Rapper Exhorts FCC to OK AT&T-BellSouth Deal
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By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Dec. 15--And now this -- the lobbying that surrounds the AT&T-BellSouth  deal has reached YouTube.   The source of this latest, weirdest bit of advocacy is a 26-year-old  Internet marketing consultant from Hallandale, Fla.
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Federal Communications Commissioner Robert M. McDowell announced yesterday that he would disqualify himself from voting on AT&T's proposed purchase of BellSouth on ethical grounds, depriving the FCC of a potential swing vote that could have broken the stalemate among its Democratic and Republican...
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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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Rapper 50 Cent has pledged to retire if Kanye West's new album outsells his, generating much-needed publicity for a flagging musical genre that may go the way of disco.
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Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is trying to get the ball rolling toward a decision on AT&T Inc.'s proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp.
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U.S. senators questioned Thursday whether members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission plan to enforce merger conditions that AT&T Inc. agreed to in its December acquisition of BellSouth Corp.
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The music download service plans to battle Apple with an unlimited-tune subscription deal.
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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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The head of AT&T's legal team said during a panel discussion at CES this week that the carrier is considering using technology that can filter and block copyrighted content.
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Mobile media company Zingy on Monday said it signed deals to deliver voice recordings by Grammy-nominated rapper Kanye West and songs from the late R&B singer Aaliyah to mobile phone users.
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Rapper 50 Cent on Friday sued Internet advertising company Traffix Inc. for using his image without permission in the graphic "Shoot the Rapper" ad, which he says promotes violence and threatens his safety.
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Rapper Foxy Brown asks a New York judge for an early prison release to treat an ear condition.
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An AT&T executive says the company is considering the use of anti-piracy filtering technologies on the network level.
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U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell will be permitted to cast the tie- breaking vote on AT&T Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp., the agency's general counsel said on Friday.
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The rapper is joining forces with Steve Stoute to open an ad agency that will help marketers reach multicultural consumers.
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US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell is calling for a hands-off regulatory approach to Voice over IP (VoIP) and has vowed to try to take regulatory control
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By Harry R. Weber  ATLANTA - When AT&T Inc. announced its blockbuster deal to acquire BellSouth Corp. in March, the companies said it would take a year to close. Since then, they moved up the date twice, amid expectations it would get pushed through without much trouble.