In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Shayndi Raice and Thomas Catan highlight that FCC and DoJ approvals of the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile transaction are far from certain. Recent FCC reports and decisions adverse to AT&T (as well as Verizon Wireless) signal the FCC will review the transaction with healthy skepticism. And, as noted by
As widely reported, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom AG have entered into an agreement under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $39 billion. Countless critiques and assessments of the deal have been published. The FCC recently set the pleading schedule in connection with its review of the
