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UPDATE: FCC demands Verizon documents
Friday, 09 March 2012
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday ordered Verizon Wireless to uncensor documents relating to its deals with cable companies, following requests by companies including T-Mobile and Sprint.
T-Mobile and Sprint push Verizon probe pause
Thursday, 08 March 2012
T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel have asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ‘stop the clock’ on its review of Verizon Wireless’s bid to buy US$3.6 billion in wireless spectrum, seeking full disclosure of the deals the company has made with cable operators.
Recent Verizon deals under microscope for antitrust concerns
Thursday, 09 February 2012
A recent string of deals and proposed joint ventures by US telecoms heavyweight Verizon Wireless may draw mixed reactions from antitrust enforcers and other regulators tasked with monitoring the industry.
AT&T to pay US$4bn as T-Mobile merger collapses
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
AT&T has withdrawn its US$39 billion bid for T-Mobile, following months of opposition by US antitrust authorities.
Judge puts AT&T/T-Mobile challenge on hold while companies contemplate fate
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
A US federal court has granted a joint motion to pause the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger, casting even more doubt on the deal’s chances for survival.
AT&T/T-Mobile on the brink as DoJ calls for trial delay
Monday, 12 December 2011
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division (DoJ) has requested a court to postpone or dismiss its lawsuit against the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, in a move that could scupper the US$39 billion deal.
FCC official reviewing AT&T/T-Mobile joins Compass Lexecon
Monday, 28 November 2011
Jonathan Baker, a former top economist at both the US Federal Trade Commission and more recently the Federal Communications Commission, has joined economics consultancy Compass Lexecon LLC as a senior consultant, the firm announced today.
AT&T withdraws FCC application to focus on DoJ case
Friday, 25 November 2011
AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, parent of T-Mobile, have withdrawn their merger application before the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), announcing their decision to concentrate on the Department of Justice’s antitrust division’s (DoJ) hearing instead.
Kohl asks agencies to block AT&T/T-Mobile
Thursday, 21 July 2011
Senator Herb Kohl has told the US Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission that they should block AT&T’s proposed US$39 billion merger with rival T-Mobile because of the deal’s potential harm to competition and consumers.
Sprint calls on FCC to take stand against AT&T/T-Mobile
Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Telecoms company Sprint Nextel has filed a petition urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block the US$39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, saying it would create a duopoly in the market.
Hesse joins FCC to examine AT&T/T-Mobile
Premium Article - Thursday, 19 May 2011
The US Federal Communications Commission has hired Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP partner and former Department of Justice official Renata B Hesse to help review AT&T’s contentious merger with rival T-Mobile.
FCC and DoJ pledge cooperation on telecoms mergers
Premium Article - Monday, 09 August 2010
The US Federal Communications Commission has pledged to work more closely with the Department of Justice’s antitrust division when reviewing telecoms mergers, after an FCC commissioner expressed concern about the agencies’ coordination process.
Comcast and NBC Universal plead their case to the FCC
Premium Article - Friday, 29 January 2010
Potential joint venture partners Comcast and General Electric say the cable powerhouse's takeover of NBC Universal would be in the best interests of the American public - and would not run foul of antitrust laws.
US antitrust specialists criticise merger guidelines
Premium Article - Friday, 15 January 2010
Four senior antitrust specialists yesterday told the US antitrust agencies that they need to tread carefully as they consider whether to change they way they analyse mergers that may result in a company gaining substantial market power. Ron Knox in San Francisco
DoJ clears telecoms tie-up
Premium Article - Tuesday, 25 August 2009
The US Department of Justice has approved early termination of its review of Sprint Nextel’s US$483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA.
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