AT&T in an SEC filing late Thursday slipped out that it expected at least some delay in its attempted merger with T-Mobile. After originally telling investors that it planned to close the deal in or before early 2012, roughly a year after signalling its plans, it now expected the deal to close in the "first half" of the year. It reiterated the known $3 billion breakup fee if the deal is blocked or falls apart, as well as the required spectrum transfers and roaming deals.
