摘 要: | Nearlyayearafterthedealwasannounced,AmericanantitrustofficialshavegiventheirblessingtotheProposedmergerbetweenAmericaOnline,theworld'sbiggestInternetserviceprovider(ISP),andTimeWarner,agiantmediaconglomerate.Tosecureapproval,thetwocompanieshavehadtoofferconcessionsthatPutintoquestionthemeritsofthemerger.BackinJanuary,whenSieveCase,thehasofAmericaOnline(AOL),andTimeWarner'schief,GeraldLevin,proudlyclimbedontothepodium,buggedoneanotherandannouncedtheworld'sbiggestmerger,itseemedasifeith…
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