tHAWT Episode 32: Veni, Vidi, Vista

It has been a busy week for us.  So, since everyone is otherwise preoccupied, Mark Steinberg flies solo in this episode of tHAWT on the day after the announcement that Microsoft’s new operating system, Vista, is now available after a five year development cycle. Interesting announcements also by Yahoo, Verizon, Wal-Mart and AT&T add a bit of fuel to the musings fire.  Mark takes a peek in to the future at a look at the Top 30 IT Trends for 2007, and wonders what the end of the year will bring.

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Published Friday, December 01, 2006 4:50 PM by msteinberg
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# re: Veni, Vidi, Vista @ Monday, December 04, 2006 4:57 PM

It looks like FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin is working on trying to break the deadlock around the approval of the AT&T and BST merger.  

On Friday, Martin asked the general counsel for the FCC to consider whether Robert McDowell ought to be authorized to participate in the deliberations on the roughly $80 billion deal. You will most likely remember that McDowell is the fifth commissioner (Republican) who recused himself because he is a former lobbyist for a trade group that is opposing the merger.

More at http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/12/01/ap3221930.html

msteinberg

# re: Veni, Vidi, Vista @ Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:44 PM

In an update to the Robert McDowell recusal, and the general counsel's ruling:

Friday, as expected, the FCC's general counsel cleared commissioner Robert McDowell to vote on the AT&T-BellSouth deal. But, just minutes after that announcement, Mr. McDowell released a statement saying that he may decline to vote on the deal, even though he's been cleared to do so. The statement didn't say that he won't vote. It implied he was thinking the matter over.  (Hmmm...)

According to the NY Times, "FCC Chairman Kevin Martin had hoped to put the AT&T-BellSouth merger up for a vote on Dec. 20. However, it now appears unlikely the matter will be resolved that quickly. Mr. McDowell is expected to publicly announce his decision on whether to vote next week."

msteinberg