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September 20, 2011

DOJ Declines Republican Lawmakers' Request for Briefing on AT&T/T-Mobile Deal

By Beecher Tuttle, TMCnet Contributor

The U.S. Justice Department has refused the request of lawmakers to clarify its rationale in suing AT&T (News - Alert) to block the carrier's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile (News - Alert), noting that it is prohibited from disclosing nonpublic information during an ongoing lawsuit.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and other top Republicans recently requested a briefing on the DOJ's decision to challenge the acquisition in court.

Upton and fellow Representatives Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder – as well as FCC chairman Julius Genachowski (News - Alert) – inquiring whether the DOJ took into account the full ramifications of blocking the merger, particularly the negative effects it will have on job creation and economic growth.

The lawmakers were hoping to conduct a bipartisan briefing on the decision before Wednesday's initial court date, but had its request denied late Monday night in a letter penned by Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich... Read More

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