The FCC reportedly may not approve mergers between SBC and Ameritech, and Bell Atlantic and GTE, because of concerns the mergers wouldn't serve the public interest.
The story "Baby Bells' mergers may be blocked by FCC" published December 9, 1998 at 5:20 AM is no longer available on CNET News.
December 28, 2009 9:50 AM PST
December 28, 2009 9:48 AM PST
December 28, 2009 8:00 AM PST
Add headlines from CNET News to your homepage or feedreader.
More feeds available in our RSS feed index.
Related quotes
Deep Tech
Mozilla pushes back Firefox 3.6, 4.0 deadlinesThe newest version of the open-source browser won't arrive this year, and a major update might not arrive until 2011. But there are plenty of features coming.
Gallery
A real-world test of Google Goggles visual search (photos)
Apple
Report: Apple choses supplier of tablet displaysSite known for reporting Apple rumors says company has chosen a vendor for displays on its tablet, speculated to be unveiled officially at a late January event.
Beyond Binary
Visual Studio launch delayed by 'a few weeks'Microsoft says it's still working to resolve some performance issues related to the Visual Studio 2010 developer tool suite, which was slated for a March release.
Video
Behind the scenes of CBS's NFL coverage
Technically Incorrect
Escaped convict continues to update FacebookCraig "Lazie" Lynch has been on the run from a U.K. prison since September. However, he continues to taunt police by updating his Facebook status. Now he is threatening to quit.
Video
Deep-sea volcanic explosion--part 2 (video)
The Social
Facebook COO nominated to Disney boardSheryl Sandberg, who has been chief operating officer of the social network for nearly two years now, will join the board if shareholders approve in March.
The Space Shot
Soyuz craft docks, boosts space station crewA Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Tuesday after a smooth, automated approach, boosting the lab's crew back up to five.
Gallery
Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
Relevant Results
Chinese author plans lawsuit over Google BooksGoogle scanned a book of a prominent Chinese author into the Google Books library without explicit permission, according to a report, and will face a lawsuit in China.
Green Tech
Smart-grid spending to hit $200 billion by 2015Technologies to automate and upgrade the grid will capture most of the $200 billion invested in modernizing electrical power systems, says Pike Research.
