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Cheddar: Report: DOJ Leaning Against Approving T-Mobiles Takeover of Sprint

New reports suggest the U.S. Justice Department is leaning against the T-Mobile takeover of Sprint. This comes after the FCC has recommended approval of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Thomas Hazlett, Professor of Economics at Clemson University and former Chief Economist of the FCC and Gigi Sohn, Distinguished Fellow at Georgetown Law…

Posted on May 23, 2019May 28, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Gigi Sohn Statement on Chairman Pai Statement on T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

This morning, Chairman Ajit Pai put out a statement saying that he will recommend that the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint be approved based on a handful of conditions promised by the companies. The following statement should be attributed to Gigi Sohn: The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is still anticompetitive and anti-consumer.…

Posted on May 20, 2019June 11, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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The Hill: Obama-era FCC counsel: ‘American People will resuscitate’ net neutrality bill in Senate

A former counselor to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman under President Obama on Thursday said that Americans will “resuscitate” a net neutrality bill that Republicans have declared “dead on arrival” in the Senate. “I just have to push back a little bit on this [claim the bill] doesn’t have a chance in…

Posted on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Gigi Sohn Statement on Passage of HR 1644, the Save the Internet Act by the House of Representatives

This morning, the House of Representatives passed HR 1644, the Save the Internet Act. The bill would restore the 2015 Open Internet Order, which included the strongest-ever net neutrality rules and restored the FCC’s authority to oversee broadband Internet access providers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. The…

Posted on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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Gigi Sohn Statement on Full House Energy and Commerce Committee Vote on HR 1644, the Save the Internet Act of 2019

A few minutes ago, the full House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to send HR 1644, the Save the Internet Act to the floor of the House of Representatives. The bill would restore the 2015 Open Internet Order, which included the strongest-ever net neutrality rules and restored the FCC’s authority…

Posted on April 3, 2019April 10, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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C-SPAN: House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint Proposed Merger

A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing with the top executives of T-Mobile and Sprint to discuss the potential impact of their proposed merger on the wireless industry, consumers and 5G mobile networks. Other witnesses included several law professors along with officials from the Communications Workers of America, the Rural Wireless Association, and…

Posted on March 12, 2019March 22, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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REVISED: Gigi Sohn Statement on Introduction of Save the Internet Act

This morning, Democratic Leaders of the House and Senate unveiled the Save the Internet Act, which would reverse the Trump FCC’s repeal of the 2015 net neutrality rules and the FCC’s authority to protect consumers and promote competition in the broadband market. The Act would codify the protections in the…

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Gigi Sohn Statement on DC Circuit’s Decision to Allow the AT&T-Time Warner Merger to Proceed

This morning, a three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld US District Court Judge Richard Leon's decision allowing the $86 billion merger of AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. to proceed without conditions, rejecting the Justice Department's claims that the merger violated Section…

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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Bloomberg Radio: U.S. Carriers Resistant to Cybersecurity Mandates.

Gigi Sohn, Fellow at the Georgetown University Law Center Institute for Technology Law and Policy, joined Bryan Curtis and Juliette Saly on Daybreak Asia. She explains why she feels security concerns around networks featuring Huawei equipment are real, whether there are ways to mitigate risks and why carriers are reluctant…

Posted on February 21, 2019February 25, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Bloomberg TV: Why Lawmakers Are Wary of T-Mobile, Sprint Mega Deal.

U.S. lawmakers criticized T-Mobile US Inc.'s proposed $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint Corp. during a hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Gigi Sohn, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy distinguished fellow, and Bloomberg's Todd Shields discuss on "Bloomberg Technology." Video at Bloomberg TV.

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