DC appeals court rejects DOJ's bid to overturn the ruling that cleared the way for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner; DOJ says it will not seek further review
again Marguerite Reardon / CNET : Justice Department won't appeal AT&T-Time Warner decision Marcy Gordon / Associated Press : US appeals court clears AT&T's $81B merger with Time Warner Sean Burch / The Wrap : AT&T's Buyout of Time Warner Upheld by Appeals Court Jeff Baumgartner / Light Reading : Appeals Court Upholds AT&T-Time Warner Deal Mike Sorrentino / CNET : US Appeals Court affirms AT&T-Time Warner merger Abby Jackson / Business Insider : An appeals court has upheld the AT&T-Time Warner merger in a victory for AT&T. Brian Fung / Washington Post : Federal appeals court upholds AT&T's Time Warner merger, handing defeat to Justice Department Citrus Studios / DEG : AT&T Defeats U.S. Bid to Kill $85 Billion Time Warner Deal [Bloomberg] Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica : Appeals court rejects government bid to reverse AT&T/Time Warner deal Tweets: @nytimes : An appeals court ruled in favor of the $85.4 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger, rejecting the federal government's antitrust case http://www.nytimes.com/... Kadhim / @kadhimshubber : DOJ confirms it will not appeal AT&T ruling to the Supreme Court “We are grateful that the Court of Appeals considered our objections to the District Court opinion. The Department has no plans to seek further review,” said spokesperson Jeremy Edwards Craig Aaron / @notaaroncraig : Bad news for anyone who likes lower bills or better content. DoJ was right to challenge this deal but argued the wrong case. And we'll be feeling the pain in our wallets and under the thumb of an even more powerful Ma Bell. http://www.cnbc.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : One of the most lasting bumbles of this chaotic administration will be that AT&T / Time Warner happened because the Trump DOJ couldn't make a net neutrality argument http://www.theverge.com/... Karl Bode / @karlbode : Worth noting the DOJ didn't mention #netneutrality ONCE during the first AT&T merger trial. Not ONCE. Kind of important if you want to showcase how AT&T plans to twist the post-merger competitive landscape to its distinct advantage. http://twitter.com/... @amy_siskind : Remember when Trump had “his” Justice Department try to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger because he was pissed off at Time Warner subsidiary CNN's coverage. Twice. This is authoritarianism. Fortunately he lost. http://www.cnn.com/... @cnnbrk : Appeals court rejects bid by the Justice Department to overturn a ruling that cleared the way for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner, including CNN http://www.cnn.com/... http://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer