Sprint/T-Mobile merger cleared by foreign investment regulator

The Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States has approved the deal and so have a few other government agencies. But it waits on the FCC.

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Sprint/T-Mobile merger pitch to FCC pivots from 5G to competition

Instead of leading the way with 5G coverage, a combined Sprint/T-Mobile carrier would best operate as a more robust counter to AT&T and Verizon.

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Sprint/T-Mobile merger looks on track to close in 2019

The nation's fourth- and third-largest carriers have been preparing to merge for the past several months. Several more and it could happen.

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California passes own net neutrality law, Justice Department sues

On the same day Governor Jerry Brown signed the law that restored net neutrality regulations on ISPs, Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a lawsuit.

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Department of Justice on Sprint/T-Mobile merger: no “magical number” in wireless market

2014 was the last time such a deal was tried and the administration in place at the time had put down a decidedly definite watermark on the wireless market.

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Net neutrality isn’t exactly dead yet… | #PNWeekly 302

The Trump White House has yet to sign off on key aspects of the net neutrality repeal. Sprint and T-Mobile and merging... again... and more in our show!

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As eSIM probe goes on, JP Morgan takes odds down for Sprint and T-Mobile merger

The Department of Justice is looking at whether AT&T and Verizon have colluded. As such, one bank analyst believes that the regulator's view on the industry may negatively impact chances of a merger of the nation's weakest major carriers.

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US investigating AT&T and Verizon over eSIM, GSMA pauses its involvement

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The GSMA has been working on a standard for embedded SIMs, which would allow users to switch carriers without the need to switch cards and would also get rid of carrier locking. Two carriers wanted to put the kibosh on that.

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AT&T can defend Time Warner deal from US government with arbitration clause

If AT&T were to subsume Time Warner, it would commit to binding arbitration over the license fees of channels like CNN and HBO with its distributor counterparts.

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AT&T can defend Time Warner deal from US government with arbitration clause

If AT&T were to subsume Time Warner, it would commit to binding arbitration over the license fees of channels like CNN and HBO with its distributor counterparts.

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Judge denies AT&T’s request to see White House thoughts on Time Warner acquisition

The Department of Justice also wants to prevent AT&T from arguing that politics played a role in the government's decision to go after this deal.

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Fox wants CNN, AT&T won’t sell as it buys Time Warner

The company formerly known as News Corp and headed by right-aligned media champion Rupert Murdoch really, really wants CNN.

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AT&T reportedly asked to dump CNN, other assets in order to buy Time Warner

The Department of Justice reportedly required AT&T to sell Turner Broadcasting, owner of CNN and other brands, to go through with the $85 billion deal.

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