SBC/AT&T merger receives clearance from U.S. Department of Justice; Combined company to divest certain assets; Decision underscores competitive realities of marketplace.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 2005-AT&T: SBC/AT&T merger receives clearance from U.S. Department of Justice; Combined company to divest certain assets; Decision underscores competitive realities of marketplace(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28102005 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and BEDMINSTER, N.J.

- SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) and AT&T (NYSE: T) today announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared the merger of the two companies after an exhaustive review of the merger's potential impact on the market, requiring that the combined company permit competitors access to facilities in certain specified commercial buildings across the SBC 13-state region. SBC and AT&T have agreed to provide access to certain buildings in SBC's...