F.C.C. Official Withdraws From Vote on AT&T-BellSouth Deal
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18  â AT&Tâs proposed buyout of BellSouth was thrown into doubt Monday when Robert M. McDowell, a member of the Federal Communications Commission and a former telecommunications industry lobbyist, said he would not be voting on the deal.
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A two-month stalemate among commissioners of the US Federal Communications Commission regarding the proposed merger of AT&T and regional provider BellSouth may be reluctantly broken by one commissioner who had earlier recused himself.
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Coach Tom Coughlin announced the decision Sunday, a day after indicating he would not decide until after this week&#39;s final preseason game.
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Washington, DC&#39;s City Council on Tuesday delayed its first vote on a debt and tax-funded baseball stadium proposal by two weeks so the council chairwoman could consider an alternative.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin said yesterday he did not know how soon it would consider AT&T's proposed $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth after the deal was left off the agenda for Wednesday's meeting because of a continuing stalemate between the commission's...
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The network that has been the home of college football&#39;s four major bowl games since the current system for crowning a national champion was implemented in 1998 has pulled out of contract negotiations with the BCS.
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U.S. Federal Communications   Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed the agency   approve AT&T Inc.'s T.N acquisition of BellSouth Corp.   BLS.N without any conditions, sources familiar with the   matter said on Friday.
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FCC member who formerly lobbied on behalf of Bell competitors says he will not vote on the merger because of ethics considerations.
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ABC has pulled its contract offer to the Bowl Championship Series, a move that could result in three of college football&#39;s biggest games moving to another network.
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By Aman Batheja, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 15--Time Warner customers will no longer have the NFL Channel, effective today, after the cable company and network were unable to reach an agreement.
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The Associated Press has pulled its football poll from being used by the Bowl Championship Series as part of a formula to select the teams for the national title game and the three other BCS bowls.
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Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones withdrew the appeal of his suspension Tuesday and will serve the one-year term imposed by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
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The former University of Colorado wide receiver has decided against challenging an NCAA ruling not to reinstate him, according to a television report.
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After having mounted what appeared to have been a serious legal challenge to the US Federal Communications Commission's right to impose rules for bidders in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction without legislative authority, Verizon yesterday formally withdrew its FCC complaint from the D.C. District Court of Appeals.
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Three of the nation's dominant local telephone companies said on Thursday that they had seen a sharp drop-off in new residential lines leased to competitors since AT&T Corp.  announced a retreat from residential service in July due to changing federal rules.
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Late Friday, the Federal Communications Commission's general counsel, on prompting from the chairman, ruled that a commissioner who had recused himself from proceedings on the proposed AT&T/BellSouth merger may now participate in the vote. Commissioner Robert McDowell was formerly an employee of the lobbying group CompTel, that has been on record as opposing such mergers.
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By Arshad Mohammed, Washington Post Staff Writer  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin yesterday dropped plans to vote this week on whether to require cable companies to carry extra digital channels produced by TV broadcasters, suggesting he could not muster the votes.