AT&T and the Justice Department are set to offer opening arguments in the Time Warner trial

AT&T and the Justice Department are set to offer opening arguments in the Time Warner trial

6 years ago
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/03/22/att-time-warner-trial-department-of-justice-opening-arguments/

AT&T and the Justice Department are expected to clash in federal court Thursday as the two sides begin oral arguments in a landmark antitrust trial over Time Warner — the first such court case since the Nixon administration.

Government lawyers will argue that AT&T's attempted purchase of Time Warner for $85 billion will raise the price of TV service in America and threaten competition. Arguing for DOJ is Craig Conrath, a longtime agency attorney.