Sentences with phrase «barred merger talks»

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) barred merger talks among telecommunications companies for over a year as it conducted a $ 19.8 billion auction of airwaves from broadcasters for wireless use.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission had barred merger talks among telecommunications companies for more than a year as it conducted a $ 19.8 billion auction of airwaves from broadcasters for wireless use.

Not exact matches

The decision to open merger talks with the American Federation of Teachers — and reconsider a 1976 policy barring N.E.A. members from affiliating with the A.F.L. - C.I.O., to which the A.F.T. belongs — brings the two mammoth labor unions closer to unification than ever before.