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IP: STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER GLORIA TRISTANI re Time Warner Inc. and America Online, Inc.merger
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 10:15:34 -0500
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER GLORIA TRISTANI Re: Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses and Section 214 Authorizations by Time Warner Inc. and America Online, Inc., Transferors, to AOL Time Warner Inc., Tra nsferee I voted to approve the license transfers involved in the AOL and Time Warner merger because the conditions imposed to serve the public interest were the best that could be achieved under the circumstances, and tipped the balance narrowly in favor of approval. I urged my colleagues to adopt open-code interoperability as a fundamental component of the public interest in the Internet communications era. I believe that interest compelled the merged company to achieve, and publish, interoperability protocols by a date certain.1 I write separately to distinguish the outcome for which I cast my vote, from the policy of Internet openness I urged. http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Tristani/Statements/2001/stgt121.html For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/
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