FCC Lawyer Says McDowell Can Vote to Break AT&T Tie Update2 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Federal Communications Commission lawyers cleared Robert McDowell to vote on AT&T Inc.'s $84 billion purchase of BellSouth Corp., a decision that may break a deadlock and set the stage for the deal's approval by next month.
Analyst Note: Sprint AP via Yahoo! Finance
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s shares face a "significant downside" if the wireless carrier's management does not stabilize the business soon, said a Morgan Stanley analyst Friday.
McDowell Cleared for AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote InternetNews.com
FCC attorney says government interest outweighs ethical considerations.
FCC official cleared to vote on AT&T deal Austin American-Statesman
Republican gets approval to cast tiebreaking vote on purchase of BellSouth.
Analyst Note: Sprint Sharewatch
Simon Flannery, who rates Sprint Nextel \"Underweight,\" said Sprint faces a number of operational challenges, ranging from technology hurdles to management departures -- and these have only been complicated by its acquisition of Nextel and affiliates.
NHJ Legal Notices Newkirk Herald Journal
(Published in the Newkirk Herald Journal Thursday, December 7, 2006.) 1t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF KAY COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA BANK OF THE WEST successor by merger with COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs.
CEO stakes his reputation on merger, but can new Sprint rise above its hang-ups? USA Today
Since his Sprint-Nextel merger closed a year ago, CEO Gary Forsee has been struggling with a riptide of technical, financial, operational and cultural problems. This perfect storm, as he calls it, has been calamitous for the combined Sprint Nextel.
Congressmen Upset With FCC Chairman KSLA-TV Shreveport
Two powerful Capitol Hill Democrats sharply question a move by the Federal Communications Commission chairman to "unrecuse" a fellow commissioner and allow him to vote on the A-T-and-T/BellSouth merger.
Lawmakers Question FCC Recusal Maneuver InternetNews.com
Incoming Democratic tech power brokers urge Martin to reconsider decision on AT&T-BellSouth merger vote.
FCC Chairman Wants to Break AT&T-BellSouth Lock Optically Networked
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin has ordered agency lawyers to determine if FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell can "unrecuse" himself from the AT&T-BellSouth merger vote.

The Original Blog » Blog Archive » Cingular/AT & T Wireless merger
The merger of Cingular with AT & T Wireless is probably going to be less controversial than the Comcast/Disney dealie, and makes more obvious business sense
AT&T Wireless-Cingular merger assailed by consumer groups
AT&T Wireless-Cingular merger assailed by consumer groups "It's a shame that the (groups) don't focus on the true benefits of this acquisition -- better
Problems for AT&T Wireless-Cingular union? | CNET News.com
Some AT&T Wireless subscribers say they are having problems as they migrate to Cingular Wireless' service, possibly signaling a rough start for the merger
Cellular merger won't let users off contract hook | CNET News.com
AT&T Wireless has quashed subscribers' hopes that its merger with Cingular Wireless will let them out of a long-term service contract. Cingular doesn't plan
Geek.com Geek News - AT&T Wireless and Cingular merger gets FCC
Right now I have att wireless and can roam on cingular and T-mobile networks. att -cingular merger horrible reception (4:14pm EST Sun Dec 05 2004)
Geek.com Geek News - It’s official: AT&T Wireless merges with Cingular
The combined network also means that AT&T Wireless and Cingular After the merger wasn’t there a TV commercial showing a really huge dinner table?
AT&T Wireless: Will Cingular's Big Bet Pay Off? - Knowledge@Wharton
But, he says, that doesn’t mean it’s not a smart thing to do. While the Cingular-AT&T Wireless merger is a straight-forward consolidation play,
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Cingular’s Parents to Merge: The New AT&T Takes Its Place in Wireless Again Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless and Cingular — in terms of pricing,
Cingular-ATT Wireless merger cleared - Breaking - http://www.smh
"We hope the merger process will continue to progress in an orderly and expeditious Together, Cingular and AT and T Wireless, currently the number-two
Boing Boing: Cingular buys AT+T Wireless
Cingular buys AT+T Wireless $41 billion. What will the resulting company be, and do? Wow. Dan Gillmor has this to say about why the mega-merger shouldn't cingular+merger+t+wireless: cingular+merger+t+wireless