FCC Trying to Get a Jump on AT&T-T-Mobile Review
Companies haven't even filed yet, but regulator wants to get a head start
The Federal Communications Commission officially kicked off its review of AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile on Thursday. The regulator jump-started what is bound to be a complicated process by issuing a public notice before the two companies had even filed their applications; the FCC does this for large, complicated deals like this one so that it can get a head start.
The public notice starts the clock on a 180-day review process, which the FCC can stop midstream at its discretion.
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