In article <VQvfd.1178$_3.19774@typhoon.sonic.net>,
John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
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> In <jzwick3-DAE7D5.12084226102004@news1.west.earthlink.net> on Tue, 26 Oct
> 2004 17:08:21 GMT, Jack Zwick <jzwick3@mindspring.com> wrote:
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In article <ypvfd.1172$_3.19663@typhoon.sonic.net>,
John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
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> In <jzwick3-9EC9F5.11204926102004@news1.west.earthlink.net> on Tue, 26 Oct
> 2004 16:20:28 GMT, Jack Zwick <jzwick3@mindspring.com> wrote:
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In article <m0ufd.1155$_3.19716@typhoon.sonic.net>,
John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
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> In <jzwick3-56D6D8.08582526102004@news1.west.earthlink.net> on Tue, 26 Oct
> 2004 13:58:50 GMT, Jack Zwick <jzwick3@mindspring.com> wrote:
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> >In article <s5dfd.1047$_3.18000@typhoon.sonic.net>,
> > John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
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> >> The open question is whether the size of such divestitures would trigger
> >> Cingular's option to walk from the deal (or whether Cingular would decide
> >> to
> >> go ahead with fewer divestitures and take the risk of litigation).
> >
> >Cingular agreed to the divestures. That's why Justice approved the
> >takeover.
>
> The deal is not yet done since neither the FCC nor the Court have yet spoken.
> Thus greater divestiture might still be required.
>
> <quibble> The approval of the DOJ is conditional on the divestitures, not
> any
> agreement. </quibble>
The deal is done!
> Actual press release from Cingular:
> <http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/20429/>
Thanks for the URL, too bad you left out where you were saying the deal
wasn't being done:
While you were posting:
> The deal is not yet done since neither the FCC nor the Court have yet spoken.
> Thus greater divestiture might still be required.
>
THE DEAL W A S closing. But you hid your error by snipping my post to
purposely misrepresent what I said.
>
> The deal isn't completely done until the Court has approved the deal.
The papers were filed yesterday. The deal is done, whether you believe
it or not.