Rep. Markey said, "This proposed merger merits the utmost scrutiny by anti-trust officials and telecommunications policymakers to ensure that competition and consumers are fully protected. Policymakers should carefully weigh the impact of a Verizon-Alltell merger on pending policy issues including on wireless roaming issues, special access rates, universal service, openness for wireless devices and applications, increasing concentration in the wireless marketplace, as well as eligibility restrictions for the so-called ‘D-block' re-auction."