AT&T Judge’s Earlier Rulings May Play Role in T-Mobile Decision
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The first time U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle in Washington heard an antitrust challenge to an AT&T Inc. deal, she said her hands were tied in assessing a smaller competitor’s objection to the proposed acquisition.
Mid-Tex Cellular Ltd., a rural cellular company based in DeLeon, Texas, argued that the $4.5 billion takeover of Dobson Communications Corp. threatened its business and that the Justice Department wasn’t treating the “entire market” consistently when it agreed to settle the case.