Tag Archives: AT&T

Don’t Get Discouraged

Posted on September 24, 2011 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Bill Day In other news, seven U.S. states have sided with the Department of Justice against the mega-merger of AT&T and T-Mobile, and researchers at Penn State College have discovered a naturally occurring virus within the human body … Continue reading →

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It’s A Best-Seller!

Posted on September 2, 2011 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Wealthy campaign donors and think-tanks buying up hundreds, or even tens of thousands, of copies of Wingnut books is fairly common, but in this instance its particularly amusing given Rick Perry’s direct advocacy for the donor. The Dallas-based telecommunications giant … Continue reading →

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DOJ Seeks To Block AT&T’s T-Mobile Takeover

Posted on August 31, 2011 at 5:45 pm by JM Ashby

The Department of Justice has filed an anti-trust lawsuit to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile by citing the potential monopolizing power of the new super-telecom. The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday it would seek to block AT&T’s $39 … Continue reading →

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