Cingular clears hurdle for AT&T Wireless acquisition
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WASHINGTON - Cingular Wireless LLC will divest itself of wireless customers and other assets in 13 U.S. markets as a requirement for its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., according to an consent decree announced Monday by the company and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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US antitrust authorities on Monday approved Cingular Wireless&#39; plan to acquire rival AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $41 billion in cash, creating the nation&#39;s biggest wireless carrier.
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U.S. regulators are set to give  Cingular Wireless final approval for its $41 billion purchase  of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N on Monday, on condition  that it sells assets including wireless airwaves in more than  16 markets, according to a source close to the deal.
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The $41 billion merger between Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. won approval from the Federal Communications Commission Friday, according to federal sources close to the agency.  -The Washington Post
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US antitrust regulators have approved the $41 billion purchase of Redmond-based AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. by Cingular Wireless LLC, the Associated Press and Reuters have reported.
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Cingular Wireless marked the completion of its $41 billion takeover of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. by immediately expanding unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling between the two networks. Subscribers of the original Cingular and AT&amp;T Wireless who have had plans that gave them unlimited calls to fellow subscribers now also get free unlimited calls to subscribers of the other carrier. Cingular is now ...
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AT&amp;T, AT&amp;T Wireless, and Cingular Wireless resolved issues relating to the use of the AT&amp;T brand in connection with Cingular&#39;s acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless.
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Justice Department antitrust regulators cleared the way Monday for Cingular Wireless LLC's &#36;41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc., a crucial step toward creating the nation's largest wireless telephone company.
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Cingular Wireless, which yesterday finalized its purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless, said the company will be governed from four regional centers -- one of them in Redmond -- by a combination of its executives and those from AT&amp;T Wireless.
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WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless LLC&#39;s $41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
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Cingular Wireless, the nation&#39;s largest mobile-telephone operator, said that it would sell some airwave rights and customers to the Alltel Corporation for $170 million to satisfy government conditions on its purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless Services.
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After clearing Department of Justice and FCC hurdles, Cingular Wireless and AT&amp;T Wireless have completed their $41 billion merger, creating the nation&#39;s biggest wireless carrier in terms of subscribers.
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NOVEMBER 24, 2004  - With its acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. complete (see story), Cingular Wireless LLC is preparing to lay off about 10% of its 68,000 workers over a 12- to 18-month period starting next year.
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Cingular Wireless, a joint venture between SBC Communications and BellSouth, has completed its previously announced acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services, creating the largest wireless carrier in the US.
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It&#39;s official. Cingular Wireless may continue to use the AT&amp;T Wireless brand in its advertising, at least in the short term, following its planned merger with the carrier.
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Cingular Wireless said it reached an agreement with AT&amp;T (nyse: T - news - people ) resolving a branding dispute for the AT&amp;T name.
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Now that the purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless is complete, Cingular Wireless' new status as the nation's biggest cell phone provider may prove fleeting if the merged company doesn't move quickly.