Tag Archives: AT&T

A.M. Splash: AT&T Rates Have Skyrocketed; Nudists Challenge SF Ban; MoveOn Founder Meets Tea Partier; Calif. Gun Laws Cited as Model

January 18, 2013, 8:51 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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AT&T rates skyrocket since deregulation (SF Chronicle) In August 2006, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to allow AT&T and other companies that provided local telephone service to raise prices at will. Then-Commissioner Rachelle Chong, a Republican, credited as … Continue reading »

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Justice Dept. Blocks AT&T Acquisition of T-Mobile

August 31, 2011, 8:02 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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(AP) The Justice Department is blocking AT&T’s $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, saying the acquisition of the No. 4 wireless carrier in the country by No. 2 AT&T would reduce competition and raise prices. The deal has faced … Continue reading »

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