Regulator bypassed colleagues to ramrod rule picking cellular winners, losers

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A regulation change that could strip some cell phone service providers of their competitive edge passed the Federal Communications Commission without a single vote.

While Verizon and AT&T opposed the move, T-Mobile filed a petition supporting the changes to data-roaming regulations. An arm of the FCC ultimately granted the petition on Dec. 18 over the objections of Verizon and AT&T.

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