WASHINGTON: With a judge set to rule in the trial over the merger of AT&T and Time Warner, any decision could have a far-reaching impact on the media and communications sector and the future course of antitrust enforcement. The outcome of the antitrust challenge to the AT&T tie-up with Time Warner could have far-reaching implications. The case, heard in Washington over seven weeks, is the most high-profile antitrust trial since the effort to break up Microsoft in the 1990s. The outcome may set a benchmark for other tie-ups in the sector and how far antitrust enforcers can go in blocking big mergers. The AT&T case has long had political overtones.

Source: Bangkok Post June 10, 2018 01:41 UTC