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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. TAGS: merger, antitrust, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., approval, telecommunications, U.S.

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

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. TAGS: ad serving, DoubleClick Inc., merger, antitrust, SEM, PeopleSoft Inc., online advertising, Google Inc., European Union, acquisition, Europe, Oracle Corp., attorney, U.S., concern, search engine

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.

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. TAGS: merger, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, EarthLink Inc., telephone company, Wi-Fi, Verizon Communications, U.S., TV, IP

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. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, local phone company, acquisition, SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, Qwest Communications Inc., merger, Cingular Wireless, telecommunications, cable company, Texas, state, U.S., TV

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. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, Bebo, bid, acquisition, Week in review, Yahoo! Inc., online advertising, America Online Inc., virtual machine, antitrust, game company, Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

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. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., law firm, Electronic Privacy Information Center, antitrust, Week in review, merger, Republican, chairman, acquisition, Google Inc., Europe, agency, U.S.

Mergers in private space travel

May 30, 2006 Specialist in private space travel buys small jet-engineering company to help develop commercial rockets. TAGS: aerospace, rocket, merger, vehicle, founder, California, U.S.

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. TAGS: spectrum, broadband service, BellSouth Corp., Sprint Nextel, broadband, wisdom, band, AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications, U.S.
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