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Benzinga's Political Roundup June 28, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 12:08pm
The FCC continues to take a neutral stance on the wireless industry and whether it would be competitive after AT&T (NYSE: T) buys T-Mobile USA. Congress may discuss regulating investment advisers and handing the regulation over to The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, as opposed to the...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 10:46am
AT&T Will Jump Through Hoops To Get Merger Approval (T, S, VZ)AT&T (NYSE: T) will have to comply with many requirements to gain government approval for its merger with T-Mobile. Many outlets are voicing concerns over a creation of a duopoly in the wireless industry. The merger of AT&T and T-Mobile would make this the largest wireless service...
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How to Trade AT&T, Deutsche Telekom Deal (T, VZ, S, CHL, VOD, FTE, IST, IXP, IYZ)
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 7:40am
Telecom stocks from Asia to Europe climbed higher during Monday trading in reaction to the news that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) agreed to purchase Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA business unit in a deal that was valued at $39 billion in cash and stock. The deal, which still faces regulatory...
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Verizon Refunding Customers For $50M In "Mystery" Charges
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 9:13am
According to Bloomberg, Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is under investigation by the FCC for charging "mystery" fees to customers to the tune of $50 million over the last two years among 15 million customers. As a result, Verizon will give refunds to the 15 million customers over the next two months,...
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Court Upholds FCC Extension Of Content Access Rule (CMCSA) (DTV) (VZ)
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 4:42pmA federal appeals court upheld a Federal Communications Commission rule that forces cable companies to make the programming from properties that they own available to rivals on equal terms. The FCC banned cable companies like Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) from entering into exclusive deals...
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