ATT is bringing "Ma Bell' back from the crypt, and she wants our braaiiinnnsss!

The Bush (mis)Administration selling out the internet... I'm SHOCKED, SHOCKED, I tell you.

Josh Silver at Huffington:

Earlier this week Alberto Gonzales's Justice Department sold out to Big Media by green-lighting the largest communications merger of all time with no conditions to ensure that the public is protected. The decision coincides with daily revelations of how consolidated, corporate media are failing to provide critical journalism and services that the public needs and deserves.

Anyone who is concerned about the dismal state of the media should be outraged by this, the most recent assault on media in Washington.

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The FCC as early as today (October 13) could give a final approval. FCC Chair Kevin Martin has already indicated his willingness to follow the DoJ's lead and rubber stamp the $79 billion deal without Net Neutrality protections.
Today's New York Times editorial reads, "By approving the merger between AT&T and BellSouth unconditionally, the Bush administration has again abdicated responsibility for protecting consumers when huge companies combine."

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