AT&T-T-Mobile deal in TN

Chattanoogans discuss the proposed AT&T-TMobile merger, the TFP reports.

AT&T-T.Mob-TN?

Erin Lawley and Geert De Lombaerde provide access to recent stories on the AT&T-TMobile mashup and implications for Tennessee. NP.com has it.

Antitrust and High Tech

Three Nashville-based attorneys with Bass Berry & Sims sound-off in a recent issue of National Law Journal with notes on what recent federal anti-trust enforcement actions suggest, including heightened scrutiny of dominat firms, M&A in the crosshairs and aggressive action against cartels. The reprint is here. Among firms mentioned are Microsoft, Intel and Yahoo!

Tech Titans draw scrutiny

The Washington Post reports this week such technology titans as Microsoft, Google and Apple are among companies drawing fresh scrutiny over suppression of job-shifting in Silicon Valley and influence brought to bear on Congress and the Administration. (Illustration from WIRED.)