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August 4, 2005 FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., carrier, antitrust, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

July 12, 2006 A federal judge in Washington says he may permit witnesses to describe the twin mergers' impact on competition. TAGS: Tunney Act, merger, witness, federal judge, AT&T Corp., Judge, SBC Communications Inc., antitrust, MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, impact, attorney, government, Washington

July 25, 2006 Telephone companies have closed books on the deals, but an antitrust magistrate says he needs more info. TAGS: Tunney Act, Actel, merger, federal judge, antitrust, AT&T Corp., Judge, Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, telecommunications company, court, agreement, lawyer, government, idea

February 22, 2005 Twenty years after Ma Bell fell, consumers need nationwide providers again, merging companies tell government regulators. TAGS: long distance provider, SBC Communications Inc., breakup, AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications, phone provider, IP, antitrust, cable television, telephony, broadband, Sprint Nextel, VoIP, call, New York

December 14, 2006 In court filing, the Justice Department tries to fend off criticism of analysis approving mergers between AT&T and SBC and Verizon and MCI. TAGS: MCI Inc., telecommunications, antitrust, SBC Communications Inc., merger, attorney, AT&T Corp., analysis, Verizon Communications

June 23, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says two mega-telecom mergers speak volumes about how money and power determine policy. TAGS: Actel, antitrust, MCI Inc., merger, telecommunications, lawyer, Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., Silicon Valley, AT&T Corp.

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