Faced with regulatory hurdles too tall for it to leap, AT&T has announced that it has pulled the plug on its proposed plan to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. [More]
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More Signs That AT&T Could Pull Out Of Deal To Purchase T-Mobile
By 12.19.11
While AT&T has publicly said it is considering ways to restructure its plan to purchase T-Mobile USA for $39 billion will end the Justice Dept.’s suit to block the merger — and the FCC’s plan to put up regulatory speed bumps — a news report claims that there are new signs that the Death Star may be looking to retreat. [More]
Judge: Sprint Can Sue AT&T Over T-Mobile Merger
By 11.3.11
After their meet cute, AT&T and T-Mobile USA are suffering a long sequence of misunderstandings and obstacles in the romantic comedy that is their attempted merger. The latest speed bump in the path to everlasting togetherness comes from a ruling by a federal judge that Sprint and regional cell phone service provider C Spire Wireless are free to sue the Death Star. [More]
