AT&T questions credibility of key government data point in antitrust trial [telecom]

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by Hadas Gold and Tom Kludt

AT&T and Time Warner attorneys on Tuesday questioned the method and motivation behind a consulting firm's research used as a key factor in the government's lawsuit to stop AT&T and Time Warner's merger.

Stefan Bewley, a director at the San Francisco-based consulting firm Altman Vilandrie & Company, was called to the stand by the Justice Department to discuss his firm's research, which was conducted last year on behalf of Charter, a cable and broadband company that is publicly opposed to AT&T's proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner.