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AT&T Offering Merger Concessions

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the speeding-things-along dept.

TheFarmerInTheDell writes that AT&T is offering concessions to make their merger with SBC happen as fast as possible. From the article: "AT&T filed a letter of commitment with the [Federal Communications Commission] Thursday night that adds a number of new conditions to the deal, including a promise to observe 'network neutrality' principles, an offer of affordable stand-alone digital subscriber line service and divestment of some wireless spectrum."

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  1. Read The Fine Print by mmurphy000 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    According to TechDirt, the concessions might be just smoke and mirrors, at least in part. They've carved out exceptions to their agreement to keep network neutrality ("This commitment also does not apply to AT&T/BellSouth's Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service") and possibly some limitations on how useful the "affordable stand-alone digital subscriber line service" is.

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  2. SBC != BellSouth by pygar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    SBC was Southwestern Bell, and has already been merged with AT&T.