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                        Kory Kessel - Tue, May 05, 2015
                        
                    
                    
                        
                        Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York on Monday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler went on record with his thoughts on the now-dead $42 billion bid by Comcast to absorb Time-Warner Cable (TWC), saying that he thought Comcast CEO Brian Roberts...
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                        Julie Bart - Fri, Jun 24, 2011
                        
                    
                    
                        
                        The GLBT community has suddenly become an outspoken proponent lobbying in favor of AT&T's proposed buy-out of T-Mobile. This merger has become an odd rallying point for organizations that normally have little interest in telecom deals...
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                        Julie Bart - Wed, Jun 01, 2011
                        
                    
                    
                        
                        Although we cannot think of a single recent instance where regulators flat-out refused a merger, Sprint is arguing that they should do so with the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile union. On Tuesday, Sprint filed a formal, 130-page request asking the FCC to block the merger, saying that even if...
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