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Showing 1-16 of 16 results foundFCC approves AT&T-BellSouth merger
December 29, 2006 After months of partisan deadlock, the Federal Communications Commission approves the merger valued at roughly $86 billion.FCC vote on AT&T-BellSouth merger postponed
October 13, 2006 Commission cancels Friday meeting, pushes back vote on the proposed $80 billion merger until Nov. 3.FCC delays vote on AT&T, BellSouth merger
October 12, 2006 Federal commission has postponed until Friday its scheduled vote on merger of the two telecom giants.AT&T says cooperation with NSA could be legal
August 22, 2006 Company's lobbyist says "very specific" law authorizes surveillance cooperation, which might let companies off the hook in suits.What does 'open access' mean?
August 16, 2007 perspective Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that wireless operators are about to get thrown into a "morass of regulation."FCC official mum on AT&T-BellSouth merger
November 15, 2006 While quiet on merger and Net neutrality, he says government intervention in market failures must be "narrowly tailored and sunsetted."Senate won't quiz telecoms about NSA spying
June 6, 2006 Republican senator abandons pledge to call telecom CEOs to testify about surveillance, saying now's not the right time.Anger grows over NSA surveillance report
May 12, 2006 Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records.Net neutrality proposal revived in Senate
January 9, 2007 Politicians reintroduce a bill aimed at barring network operators from prioritizing Net content.Commissioner won't break AT&T-BellSouth deadlock
December 18, 2006 FCC member who formerly lobbied on behalf of Bell competitors says he won't vote on merger because of ethics considerations.NSA spying comes under legal, political attack
April 27, 2006 Republican senator threatens to cut funding to Bush's surveillance program. Judge sets hearing date in related suit.House rejects Net neutrality rules
June 9, 2006 House of Representatives sides with broadband providers like Verizon and AT&T over Internet companies.Senate Democrats badger FCC boss on Net neutrality
February 1, 2007 But the hearing, cut short by votes on the Senate floor, doesn't produce the fireworks some expected from the face-off.AT&T-BellSouth vote raises new concerns
December 6, 2006 Democrats and others question the FCC chief's request to allow an official with a conflict of interest to break an expected tie vote.Broadband bill hews to laissez-faire line
December 19, 2005 Republican senator's proposal aims to block overzealous government regulation of broadband, other communications.NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate
November 16, 2007 Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote. Sponsored matches for "Republican"
