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AT&T, BellSouth merger passes antitrust test
October 11, 2006
Department of Justice's antitrust division gives blessing to $67 billion merger between AT&T and BellSouth.
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No 'rubber stamp' on telecom mergers, judge says
December 1, 2006
Judge says he'll do "independent review" of deals between AT&T-SBC and Verizon-MCI, but offers no hints of when a ruling will come.
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Judge balks at closure of AT&T, Verizon mergers
July 25, 2006
Telephone companies have closed books on the deals, but an antitrust magistrate says he needs more info.
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Feds defend approval of telecom megamergers
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.
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Here's to the best government money can buy
June 23, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says two mega-telecom mergers speak volumes about how money and power determine policy.
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SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work
February 22, 2005
Twenty years after Ma Bell fell, consumers need nationwide providers again, merging companies tell government regulators.
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