FCC boss Brendan Carr claims another victory over DEI as AT&T drops programs

The FCC boss has refused to approve mergers and other large transactions involving companies that don’t agree to drop support ...
The Atlantic

AT&T's Merger with T-Mobile May Actually Fall Through

In a surprising turn of events, the mega merger that consumer watchdogs decried, but most deemed a fait accompli, faces a real risk of disintegrating at the hands of federal regulators. Last night, a ...
International Business Times

FCC Opposes AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: How a Potential Sprint/T-Mobile Deal May Fare with Regulators?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it intends to effectively block AT&T's (NYSE:T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile by referring the matter to an Administrative Law ...

AT&T Scraps DEI for Trump FCC Deal: $1bn Licence Drives Major Policy Shift

AT&T confirms the end of its DEI programmes to secure a £785m spectrum deal from Trump's FCC, following similar moves by ...
The Economist

Will the mega-merger wave destroy value for shareholders?

In the five years following a deal the median buyer’s revenue and operating profit grew at an annual rate of 6%, decent but ...
The Atlantic

With DOJ Opposition, AT&T Merger Looks Unlikely

On the most basic level, it was evident before the filing, the combination exceeds concentration of market share levels—as defined by the Herfindahl-Hirschman index—that the federal government ...