Tom Krazit
Dec 1, 2011 2:30 PM
AT&T (NYSE: T) issued a strongly worded point-by-point critique of the report released earlier this week by the Federal Communications Commission slamming its proposed merger with T-Mobile. Few will likely be moved by its arguments but it’s clear that AT&T is hoping to punch its way off the ropes.
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Ingrid Lunden
Nov 24, 2011 6:31 AM
Today, on a public holiday in the U.S., AT&T (NYSE: T) and Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) issued a statement saying they would be withdrawing their merger application from the FCC. Additionally, AT&T will post a charge of $4 billion due to the risk of the deal collapsing. The news comes…
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Jeff Roberts
Aug 31, 2011 11:54 AM
Bloomberg TV is making a renewed push to fight its way out of the nosebleed section of Comcast’s channel line-up. Tired of being stuck at 103 on the dial in New York and Washington, Bloomberg wants the FCC to make Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) include it in a “news neighborhood” of…
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Sam Gustin
Jul 14, 2011 12:34 PM
A draft GOP bill to auction off TV broadcast spectrum could become embroiled in the ongoing feud between President Obama and congressional Republicans, according to a prominent telecom analyst. The bill, which would authorize the FCC to auction off valuable radio frequencies to private bidders, has drawn criticism because it…
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Sam Gustin
Jul 7, 2011 6:55 PM
Public interest groups and at least one FCC commissioner cheered on Thursday after a federal appeals court threw out part of the agency’s media cross-ownership rules that relaxed restrictions on owning a newspaper and TV station in the same market. The ruling was a blow to some of the nation’s…
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