Additional perspectives on AT&T/BellSouth merger

[Ken Meyer]

The R-type FCC Commissioners probably got the idea from watching their boss,
Shrub himself, issue 700+ -- and counting -- so-called "signing statements",
in which he signs a bill into law, but states that, at least in part, he
does not intend to enforce it -- in fact, he directs the Executive branch
not to do so.  Not what they taught you in high school civics class, is it?

Well, from the Nixon "Plumbers" to Regan's Iran-Contra affair to Terry
Atwater's program of character assassination to the Shrub/Rove/Cheney axis's
own perfidy on so many counts, I guess the Commissioners come by their
ethical bankruptcy "honestly" :-P

Ken Meyer


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On Behalf Of Stephen Ronan
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:02 AM
To: talk at seattlewireless.net

Subject: Additional perspectives on AT&T/BellSouth merger

Additional perspectives on the merger conditions as cited by Harold Feld:

	http://www.wetmachine.com/item/682

and see below (Cook welcomes further distribution of this msg)

 -sr


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Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:00:04 -0500
From: Gordon Cook <cook at COOKREPORT.COM>
Reply-To: Telecom Regulation & the Internet
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To: CYBERTELECOM-L at LISTSERV.AOL.COM

Subject: [CYBERTEL] Kevin Martin to ATT - don't worry we will enforce
nothing -
    why C & A should investigate ATT under C.F. R. Sec. 1.17

How many people here have read the Martin Tate comment on the merger
approval?

	http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-269281A1.pdf

The ones where they said to ATT, "Don't worry, we will not enforce your NN
concessions!"?!?  I think this is a huge part of this story going as yet
undiscovered.  Copps and Adelstein need to refuse to allow a written order
to
finalize this.

Copps and Adelstein Should Investigate ATT under 47 C.F.R. Sec. 1 .17

	http://gordoncook.net/wp/?p=115

Thanks to Scott McCollough for suggesting the above strategy.

please see: "Bait and Switch: Kevin Martin’s Last Laugh as He Negates ATT’s
Merger Concessions"

	http://gordoncook.net/wp/?p=113

also see  Why the ATT Merger is Not Yet a Done Deal

	http://gordoncook.net/wp/?p=114

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