Judge Ellen Huvelle set a preliminary hearing for Sept. 21...
Judge Ellen Huvelle set a preliminary hearing for Sept. 21 on AT&T’s challenge of a Justice Department civil lawsuit against the company’s proposed buy of T-Mobile. She handed down an order asking the parties to be ready to “discuss the…
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prospects for a settlement” at the hearing. The judge also asked DOJ, AT&T and T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom to file a joint plan by Sept. 16 on the scheduling and management of the case. The hearing is to be in Huvelle’s courtroom in Washington. Meanwhile, high-tech advocacy group Connect criticized DOJ’s decision to sue to block the deal. “Our new economy now runs, and can continue to expand, only if America’s wireless network capacity also expands,” the group said Wednesday. “Young and emerging tech companies, that are the driving engine for job creation and innovation, desperately need fast, reliable and ubiquitous wireless networks to thrive. AT&T and T-Mobile have reached an agreement that will facilitate these emerging companies.”