Tag: AT&T
US: AT&T Hires former Trump lawyer to defend itself in DoJ...
The telecom giant AT&T has hired notable media lawyer Daniel Petrocelli, a one-time defender of President Donald Trump, to represent the company, should the...
US: Dems request hearings on Trump’s role in AT&T-Time Warner
On Monday two House Democrats called for hearings on AT&T’s $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc., expressing concern over a “troubling pattern of...
US: AT&T CEO says he won’t sell CNN as antitrust tension...
AT&T won’t sell CNN and never proposed such a deal, CEO Randall Stephenson said as a battle escalated with antitrust officials over the US$85.4...
UK: Saudi Prince sells his stake in 21st Century Fox
Saudi Prince alWaleed bin Talal, a key ally of Rupert Murdoch, sold his stake in the 21st Century Fox – leaving the Murdoch family...
Mexico: AT&T-Time Warner get conditioned approval
AT&T has cleared the latest hurdle in its move to acquire Time Warner after Mexican regulators gave the deal a conditioned greenlight.
The Federal Telecommunications...
US: AT&T, Time Warner merger review Reaches Advanced Stages
Talks between AT&T, Time Warner and US antitrust officials on potential terms attached to the US$85 billion mega deal, which began late July, have...
US: Officials in Time-Warner merger discussions with AT&T
Sources familiar with the situation have reported that US antitrust officials have started talking with both Time Warner and AT&T to discuss possible merger...
US: Senator queries Delrahim on WH role in AT&T
On Wednesday, a member of the Judiciary Committee, senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), said that he asked President Donald Trump’s top antitrust pick to meet...
US: Democrats plan to press Delrahim on his ties to AT&T
According to Recode the democratic lawmakers are planning to question President Donald Trump’s nominee on his past ties to corporate giants like AT&T.
Makan Delrahim...
US: AT&T announces $1.25bn acquisition
AT&T announced on Monday that it would buy Straight Path Communications, a holder of licenses to wireless spectrum, for $1.25 billion in an all-stock...