative affairs. He is the author of two books "Persuading Congress," and "A Better Congress: Change the Rules, Change the Results."
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