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ALERT: Team Telecom Streamlining Procedures Take Effect

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/6/2024

In October 2020 and 2021, the FCC adopted a pair of Orders to streamline the processing of applications involving “reportable” foreign ownership that are referred to the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation...more

Few Changes to Local Radio or TV Ownership Rules in FCC's 2018 Quadrennial Ownership Order

Lerman Senter PLLC on 12/29/2023

The FCC has completed its long-pending 2018 review of the broadcast multiple ownership rules. In making its determination of whether the ownership rules remain necessary in the public interest as a result of competition, the...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/31/2023

APRIL – JUNE 2023: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - • Federal Trade Commission Unveils Proposal Detailing Significant Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Merger Notifications On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade...more

Executive Order Throws Down the Gauntlet for a New Era of Antitrust Enforcement

Troutman Pepper on 7/16/2021

On July 9, President Biden signed an executive order on promoting competition in the American economy, listing broad priorities for antitrust enforcement. In conjunction with this order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...more

President Biden Issues Sweeping Competition Executive Order

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/12/2021

Key Points - On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an aim to address competition...more

What to Expect From Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s FCC

Perkins Coie on 2/2/2021

Shortly after his inauguration, President Biden appointed Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel is expected to pursue the...more

Alert: D.C. Circuit Casts Doubt on FCC’s Authority to Impose Merger Conditions

Cooley LLP on 8/31/2020

In a recent decision reversing FCC-imposed conditions on Charter Communications’ 2016 acquisition of Time Warner Cable, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals raised significant questions about the FCC’s...more

Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Summer 2020

Jones Day on 7/21/2020

Note From the Editors - With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more

Maryland District Court Dismisses Majority Of Claims In Putative Class Action Against Media Company

A&O Shearman on 2/11/2020

On February 4, 2020, Judge Catherine C. Blake of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed certain claims in a putative class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities...more

Regional & Community Banking - February 2019

Alston & Bird on 2/11/2019

The TCPA: Who Will Dictate Its Reach – the FCC or the Courts? Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation has hit the federal courts in a tidal wave of class action claims with almost unlimited financial exposure....more

Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown on M&A

King & Spalding on 1/17/2019

How could the government shutdown affect your M&A transactions? Understand the ramifications of the shutdown through the lens of antitrust, securities and exchange commission, CFIUS, export controls and economic sanctions...more

Updated: The Practical Impact of the Government Shutdown for Private Parties

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/8/2019

The new 116th Congress convened on Thursday, January 3, 2019 as the partial government shutdown, carrying over from the prior Congress, continued into the new year and has now outlasted previous shutdowns. Although the...more

How the Government Shutdown Affects FCC Operations

Perkins Coie on 1/7/2019

As of January 3, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has suspended most of its operations for the duration of the government shutdown due to the agency’s exhaustion of available funds. This alert summarizes how...more

GMCQ: Global Media, Technology and Communications Quarterly - Spring 2018

Hogan Lovells on 5/18/2018

AI technologies present a variety of commercial opportunities and the potential to change our daily lives. At the same time, there are many legal, policy, commercial and strategic challenges that need to be considered across...more

FCC Avoids Shutdown For Now, But Continued Threat Looms Over TMT Sector

Hogan Lovells on 1/24/2018

The federal government is open. But less than three weeks remain under the current reprieve and another shutdown seems possible. Although the Federal Communications Commission tapped on-hand fees to support uninterrupted...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

Is the DOJ's Approval of AT&T's Acquisition of Time Warner Conditioned on the sale of CNN?

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/9/2017

According to several news outlets, the Department of Justice has called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell DirectTV or Turner Broadcasting, which includes CNN, in order to gain approval of AT&T's $84.5 billion acquisition of...more

Alert: Forecast for Trump FCC: Deregulation with Chance of Media Concentration Review

Cooley LLP on 11/29/2016

The election of Donald Trump continues to raise questions about the potential direction of regulatory policies under his administration. While much of his campaign rhetoric focused on reducing regulation, he also suggested he...more

"Looking Ahead: The U.S. Legal and Regulatory Environment Under a Trump Administration"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/14/2016

Election Day brought an end to a long period of uncertainty that caused market fluctuations and delayed business planning decisions. As we navigate the post-election landscape, many questions remain regarding the potential...more

FCC Licenses: The Forgotten Stepchildren of M & A

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/30/2016

Parties to acquisitions often find themselves in the position of the McCallisters in "Home Alone," dashing out of the house and arriving in Paris only to discover that they’ve left little Macaulay Culkin (aka Kevin) behind....more

"Antitrust and Competition: Trends in US and EU Merger Enforcement"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/22/2016

Merger activity in 2015 was at its highest level in years, and competition authorities in the U.S. and European Union continued to be very aggressive, challenging a number of high-profile deals in court and causing some...more

Texas Takes Step Toward Approving Charter/TWC Cable Merger

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 7/21/2015

With approval of their proposed merger pending in the FCC, Charter and TWC recently filed an application to amend service provider certifications of operating authority with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. On Friday,...more

Charter/Time Warner Tout Benefits, Seek Approval of Merger in State and Federal Filings

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 7/16/2015

Local Governments Can Protect Themselves and the Public By Filing Comments - Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Advance/Newhouse Partnership recently filed a public interest statement with the FCC...more

Merging Cable Companies List Benefits for FCC Approval

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 7/14/2015

Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Advance/Newhouse Partnership recently filed a public interest statement with the FCC seeking approval of the proposed merger of the companies. The FCC must determine...more

FCC Begins Review of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable Merger

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 7/2/2015

Local governments may also have authority to review, raise concerns and seek conditions to protect their communities - The Federal Communications Commission has opened a proceeding to review the proposed merger...more

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