AT&T/BellSouth Approval Merger On the Cusp

It appears as though the FCC's draft order approving the AT&T/BellSouth merger went on circulation last night, setting the transaction up for approval at the October 12 meeting.

It shouldn't come as a surprise, given Ed Whitacre took a limousine ride over to the Commission last week to discuss "international and state" approvals of the merger. We look forward to the announcement of the AT&T/Verizon/Qwest merger.