FCC’s McDowell to Martin: I ain’t votin’

Paul Kapustka, Monday, December 18, 2006 at 4:23 PM PT Comments (0)

Despite the best arm-twisting efforts of FCC chairman Kevin Martin, FCC commissioner Robert McDowell refuses to be bullied into voting on the AT&T-BellSouth merger, due to his concerns about conflicts with past employers. The skinny: just means the merger waits a bit, with maybe a few more conditions.

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