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AT&T is buying<\/a> T-Mobile. As of last night, advertisements like this were still running on US television networks:<\/p>\n

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I guess the “fast” T-Mobile network (illustrated by the woman in pink) is thrilled to hook up with that “slow” balding AT&T network. Awkward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AT&T is buying T-Mobile. 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