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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., Net Neutrality, commission, condition, Republican, broadband, U.S.

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, condition, Democrat, chairman

October 12, 2006 Federal commission has postponed until Friday its scheduled vote on merger of the two telecom giants. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., merger, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, Republican

December 14, 2007 Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64's legacy. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., law firm, antitrust, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Week in review, merger, Republican, chairman, acquisition, Google Inc., Europe, agency, U.S.

December 18, 2006 FCC member who formerly lobbied on behalf of Bell competitors says he won't vote on merger because of ethics considerations. TAGS: ethics, merger, BellSouth Corp., Republican, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, decision, Democrat

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. TAGS: general counsel, chairman, BellSouth Corp., merger, vote, telecommunications, Republican, Rep., Democrat, letter, AT&T Corp., decision, agency

November 15, 2006 While quiet on merger and Net neutrality, he says government intervention in market failures must be "narrowly tailored and sunsetted." TAGS: BellSouth Corp., speech, AT&T Corp., Republican, Net Neutrality, merger

November 9, 2006 This week's election gives the Democrats control of at least one chamber of Congress. What does it mean for Net neutrality and digital copyright? TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, House Majority Leader, Republican, regulation, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, data mining, Rep., merger, telecommunications, broadband

May 12, 2006 Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records. TAGS: NSA, Edward Markey, hearing, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., Rep., surveillance, data mining, AT&T Corp., Sen., Republican, merger, president

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