Appeal from a decision upholding the merger of AT & T and Time Warner

WASHINGTON – After a federal judge rejected his objection to the merger of AT & T with
Time Warner, the United States Department of Justice reported Thursday
who will appeal the decision.

In a document
With one sentence, the Justice Ministry said it would appeal the decision
issued by District Judge Richard Leon last month, who raided the
way for one of the biggest media deals that are
did after a historic antitrust lawsuit.

Leon rejected the
government argument that the acquisition of Time Warner by
AT & T for $ 81,000 million would hurt competition,
limit options and increase prices that consumers value
programs and movies in "streaming".

The failure of Leon
allowed the Dallas-based phone company to acquire
Media conglomerate, owner of CNN, HBO, the Warner Bros. movie studio.
various sports programs and the series "Game of Thrones", among others.

The call of
Ministry of Justice was filed at the Court of Appeal for the
District of Columbia Circuit, a higher court in the Federal Court of
district where the six-week trial took place a few months ago.

The merger
quickly completed, two days after Leo's decision on June 12
and almost as soon as the Department of Justice said that it would not ask
block the merger while weighing the appeal of the judge's decision. The term for
the completion of the merger expired on June 21.

Some experts
judicial authorities believe that the government may have difficulty convincing the
Court of Appeal to annul the decision of Leon. Opposition to the merger
forced federal regulators to fight against current doctrine
promotes mergers between companies that are not in direct competition
yes

This was the first
opportunity for decades that the government has filed a lawsuit to prevent a merger.

AT & T reported
Thursday who is ready to defend Leon's decision against the call of
Federal Government