The U.S. telecommunications regulator said on Thursday it will consider a request from AT&T to withdraw applications on a proposal to take over T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche Telekom.

The record clearly shows that -- in no uncertain terms -- this merger would result in a massive loss of U.S. jobs and investment, a senior official from the Federal Communications Commission said in a statement.

(Editing by Bernard Orr)

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