AT&T-T-Mobile deal? Either way, customers lose[ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:31:24 GMT ]The Department of Justice is trying to put the kibosh on AT&T's proposed buy-out of T-Mobile, saying it would result in "higher prices, fewer choices and lower quality products for mobile wireless services." While this is true, it's just as likely that the damage is already done. Why would a phone shopper commit to a two-year contract with a troubled carrier?