Thursday, March 09, 2006

FCC Nominee Off AT&T-BellSouth Merger?

A UPI newsbrief, via PhysOrg.com, reports that:

Federal Communications Commission nominee Robert McDowell might have to sit out deliberations on the merger of BellSouth and AT&T.

A telecom lawyer told USA Today Thursday that McDowell's position as counsel for a telecom trade group that has opposed similar mergers in the past and could take a formal stand against the proposed $67 billion deal.

The issue would likely come up Thursday at McDowell's confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee.

More here.

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