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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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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.
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Google-DoubleClick: Tough sell in EU
November 21, 2007
The search giant will have a tricky time getting what it wants as trustbusters on the other side of the Atlantic dig into the planned $3.1 billion merger.
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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.
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Year in review: Blurred lines in broadband
January 1, 2007
AT&T kept up its merger efforts as phone companies and cable operators kept to their collision course.
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AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion
March 5, 2006
The combined company would generate about $130 billion in sales and serve nearly 70 million local phone customers.
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Week in review: Tech's shopping spree
March 14, 2008
Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest.
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Week in review: Google's DoubleClick deletion dilemma
December 14, 2007
Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64's legacy.
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Mergers in private space travel
May 30, 2006
Specialist in private space travel buys small jet-engineering company to help develop commercial rockets.
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Bumps in the road for AT&T-BellSouth merger?
April 4, 2006
Mark Del Bianco says there are good reasons to challenge the conventional wisdom that regulators should let the deal sail through.
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