Dec
01
2011
BY AMY SCHATZ AT&T Inc. blasted the Federal Communications Commission’s report on its proposed $39 billion deal to amass Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA, saying the agency’s “utter absence of balance is obvious, and demonstrates that the document lacks all credibility.” “The document is so obviously one-sided that any fair-minded person reading it’s left with …
Dec
01
2011
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — AT&T(T) accused the Federal Communications Commission of being a corporation that “cherry-picks facts,” because the Dallas company tries to maintain its merger with T-Mobile USA alive. This comes only a few days after a report mentioned AT&T was considering selling some assets to Leap Wireless(LEAP) to check out to win approval …
Dec
01
2011
AT&T (NYSE: T) issued a strongly worded point-by-point critique of the report released earlier this week by the Federal Communications Commission slamming its proposed merger with T-Mobile. Few is usually moved by its arguments but it’s clear that AT&T is hoping to punch its way off the ropes. “The document is so obviously one-sided that …
Dec
01
2011
BY ANUPREETA DAS, ANTON TROIANOVSKI AND GINA CHON AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent of T-Mobile USA, have discussed another transaction-forming a three way partnership that could pool network assets from both U.S. wireless carriers-if their current acquisition deal falls apart, people acquainted with the problem said. These discussions aren’t advanced and were …
Nov
24
2011
On Friday 25 November 2011, 5:34 SGT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. telecommunications regulator said on Thursday it is going to consider a request from AT&T to withdraw applications on an offer to take over T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche Telekom. “The record clearly shows that — in no uncertain terms — this merger would …
Nov
24
2011
WASHINGTON | Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:33pm EST WASHINGTON Nov 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. telecommunications regulator said on Thursday this can consider a request from AT&T to withdraw applications on an offer to take over T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche Telekom . “The record clearly shows that — in no uncertain terms – this …
Nov
24
2011
By Victoria Howley and Georgina Prodhan LONDON | Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:19pm EST T.N) collapses. Investment bankers within the telecoms sector say the German group’s immediate priority might be to guard its dividend, which it should struggle to do if the deal fails. This may be a catalyst for the sale of its stake …
Nov
24
2011
BY GREG BENSINGER AND ANTON TROIANOVSKI NY-AT&T Inc. said Thursday it should take a $4 billion charge on this year’s final quarter, an acknowledgment the company’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA faces an increasingly uphill battle. The charge represents $3 billion in cash and $1 billion in spectrum, as AT&T …
Nov
24
2011
On Thursday 24 November 2011, 17:21 SGT FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom and AT&T withdrew their application for approval by the Federal Communications Commission of a planned $39 billion deal for T-Mobile USA to spotlight obtaining the golf green light from the dept of Justice. At the identical time, AT&T said on Thursday it expected …
Nov
24
2011
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom and AT&T withdrew their application for approval by the Federal Communications Commission of a planned $39 billion deal for T-Mobile USA to highlight obtaining the fairway light from the dept of Justice. At a similar time, AT&T said on Thursday it expected to book a pretax $4 billion charge during …
