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		hristov on Sept 7, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Carol Bartz Out at Yahoo; CFO Interim CEO The FCC would never let Google acquire Yahoo.

mkr-hn on Sept 7, 2011 [–]

Are you sure you don't mean FTC?

hristov on Sept 7, 2011 | [–]

You are right. The FCC does also approve some mergers, but those are mostly for telecoms. I think Google-Yahoo would fall under FTC jurisdiction (as well as the department of justice).

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