News

antitrust

Article | 17/09/2011 Seven states join DOJ in opposing AT&T deal
Seven state attorneys general have joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit attempting to block AT&T's US$39 billion acquisition of rival mobil...
Article | 10/09/2011 AT&T: DOJ's opposition to merger hurts consumers
The U.S. Department of Justice would "severely set back growth and competition" in the U.S. mobile telecom market if its efforts to block the acquisit...
Article | 2/09/2011 Experts: AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile may not be dead yet
The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit opposing AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA may not mean the end of the deal, according to some ...
Article | 1/09/2011 Consumer groups cheer DOJ's move to block AT&T acquisition
Several consumer and digital rights groups applauded the U.S. Department of Justice's opposition to AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile ca...
Article | 1/09/2011 US DOJ to block AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring mobile competitor T-Mobile USA, with the agency saying the US$39 b...
Article | 1/09/2011 AT&T to return jobs to US if T-Mobile deal is approved
AT&T will return 5,000 outsourced call-center jobs to the U.S. if regulators approve its proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the c...
Article | 31/08/2011 Wikileaks cable offers new insights into Oracle-Sun deal
US authorities met with European officials on behalf of Oracle with regard to its $US7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, according to a US di...
Article | 11/08/2011 WSJ: FTC investigation focused on Android, search
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which began an antitrust investigation into Google a month-and-a-half ago, is looking specifically at Google's rela...
Article | 11/08/2011 Apple's device dominance drives e-book price-fixing lawsuit
A Seattle law firm has targeted Apple in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit partly because of the company's dominance in smartphone and tablet sales, the ...
Article | 11/08/2011 Mayors voice support for AT&T deal with T-Mobile
More than 100 U.S. mayors have expressed support for AT&T's proposed acquisition of mobile rival T-Mobile USA, AT&T said Wednesday.
Article | 3/08/2011 Lawmaker touts AT&T deal with T-Mobile
A proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T could provide significant benefits to U.S. consumers, according to a senior Republican member of th...
Article | 28/07/2011 Google-Admeld deal under closer DOJ scrutiny
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Google for more information on its proposed acquisition of display advertising optimization firm, Admeld, Goo...
Article | 21/07/2011 TruePosition alleges plot against its 9-1-1 location system
TruePosition, the developer of technology used by some carriers to pinpoint 9-1-1 calls, says Ericsson, Qualcomm and Alcatel-Lucent have worked togeth...
Article | 21/07/2011 Senator opposes AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile
A senior U.S. senator has urged two federal agencies to reject AT&T's proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
Article | 28/06/2011 Google faces claim for €295M damages in French court
A French publishing company has filed suit against Google, alleging anti-competitive practices and claiming €295 million (US$420 million) in damages.