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AT&T-BellSouth merger gets FCC green light
News Even though regulators approved these mergers only on the basis of certain conditions, the deal between AT&T and BellSouth easily won unconditional approval earlier this year from the antitrust division of the Department of Justice. [02 Jan 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger back to square one?
News US Department of Justice antitrust authorities approved the deal in October with no conditions. He had declined to participate because immediately prior to joining the Federal Communications Commission, he spent seven years as an executive with the... [19 Dec 2006]
No 'rubber-stamp' for US telco mega-merger
News Judge Emmet Sullivan, of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, continued to press the Department of Justice (DoJ) to explain why he should approve twin mergers involving some of the US' largest telephone companies, and said he plans... [01 Dec 2006]
AT&T-BellSouth merger vote delayed again
News The merger, which is valued at roughly $80bn, was unconditionally approved by the antitrust division of the US Department of Justice last month. Before the last scheduled FCC vote on 13 October, the two Democratic commissioners, Jonathan Adelstein... [03 Nov 2006]
Web smut labelling plan still on cards
News The US Department of Justice has stepped up its defence of a proposal to imprison website operators who don't label pages containing sexually explicit material. The proposed restrictions are no different from requiring multipurpose stores such as 7... [19 Sep 2006]
Tech group appeals ISP wiretapping diktat
News The Drug Enforcement Administration and Justice Department eventually signed on too. They argue that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when approving the requirements, went beyond what federal law actually permits. [24 Jul 2006]
Stock fraud case strikes at heart of Silicon Valley
News George Stamboulidis, a former Justice Department prosecutor who's now a partner at the Baker Hostetler law firm in New York, said he expects more criminal charges to be announced soon against other companies. [21 Jul 2006]
US telco mega-mergers under scrutiny
News The deals got the green light last October from the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department's antitrust division, and both SBC and Verizon have since closed their books on the acquisitions. [13 Jul 2006]
US to block minors' access to MySpace?
News It has assigned about 100 employees, about one-third of its workforce, to deal with security and customer care, and hired Hemanshu (Hemu) Nigam, a former Justice Department prosecutor as chief security officer last month. [11 May 2006]
Net snooping rules challenged in court
News Thursday's filing was expected; the universities and other groups filed a brief notice of appeal on 24 October, and now the Justice Department and the FCC will have a chance to submit their responses. [30 Jan 2006]
Oracle-Siebel mega-merger gets EC green light
News Both the EC and the US Department of Justice raised concerns about the takeover when it was proposed. And the Department of Justice, which lost its court challenge in the PeopleSoft case, expressed a desire to take a more in-depth look at the... [22 Dec 2005]
US spits dummy over Korea's Microsoft bashing
News J Bruce McDonald, deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department's antitrust division, said in a statement: "Korea's remedy goes beyond what is necessary or appropriate to protect consumers, as it requires the removal of products that... [08 Dec 2005]
Microsoft lobbies US government for EC fight
News According to the Financial Times, Microsoft has met with officials in the White House and US Department of Justice to ask for their support in tackling the EC in overturning a number of judgements in the competition case. [14 Nov 2005]
Bush's man in Europe slammed as Microsoft ally
News C Boyden Gray, a lawyer who lobbied on behalf of Microsoft during the US antitrust battle with the Justice Department, was named by Bush late last month as his choice to be the US' next EU ambassador. [08 Aug 2005]
Bush's EU man attacked for Microsoft links
Boyden Gray, a lawyer who lobbied on behalf of Microsoft during the US antitrust battle with the Justice Department, was named by Bush late last month as his choice to be America's next EU ambassador. [08 Aug 2005]
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