the justice department gave its unconditional approval to at&t inc."s buyout of bellsouth corp. on wednesday, a coast-to-coast behemoth that would be the largest u.s. provider of telephone, wireless and broadband internet services.
“after thoroughly investigating at&t"s proposed acquisition of bellsouth, the antitrust division determined that the proposed transaction is not likely to reduce competition substantially,”said assistant attorney general thomas o. barnett.
美国司法部周三无条件批准了ａｔ&ｔ收购贝尔南方公司，这将催生一家全美最大电话、无线和宽带互联网服务商。
美国司法部反垄断监管部门官员托马斯·巴奈特在声明中称：“我们彻底对at&t收购贝尔南方公司的提议进行了调查，我们认为合并交易不可能减少行业的竞争。合并导致的降低服务成本和其他经济效益最终将使消费者受益。”
