- Special Master Richard Levie, who is overseeing aspects of the lawsuits to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, is considering imposing time limits on trial presentations, but has not yet made a final decision on how to implement them. In a recent order, he noted that the trial, which is scheduled to begin February 13, 2012, will likely last four to six weeks, and that Judge Huvelle wants trial to conclude in March. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed limiting each side to 20 fact witnesses, while AT&T and T-Mobile have suggested a time limitation rather a limit on the number of witnesses. Special Master Levie has ordered the parties to begin producing lists of possible fact witnesses that would be called at trial. DOJ was scheduled to provide its first list of potential witnesses on November 16. Sprint Nextel Corp. v. AT&T Inc., No. 1:11-cv-1600 and consolidated cases (D.D.C.).
- Responses to the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau call for comments on the state of competition in the mobile wireless industry are due December 5, 2011, and Reply Comments are due December 20, 2011. The full public notice is available here.
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