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Judge plans to review AT&T, Verizon deals

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, AT&T Corp., federal judge, SBC Communications Inc., Judge, antitrust, MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, impact, government, attorney, Washington

Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger

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., antitrust, carrier, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

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. TAGS: merger, Tunney Act, MCI Inc., AT&T Corp., antitrust, telephone company, federal judge, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, attorney, government

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. TAGS: Tunney Act, Actel, merger, antitrust, federal judge, AT&T Corp., Judge, Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, court, agreement, telecommunications company, government, lawyer, idea

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. TAGS: MCI Inc., telecommunications, antitrust, SBC Communications Inc., merger, attorney, AT&T Corp., analysis, Verizon Communications

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. TAGS: Actel, antitrust, MCI Inc., merger, telecommunications, SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, lawyer, Silicon Valley, AT&T Corp.
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