Federal Communications Commission general counsel Sam Feder last week issued an opinion freeing Republican commissioner Robert McDowell to vote on BellSouth's $80 billion merger with AT&T. If McDowell chooses to unrecuse himself from voting on the deal, his vote is expected to break a stalemate that has prevented the merger from winning final regulatory approval. McDowell voluntarily recused himself because of conflicts of interest between the vote and his previous position as a telecom industry lobbyist.
December 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Federal Communications Commission General Counsel Sam Feder late Friday issued an opinion freeing Republican commissioner Robert McDowell to vote on BellSouth Corp.’s $80 billion merger with AT&T Inc.
If McDowell chooses to unrecuse himself from voting on the deal, his vote is expected to break a 2-2 commission stalemate that has prevented the merger from winning the final regulatory approval necessary for the deal to close.
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