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

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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

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A New TCPA King?: Second Circuit Rejects “Potential Capacity” Definition Outright But Ducks Issues of ATDS Functionality

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In the second Court of Appeal decision to reach the TCPA’s definition of ATDS this week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal held today in King v. Time Warner Cable, Case No. 15-2474-c, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 17880 (2nd Cir....more

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Lessons from the AT&T/Time Warner Decision

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On October 22, 2016, AT&T announced its $108 billion proposed acquisition of Time Warner. After a year-plus investigation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit to enjoin the merger, alleging that the transaction would...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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DealBook’s Common Sense column takes a look at the AT&T/Time Warner deal and the “battle lines” forming for an “epic” antitrust battle, in spite of the vertical nature of the merger (the companies don’t compete in any...more

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

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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

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TCPA Survives Strict Scrutiny—Again. Here’s Why It Shouldn’t

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Strict scrutiny just isn’t what it used to be. For the third time, a district court has applied strict scrutiny in analyzing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and found that the statute restricts no more speech...more

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

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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

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Texas Takes Step Toward Approving Charter/TWC Cable Merger

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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

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

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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

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Merging Cable Companies List Benefits for FCC Approval

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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

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FCC Begins Review of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable Merger

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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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Proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable-Charter Merger/Swaps/Sales Spark Thousands of Filings at the FCC; Responses Due Sept. 23

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The proposed merger of the two largest cable operators in the country, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, and the related system swaps and sales involving Charter Communications, have generated an enormous amount of press...more

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New Opportunities for California Arise from Mega Cable Merger

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In an earlier post, we talked about the FCC’s review of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger heating up with more than 65,000 comments filed this week. Folks in California may be interested to know that the California Public...more

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CPUC Review of Comcast-TWC Merger Gives Cities & Schools Opportunity to Improve Broadband Services

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The California Public Utilities Commission has decided to focus on the cost and availability of broadband services in its review of the proposed merger between the two largest cable and broadband providers in the state:...more

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Comments Due August 25 on Comcast-Time Warner Cable-Charter Merger/Spin Off Transactions

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FCC Sets Up Teams to Review Transactions - Last week the FCC made two important announcements concerning its review of the applications filed for approval of the Comcast – Time Warner Cable – Charter cable merger and...more

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Responding to the Time Warner–Comcast Merger: Why Your Community Should Get Involved

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Local governments should be concerned about the proposed Time Warner-Comcast merger – and ought to be planning now to address those concerns at the local, state and federal level....more

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