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FCC 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. TAGS: merger, BellSouth Corp., commissioner, AT&T Corp., commission, Net Neutrality, condition, Republican, broadband, U.S.

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. TAGS: merger, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., commission, Republican, Democrat, condition, chairman

FTC allows Google-DoubleClick merger to proceed

December 20, 2007 In a 4-1 vote, regulators give their blessing to the controversial union, despite outcry from competitors and privacy advocates. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, regulator, Google Inc., advertiser, acquisition, online advertising, commission, theory, Microsoft Corp.

EU extends review of Google-DoubleClick merger

November 13, 2007 European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the $3.1 billion deal at risk. TAGS: merger, DoubleClick Inc., online advertising, commission, antitrust, European Union, regulator, Eric Schmidt, investigation, decision, Google Inc., acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

AT&T-BellSouth merger vote delayed for third time

November 3, 2006 FCC has once again postponed the vote because Democrats and Republicans cannot agree on conditions of the telecoms merger. TAGS: merger, vote, BellSouth Corp., commission, AT&T Corp., proposal, telecommunications, condition

Greater scrutiny for Europe's outsourcing deals

August 30, 2007 Updated competition guidelines mean more outsourcing deals in Europe may have to go to the European Commission for approval. TAGS: outsourcing, scrutiny, supplier, commission, merger, Europe, approval, outsource, information technology, London

Adelphia sale nears completion

July 13, 2006 Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve sale of assets to Comcast and Time Warner Cable. TAGS: Adelphia Communications Corp., Time Warner Inc., merger, Comcast Corp., commission, footprint, DirecTV, cable company, Philadelphia, News Corp., Net Neutrality, subscriber, sale, asset, condition, programming

AT&T and BellSouth: Why you should care

November 7, 2006 After its proposed merger with BellSouth, AT&T will in many ways be bigger and stronger than its monopolistic predecessor, Ma Bell. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., merger, AT&T Corp., Ma Bell, commission, telecommunications, U.S.

FCC commissioner can break tie in AT&T-BellSouth merger

December 9, 2006 General counsel says commissioner can vote, even though he recused himself with conflicts of interest. TAGS: general counsel, merger, BellSouth Corp., FCC Commissioner, chairman, AT&T Corp., congressman, vote, letter, decision, commission
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