Related: Justice Department sues to block AT&T-Time Warner deal"This action is highly significant as an apparent effort to protect competition and consumers. "Blocking this merger is the right thing to do — and we hope the Justice Department is doing it for the right reasons. "It's refreshing to see the Justice Department doing something about this deal. The Justice Department must demonstrate that Trump's saber-rattling has nothing to do with this suit. The public interest group Public Knowledge, whose president, Gene Kimmelman, testified against the merger on Capitol Hill, celebrated the DOJ's move in a statement.

Source: CNN November 21, 2017 03:22 UTC