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Major Transaction Decisions

Listed below in reverse chronological order is a list of the decisions issued by the FCC in major transactions since 1997. For transactions not found on this page try the FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) which will let you search a database of Daily Digest entries for FCC documents posted to the FCC web site since March 1996.

2011

January 20, 2011

Comcast / NBCU, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 11-4: [ Word ]

2010

May 21, 2010

Frontier / Verizon, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 10-87: [ Word | Acrobat ]

2009

November 5, 2009

AT&T / Centennial Communications, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 09-97: [ Word | Acrobat ]

Copps Statement:[ Word | Acrobat ]

June 25, 2009

CenturyTel / Embarq, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 09-54: Word | Acrobat

2008

November 10, 2008

Verizon Wireless / ALLTEL, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 08-258: [ Word | Acrobat ]

August 5, 2008

Sirius / XM Radio, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 08-178: [ Word | Acrobat ]

February 25, 2008

Liberty Media/DirecTV, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 08-66: [ Word | Acrobat ]

Erratum:[ Word | Acrobat ]

January 24, 2008

Clear Channel, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 08-3: [ Word | Acrobat ]

January 9, 2008

Fairpoint/Verizon. Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 07-226: [ Word | Acrobat ]

2007

November 30, 2007

Zell/Tribune, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 07-211: [ Word | Acrobat ]

Erratum:[ Word | Acrobat ]

March 22, 2007

Citadel Broadcasting/Disney (ABC Radio) Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 07-41: [ Word | Acrobat ]

2006

December 29, 2006

AT&T/BellSouth Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 06-189: [ Acrobat ]

October 2, 2006

ALLTEL/MidWest Wireless Memorandum Opinion & Order, FCC 06-146: [ Word | Acrobat ]

July 13, 2006

Time Warner, Comcast/Adelphia Memorandum Opinion & Order, FCC 06-105: [ Word | Acrobat ]

Erratum: [ Word | Acrobat ]

June 19, 2006

Intelsat/PanAmSat, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 06-85: [ Acrobat ]

2005

November 17, 2005

Verizon/MCI, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 06-184: [ Acrobat ]

November 17, 2005

SBC/AT&T, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 06-183: [ Acrobat ]

August 3, 2005

Sprint Corp. / Nextel Communications, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 05-63 [ Word | Acrobat ]

July 11, 2005

Alltel Corp. / Western Wireless Corp., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 05-138 [ Word | Acrobat ]

2004

October 22, 2004

Cingular Wireless Corp. / AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 04-255 [ Word | Acrobat ]

February 12, 2004

NextWave Personal Communications, Inc., et al. / Cingular Wireless LLC, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 03-217 [ Word | Acrobat ]

2003

December 19, 2003

News Corp. / Hughes Electronics Corp. (DirecTV), Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 03-330 [ Word | Acrobat ]

September 8, 2003

Univision Communications, Inc. / Hispanic Broadcasting Corp., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 03-218 [ Word | Acrobat ]

2002

November 14, 2002

AT&T Comcast Corp./AT&T Corp and Comcast, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 02-310 Text | Word | Acrobat

October 18, 2002

EchoStar Communications Corporation, General Motors Corporation, and Hughes Electronics Corporation, Hearing Designation Order, FCC 02-284, Redacted Acrobat | Word | Text

October 3, 2002

XO Communications Inc., Memorandum, Opinon, Order and Authorization, DA 02-2512,(IB, WTB, WCB) Acrobat | Text | Word and attached Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorization and Licenses filed by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations Acrobat | Text

April 10, 2002

Telemundo Communications Group, Inc. and TN Acquisition Corp., FCC 02-113, Original Memorandum Opinion and Order [ Text | Word | Acrobat ], Erratum [ Text | Acrobat ], Revised Memorandum Opinion and Order [ Text | Acrobat ], Statement of Commissioner Copps [ HTML ]

March 11, 2002

Orbcomm License Corp., Orbital Communications Corporation, and Orbcomm LLC, OrderAndAuthorization, DA No. 02-576, (IB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

February 8, 2002

Iridium (New)/Iridium, Memorandum Opinion, Order And Authorization, DA 02-307 [ Acrobat | Text ]

2001

December 18, 2001

Telenor Satellite/Comsat, Order and Authorization, FCC 01-369 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

November 30, 2001

Nextel Communications, Inc./Chadmoore Wireless Group, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 01-2765, 16 FCC Rcd 21105 (WTB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

November 16, 2001

Nextel of Calfornia, Inc./Pacific Wireless Technologies, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 01-2685, 16 FCC Rcd 20341 (WTB) [ Acrobat |Word | Text ]

October 2, 2001

SES Global/GE Americom, Order and Authorization, DA 01-2100, 16 FCC Rcd 17575 (IB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ] and Supplemental Order, DA 01-2482, Released October 26, 2001 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ], Statement of Comissioner Copps [ HTML | Acrobat | Text ]

August 10, 2001

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc./Chorus Communications, Ltd, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 01-1914, 16 FCC Rcd 15293 (CCB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

Fox Television Stations, Inc./Chris-Craft, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 01-209, 16 FCC Rcd 14975, Released July 25, 2001 [ Acrobat | Text | Word ], Statement of Chairman Powell [ HTML ], Statement of Commissioner Abernathy [ HTML ], Statement of Commissioner Tristani [ HTML ], and Statement of Commissioner Copps [ Word | Text ]

May 25, 2001

Nextel Communications, Inc./Arch Wireless, Inc., Order, DA 01-1268, 16 FCC Rcd 10945 (WTB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

April 27, 2001

Deutsche Telekom AG, VoiceStream Wireless Corporation, and PowerTel, Inc. Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 01-142, 16 FCC Rcd 9779 [ Word | Acrobat | Text ]

April 24, 2001

Verizon Communications/NorthPoint Communications, Inc., Order, DA 01-1048, 16 FCC Rcd 8826 (CCB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ] (merger withdrawn)

April 17, 2001

Nextel/Motorola, Order, DA 00-2352, 15 FCC Rcd 20195 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

April 16, 2001

Citizens Communications Company/Global Crossing Ltd., Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 01-961 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

January 22, 2001

AOL/Time Warner, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 01-12, 16 FCC Rcd 6547, Released January 22, 2001 [ Text | Word97 | Acrobat ], Public Notice [ Text | Word97 | Acrobat ], Fact Sheet [ Text | Word97 | Acrobat ], Statement of Chairman Kennard [ Text | Word ], Press Statement of Commissioner Ness [ HTML ], Separate Statement of Commissioner Ness [ Word ], Statement of Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth [ HTML ], Statement of Commissioner Powell [ HTML ], Separate Statement of Commissioner Powell [ Word ] Clarification of Commissioner Powell [ HTML ], Statement of Commissioner Tristani [ HTML ]

2000

December 13, 2000

VoiceStream/Cook Inlet, Order, DA 00-2820, 15 FCC Rcd 24691 (WTB, IB) [ Acrobat | Word ]

December 8, 2000

OnePoint Communications Corp./Verizon Communications, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 00-2783,15 FCC Rcd 24165 (CCB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

November 3, 2000

Tritel and Indus/TeleCorp, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 00-2443, 16 FCC Rcd 3716 (WTB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

September 29, 2000

SBC Communications, Inc./BellSouth Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 00-2223, 15 FCC Rcd 25459 (WTB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

September 1, 2000

Clear Channel Communications/AMFM, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 00-296, 15 FCC Rcd 16062 [ Acrobat | Text ]

August 4, 2000

MCI Worldcom, Inc./Sprint Corporation, Order, DA 00-1771, 15 FCC Rcd 15783 (CCB) [ Acrobat | Word | Text ] (merger withdrawn)

July 31, 2000

Lockheed Martin/COMSAT, Order and Authorization, FCC 00-277, 15 FCC Rcd 22910 [ Acrobat | Word ], Statement of Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth [ Acrobat | Word ], Statement of Commissioner Martin [ HTML | Text | Acrobat ]

June 16, 2000

Bell Atlantic Corporation/GTE Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 00-221, 15 FCC Rcd 14032 [ Acrobat | Attachment | Conditions For Bell Atlantic/GTE Merger ]

June 6, 2000

AT&T Corporation/MediaOne Group, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 00-202, 15 FCC Rcd 9816 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ], Order on Reconsideration, FCC 01-47, 16 FCC Rcd 5610, Released March 14, 2001 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ], Erratum, Released March 14, 2001 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

May 3, 2000

Viacom, Inc./CBS Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 00-155, 15 FCC Rcd 8230 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

April 25, 2000

Arch/Paging Network, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA-00-925 (WTB), 16 FCC Rcd 3675 [ Acrobat | Word | Text ]

March 10, 2000

US West, Inc./Qwest Communications International Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 00-091 [ Acrobat ]

February 15, 2000

VoiceStream/Omnipoint, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 00-53 [ Word | Text ]

1999

October 29, 1999

AT&T Corporation/British Telecommunication, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 99-313, 14 FCC Rcd 19140 [ Word ]

October 8, 1999

SBC Communications Inc./Ameritech, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 99-279, 14 FCC Rcd 14712 [ Text | Word ] [ Appendix C - Conditions Word | Text ]

February 18, 1999

AT&T Corporation/Tele-Communications, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 99-24, 14 FCC Rcd 3160 [ Text | WordPerfect ]

1998

October 23, 1998

SBC Communications, Inc./Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 98-276, 13 FCC Rcd 21292 [ Text | WordPerfect ]

September 14, 1998

WorldCom, Inc./MCI Communications Corp., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 98-225, 13 FCC Rcd 18025 [ Acrobat | Text | WordPerfect ]

July 23, 1998

AT&T Corporporation/Teleport Communications Group, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 98-169, 13 FCC Rcd 15236 [ Text | WordPerfect ]

1997

August 14, 1997

Bell Atlantic/NYNEX, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 97-286, 12 FCC Rcd 19985 [ Text ]

January 31, 1997

SBC Communications, Inc./Pacific Telesis Group, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 97-28, 12 FCC Rcd 2624 [ Acrobat ]

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