Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski, took steps to effectively kill  AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile. Genachowski circulated a report requesting the matter be referred to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for review, signaling the FCC’s intention to block AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. The motion is still pending approval by other [...]

Last Wednesday, Sprint and Cellular South both asked the DOJ for confidential data regarding AT&T and its proposed merge with T-Mobile. Sprint and Cellular South both have lawsuits against the merge, and claim they need the data in order to strengthen their case. But AT&T has filed a motion to prevent Sprint from acquiring the [...]

On Wednesday, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Cellular South Inc. asked for access to AT&T’s confidential information. The data was given to the U.S. Department of Justice in its examination of AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. Sprint and Cellular South both sued against the merger in early September, with claims that the merge would cut competition [...]

Google shocked everyone in August when they announced their plans to buy Motorola Mobility for $2.5 billion. But since then, both companies have had a difficult time on sealing the deal. Shortly after the announcement, Google and Motorola’s board of directors were sued by a shareholder. Now the deal is being scrutinized by the Department [...]

As if you haven’t heard enough about the AT&T, T-Mobile deal already, the judge overhearing the trial between AT&T and the Department of Justice, has set a trial date for February 13, 2012. The U.S. DOJ filed a suit against the proposed acquisition earlier this month. Rather than asking for the lawsuit to be dismissed, [...]

Unless you’re hiding under a rock, chances are you’ve heard of the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Sprint and Cellular South have both spoken quite loudly about the negative effects the merger would have on the U.S.’s economy. Until now, Verizon has kept mum about their opinions on the pending marriage. But Verizon’s chief executive, Lowell [...]

Joining the multitudes who have signed to block AT&T’s proposed marriage to T-Mobile, Cellular South has filed a suit against the deal, arguing that it should not be approved. The complaint was filed in the US District Court of Columbia. It argues that AT&T’s acquisition of Deutsche Telekom’s carrier violates the Clayton Antitrust Act. Echoing [...]

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) spoke up against the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. The complaint filed with the federal court says that AT&T’s takeover of the smaller carrier will stunt innovation and reduce competition. AT&T fired back with a complaint of its own on Friday. This is the first formal reply from [...]

Led by CEO Dan Hesse, Sprint has been one of the most outspoken foes of the AT&T and T-Mobile deal. Earlier this year, Sprint filed to block the merger, offered AT&T  a solution to its spectrum problems, and proposed “nukes” to stop the merger once and for all. Now, shortly after the Department of Justice’s [...]

Lately, it seems that you can’t bring up AT&T or T-Mobile without also dragging out their pending marriage. AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA has been under scrutiny by the FCC over the past few months. The Commission has finally restarted the clock on reviewing the deal, and plans to give an answer [...]