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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AT&T INC. et al

  1. March 22, 2018

    AT&T, Time Warner Say DOJ Lacks 'Crystal Ball' In Opening

    The U.S. Department of Justice urged a D.C. federal judge in opening arguments Thursday to focus on the facts of AT&T's incentives to leverage Time Warner's content post-merger, while the companies argued it's the government's job to ensure no "crystal ball" is needed to see the tie-up's impacts.

  2. March 20, 2018

    Streaming Services To Factor In AT&T-Time Warner Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a D.C. federal court on Tuesday that internet video distributors like Netflix and Google's YouTube TV are not replacements for pay-television services, while AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. countered that they need to do their deal to keep up with the new competitors.

  3. March 19, 2018

    DOJ Says AT&T Too Broad On Confidentiality Claims

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a D.C. federal court on Monday that AT&T Inc. is trying to claim too much evidence is confidential, which would make its case challenging the telecom giant's planned purchase of Time Warner Inc. difficult to try in open court.

  4. March 19, 2018

    AT&T Says Emails In Merger Row Need 'Sponsor' Witness

    AT&T and Time Warner on Monday urged a D.C. federal judge not to permit a large number of emails to be entered as evidence absent witnesses to authenticate them, in the federal trial for the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust challenge of the companies' merger that gets underway this week.

  5. March 16, 2018

    DOJ, AT&T Set To Spar Over Future Of Media Industry

    The U.S. Department of Justice will step into court Monday for its first trial challenging an almost purely vertical merger in 40 years, alleging that AT&T's planned, $85 billion purchase of Time Warner will give AT&T too much power over rival distributors.

  6. March 15, 2018

    Judge Blasts 'Fake News' In AT&T-Time Warner Row

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday railed against press reports that the trial contesting AT&T and Time Warner’s merger has been pushed back two days, when in fact only opening arguments have been moved to make way for two days of evidentiary arguments, beginning Monday, March 19.

  7. March 13, 2018

    DOJ Can't Block AT&T, Time Warner Arbitration Evidence

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday rejected U.S. Department of Justice arguments that it would be a waste of time to allow AT&T and Time Warner to present evidence of an offer to allow Time Warner’s distributors to invoke binding arbitration at the companies’ imminent merger trial.

  8. March 12, 2018

    AT&T, DOJ File Pretrial Briefs In Time Warner Merger Row

    AT&T and the U.S. Department of Justice have laid out final previews of their impending D.C. federal court trial arguments over the company's proposed $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, arguments that boil down wildly conflicting predictions of consumer price increases likely to result from the deal.

  9. March 09, 2018

    Judge Urged To Examine Trump CNN Bias Over AT&T Merger

    Several former U.S. Department of Justice officials sought entry Thursday into the DOJ's D.C. federal court challenge of AT&T's Time Warner purchase, arguing there remains "a reasonable basis" to believe President Donald Trump's enmity against Time Warner-owned CNN pushed the challenge, even after the judge blocked efforts to allege political bias.

  10. March 02, 2018

    AT&T, Gov't Praised For No-Drama Discovery In Merger Row

    Legal teams for the federal government and AT&T got a pat on the back Friday from a D.C. federal judge for a relatively seamless discovery process in a high-profile suit over the government's efforts to quash the telecom giant's proposed $85 billion purchase of Time Warner.

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