In late November, AT&T and T-Mobile withdrew their application for FCC’s consent to their proposed merger because of an anticipated adverse decision signaled by FCC Chairman Genachowski, opting to focus their efforts on the Department of Justice’s antitrust case. The carriers’ apparent assumption was that the FCC would surely grant a re-filed application consistent with
Last week, AT&T bowed to reality as it and Deutsche Telekom withdrew their transfer of control application from the FCC, reportedly as FCC Chairman Genachowski announced his recommendation that the Commission adopt an order designating the application for hearing. Cecilia Kang reports on the applicants’ surprising move.
Harold Feld of Public Knowledge maintains that under
For over a decade, enterprise customers, 2nd tier interexchange carriers (“IXCs”), and many Wireless carriers have argued that special access rates are inflated, priced far above “just and reasonable” levels as required by Title II of the Communications Act. Unlike various broadband and spectrum initiatives, special access reform has garnered modest media attention and