Majority of FCC OKs Cingular-AT&T Wireless-Source
Majority of FCC OKs Cingular-AT&T Wireless-Source
Wed Oct 13, 2004 03:14 PM ET
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to conditionally approve Cingular Wireless' proposed acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Three of the five FCC commissioners have voted to back the deal with certain divestitures, likely in up to two dozen markets, said the source, who declined to be identified because the voting had not been completed.
The three Republicans have backed the deal, Chairman Michael Powell and Commissioners Kathleen Abernathy and Kevin Martin while the Democrat commissioners, Michael Copps and Jonathan ...
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Wed Oct 13, 2004 03:14 PM ET
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to conditionally approve Cingular Wireless' proposed acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Three of the five FCC commissioners have voted to back the deal with certain divestitures, likely in up to two dozen markets, said the source, who declined to be identified because the voting had not been completed.
The three Republicans have backed the deal, Chairman Michael Powell and Commissioners Kathleen Abernathy and Kevin Martin while the Democrat commissioners, Michael Copps and Jonathan ...
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