IP: FCC on AOL TW

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/aol-tw101100letter.html
>
> Arthur H. Harding, Esq.
> Fleischman and Walsh, LLP
> 1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 6000
> Washington, DC 20036
> George Vradenburg, III
> Steven N. Teplitz, Esq.
> America Online, Inc.
> 1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW
> Suite 400
> Washington, DC 20036
> Peter D. Ross, Esq.
> Wiley Rein & Fielding
> 1776 K Street, N.W.
> Washington, D.C. 20006
> Catherine R. Nolan, Esq.
> Time Warner, Inc.
> 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW
> Suite 800
> Washington, DC 200006
>
>
>
> Re:
> AOL/Time Warner Application for Consent to Transfer of Control, CS Docket
> No. 00-30
>
>
>
> Dear Counsel:
>
> We are today stopping the clock on consideration of the license transfer
> applications related to the proposed merger between AOL and Time-Warner. As
> you know, the clock may be stopped for a limited number of reasons that
> reflect circumstances largely beyond the agency's control. It is the FCC's
> normal practice to wait for action by the antitrust agency (Department of
> Justice or the Federal Trade Commission) before taking its own action
> because the factual basis for the FCC's review of whether a license transfer
> is in the public interest may be affected by the antitrust agency's
> determinations. Once the Federal Trade Commission has acted, we will
> promptly publish an anticipated timeline for
> FCC action.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Christopher J. Wright
> General Counsel
>
>
>
> cc:
> Deborah Lathen
> James Bird
>
>
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