FCC OKs commissioner to vote on AT&T-BellSouth
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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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In what amounts to a big win for Vonage Holdings Corp., the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday ruled that the broadband phone company&#39;s service was exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved Cingular Wireless' &#36;41 billion cash acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. , clearing the last big hurdle for the deal.
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As it waits for FCC approval for its BellSouth deal, AT&amp;T says if YouTube wins, you pay.
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U.S. communications regulators gave  AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc the go-ahead on Friday  to more closely combine their local and long-distance  businesses without being subject to additional regulations.
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Federal regulators will formally approve Cingular Wireless&#39;s $41 billion purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless today, company officials briefed on the matter said over the weekend.
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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
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Federal regulators will formally approve Cingular WirelessÂ $41 billion purchase of AT& T Wireless, according to company officials briefed on the matter.
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U.S. Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Michael Powell plans to recommend Cingular  Wireless receive approval to purchase AT&T Wireless Services  Inc. AWE.N with some divestitures, sources familiar with the  matter said on Monday.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions. The FCC on Thursday granted a petition from Time Warner Cable Inc., which had complained that the South Carolina and Nebraska public service commissions had allowed rural local exchange carriers to refuse access to wholesale telecom vendors connecting to Time Warner's VoIP service. The rural carriers had argued that FCC rules don't require them to connect to the wholesale vendors because they don't provide direct voice service to residents. But the FCC said that argument was a misinterpretation of its rules. The FCC "must promote competition in every sector it oversees and create a level playing field among service providers," said FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, in a statement. The FCC decision "ensures that consumers in all areas of the country reap the benefits of competition in the form of lower prices, innovative services and more choice," he added. Time Warner Cable, which was using wholesale transport services from MCI, now part of Verizon Communications Inc., and Sprint Nextel Corp., filed a petition with the FCC last March. The two state commissions had ruled that the services provided by MCI and Sprint did not quality as telecommunications services, and therefore, rural incumbent local exchange carriers were not required to interconnect with them. But four other states required local carriers to connect with the wholesale vendors, Time Warner argued. The FCC, in its decision, said interconnection requirements should apply to both retail and wholesale telecom services. "A contrary decision would impede the important development of wholesale telecommunications and facilities-based VoIP competition," the FCC said in its order.
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The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved  Cingular Wireless' $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless  Services Inc. AWE.N, clearing the last big hurdle for the  deal.
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InfoWorld - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S.
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The boards of directors of SBC  Communications Inc. SBC.N and AT&T Corp. T.N met on Sunday  afternoon to vote on a more than $15 billion stock deal in  which SBC will acquire AT&T, according to a source familiar  with the situation.
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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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The FCC decides that cable, phone and other companies offering internet-based phone services fall under federal jurisdiction. The company calls the ruling a victory for consumers.
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The Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S.
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U.S. Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has asked for a legal ruling  on whether a recused commissioner could cast a tie-breaking  vote on AT&T Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of BellSouth  Corp. , an FCC official told Reuters on Friday.