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CCIA Applauds DOJ’s Decision to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger

News & EventsBy CCIA StaffAugust 31, 2011

This morning the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they have filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to prevent AT&T from acquiring its competitor T-Mobile.  In response, CCIA President and CEO Ed Black issued this statement: “We are pleased, but not surprised.  From the outset, it was…

PROTECT IP Act Not “Noncontroversial”

Blog, Patent Reform & Copyright, USBy Heather GreenfieldJuly 27, 2011

CCIA is running a series of ads this week — including this full page ad that just happened to run in The Hill’s annual “beautiful people” edition today. We also had this in Politico with info from the various letters to Congress from those opposing it. The PROTECT IP Act (S. 968) endangers Internet security, sets dangerous…

PROTECT IP Act Not "Noncontroversial"

Blog, Patent Reform & Copyright, USBy Heather GreenfieldJuly 27, 2011

CCIA is running a series of ads this week — including this full page ad that just happened to run in The Hill’s annual “beautiful people” edition today. We also had this in Politico with info from the various letters to Congress from those opposing it. The PROTECT IP Act (S. 968) endangers Internet security, sets dangerous…

Senator Kohl Asks DOJ, FCC To Deny AT&T’s Takeover Of T-Mobile

News & EventsBy CCIA StaffJuly 20, 2011

The Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Consumers’ Rights has sent a 7-page letter to the Justice Department and FCC asking them to block AT&T’s plans to take over the fourth largest wireless competitor.  In the letter, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., who recently held a hearing on the acquisition, said it would dramatically…

Senator Kohl Asks DOJ, FCC To Deny AT&T's Takeover Of T-Mobile

News & EventsBy CCIA StaffJuly 20, 2011

The Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Consumers’ Rights has sent a 7-page letter to the Justice Department and FCC asking them to block AT&T’s plans to take over the fourth largest wireless competitor.  In the letter, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., who recently held a hearing on the acquisition, said it would dramatically…

Tech Industry Response To News Of Varney’s Departure

News & EventsBy CCIA StaffJuly 6, 2011

Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney is leaving as head of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice next month to join a law firm, according to various news reports. After a decade of inaction on antitrust cases, Varney’s appointment by President Obama was seen as a sign that the government would once again take…

Tech Industry Response To News Of Varney's Departure

News & EventsBy CCIA StaffJuly 6, 2011

Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney is leaving as head of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice next month to join a law firm, according to various news reports. After a decade of inaction on antitrust cases, Varney’s appointment by President Obama was seen as a sign that the government would once again take…

FCC Receives Thousands of Petitions To Deny AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile

Blog, Competition, Telecom & Wireless, USBy Heather GreenfieldJune 2, 2011

FCC officials are now wading through thousands of petitions to deny AT&T’s FCC Application to takeover T-Mobile. Unlike DOJ, complaints to the FCC are public, so it takes some bravery for companies that must do business with AT&T to complain. Iowa Wireless, a subsidiary of T-Mobile, is getting some attention for filing a petition asking the FCC…

FCC Receives Thousands of Petitions To Deny AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile

Blog, Competition, Telecom & Wireless, USBy Heather GreenfieldJune 2, 2011

FCC officials are now wading through thousands of petitions to deny AT&T’s FCC Application to takeover T-Mobile. Unlike DOJ, complaints to the FCC are public, so it takes some bravery for companies that must do business with AT&T to complain. Iowa Wireless, a subsidiary of T-Mobile, is getting some attention for filing a petition asking the FCC…

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