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The Washington Post: Sprint, T-Mobile receive merger approval from Department of Justice

The $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint secured final approval on Friday from the Department of Justice, where regulators blessed the combination of the country’s third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers after they agreed to sell off a critical portion of their business to Dish Network. The green-light from the…

Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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CNN Business: T-Mobile’s mega-merger with Sprint can move forward, Justice Department says

Washington (CNN Business)T-Mobile's mega-merger with Sprint can move forward, the Justice Department said Friday, paving the way for an unprecedented combination of America's third- and fourth-largest wireless providers.The DOJ's blessing marks a critical breakthrough for T-Mobile (TMUS) and Sprint (S) as they seek to join forces against Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T), which owns CNN. The smaller carriers argue they must…

Posted on July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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NPR: T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Finally Wins Justice Department’s Blessing

The Department of Justice on Friday gave its approval for T-Mobile and Sprint to merge, in what has been a protracted fight for the companies to finalize their $26 billion deal. The merger still faces a review by a federal district court, and consumer advocates worry the industry consolidation will lead to…

Posted on July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Politico: Who should keep an eye on Silicon Valley?

The federal government's struggles to rein in Facebook are driving some Democrats and consumer advocates to a stark conclusion: The agency charged with regulating Silicon Valley is not up to the task. The 105-year-old Federal Trade Commission is a main enforcer of Americans' consumer protections but it has only a…

Posted on July 21, 2019August 10, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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The Verge: Net neutrality was repealed a year ago – what’s happened since?

It’s been a year since net neutrality was repealed. Gigi Sohn, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy, chats with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about what’s happened since by explaining the ripple effect of harmful policy decisions and more. "When the Trump FCC repealed the 2015 Open…

Posted on July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Motherboard: Senator Warren Says Key FCC Cybersecurity Advisory Council Panders to Industry

Key panels intended to advise the FCC are increasingly stocked with industry insiders, resulting in policies that leave consumers and common sense behind. More at Motherboard.

Posted on July 2, 2019July 15, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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The Hill: New lawsuit poses major threat to T-Mobile, Sprint merger

The $26 billion T-Mobile–Sprint merger is facing a new and potentially devastating obstacle after 10 attorneys general from nine states and Washington, D.C., filed a federal lawsuit to block the deal. The state attorneys general in the lawsuit, filed Tuesday, argue the bid to combine two of the nation’s four…

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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ZD Net: Pro net neutrality advocates take on US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Most Americans -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- want the return of net neutrality, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won't give the Save the Internet Act its day in the US Senate. A year ago, net neutrality died. It was murdered by big telecom and its political allies. No one…

Posted on June 11, 2019June 17, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Washington Post: State attorneys general sue to block merger between Sprint and T-Mobile

Nine states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, believing that the combination of the country’s third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers would threaten competition and harm consumers. The lawsuit, led by the attorneys general of New York and California, represents…

Posted on June 11, 2019June 17, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Cheddar: FCC Decision to Let Carriers Block Robocalls by Default Raises Questions

Thursday's decision by the Federal Communications Commission to encourage mobile carriers to auto-block robocalls might help mitigate the barrage of telemarketers and scammers calling consumers, but advocates warn that consumers should be critical as to how ー and which ー calls are blocked, as well as to whether they'll ultimately…

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