AT&T-Bellsouth merger again seeing opposition
Posted Dec 13th 2006 3:05PM by Brian White
Filed under: Cellular, Government, Regulatory/FCC
A key Republican FCC commissioner that excused himself from ruling on the proposed AT&T-Bellsouth merger only re re-instate himself to break a 2-2 voting deadlock
is again seeing opposition from Democrats.
In perfect business fashion, an unnamed global telecom equipment supplier warned further delay in approving the deal -- if it is to be approved -- could hurt the manufacturing industry by slowing telecom investment. So what? Unless all angles of this merger are examined, perhaps the interests of consumers and business weigh a little more than "slowing telecom investment".
Jeesh -- give me a break.
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