Less than a year after OANs deplatforming, Newsmax reported Jan. 25 that DirecTV cut the outlets signal, immediately shutting the network off from more than 13 million customers of the satellite service, DirecTV Stream, and U-Verse." This change continues AT&Ts commitment to strong corporate governance. In other words, the chairman of the company that owns the programming distributor that dropped OAN and Newsmax, is also an executive board member of the firm that owns the voting company thats suing both outlets. Sign up for our free email newsletter, and well make sure to keep you in the loop. Phone: (972) 266-3866 During his tenure, the FCC dramatically expanded access to communications technologies for people with disabilities. https://archive.is/qqjBh Paul E. Singer-Elliott Management, aka The Vulture, reportedly controls CNN parent, AT&T, as well as Twitter. COUNTERCLAIM against DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS CORPORATION, DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS, INC., US DOMINION, INC., THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against AT&T Services, Inc., William Kennard, Staple Street Capital LLC filed by CHARLES HERRING, ROBERT HERRING, SR., CHRISTINA BOBB, CHANEL RION, AT&T told Newsweek in a brief statement that these "allegations are completely without merit, particularly as they relate to AT&T and our independent Chairman.". ImageCast Precinct: The ImageCast Precinct tabulators are equipped with internal dial-up modems, and can also transmit results via an external cellular modem. AT&T announced in January that its subsidiary DirecTV would drop OAN in April after its carriage agreement expired. 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Mr. Kennard joined AT&Ts board of directors in 2014. Kennard is a Democrat who previously served as chairman of the FCC under former President Bill Clinton and U.S. And OAN has veered well off the mainstream for, pretty much its entire existence. AT&Ts new Chairman of the Board is William Kennard. Dominion voting is owned by Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus is run by Staple Street Execs. William E. Kennard Named Chairman of AT&Ts Board of Directors, November 6, 2020: https://archive.is/CP921. The complaint further alleges claims for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing because, though AT&T is merely not renewing their carriage contract with OAN, a separate advertising deal with AT&T subsidiary Xandr runs until July 2024. This was revealed in a lawsuit filed by the channel in California State Court in San Diego against AT&T, DirecTV and others last week. He was behind Obamas Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. https://t.co/zZSspsJPe9, Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2020, Texas rejected Dominion as not fit for use. Privacy Center | Defendants have wielded in an attempt to unlawfully destroy an independent, family-run business and impede the right of American television viewers to watch the news media channels and programs of their choice," read the lawsuit, which also targets AT&T Board Chairman William Kennard. COMPLAINT (1)-(2) Breach of Contract; Systems, Inc. are collectively referred to as Dominion). But, lets get back to the instant case, because thats not all thats in there. The ImageCast Precinct tabulators can be deployed with remote transmission options to transfer encrypted results files from the precinct (if used as Election Day tabulators) or hub (if used as AVCBs) to the Elections Office. Reconciliations between the non-GAAP financial measures and the GAAP financial measures are available on the companys website at https://investors.att.com. Dominion Voting Systems information from the opencorporates website includes Stephen Owens and Hootan Yaghoobzadeh as Directors of Dominion Voting Systems. Not only does Singer benefit from H1Bs that Trump is trying to restrict and that Biden wants to expand, Singer is apparently in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants, as well: https://web.archive.org/web/20200710201400/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/660795917973499904 Singer has put money into Republican Congressional leadership-races, apparently to bribe them to increase immigration and to get special LBGT rights. If they're using the company's software then it makes sense to haver their reps on hand. And oh look, its Vedder Price thats doing the heavy lifting on behalf of OAN in its defense of that defamation suit filed by Dominion. MRC Business reached out to AT&T, Staple Street and Astra Capital Management 18 times collectively either through phone or email requesting comment on Kennards donations to a Schumer-affiliated group. Kennards role at Staple Street includes ensuring Dominion defeats its opponents such as Herring in Dominions defamation litigation, Herring said. You may opt-out by. And it supposedly has everything to do with that $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit Dominion filed against OAN (plus a hefty dose of leftist pressure, natch). However, having adequately alleged a breach of the confidentiality provision, Herring would at a minimum be entitled to nominal damages. A major sticking point, reported Times of San Diego, was a Herring demand to put AT&T board chairman William Kennard under oath in a deposition and collect documents involving his alleged effort to end the DirecTV deal with OAN. Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, the brilliantMIT Ph.D. who invented email when he was in high school, appears to back up the claim that computer algorithms potentially changed the outcome of the election and has tweeted his analysis to both President Trump and Vice President Biden, telling them he is willing to subject their results to a critical and transparent review with their representatives. Apologies to vultures, who are useful creatures, unlike Paul E. Singer and his partners, who are a blight upon the earth. Ambassador Kennard is well known for his advocacy for people at risk of being stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide. However, we have been unable to find the filing on the SEC.gov web site. Most normal honest people knowthis election was/is stolen. But researchers found 35 of the systems have been connected to the internet for months and possibly years, including in some swing states. By Kim Zetter 8.8.19, VICE: https://archive.is/9oAcP. Herring did not take issue with the term of the Advertising Agreement because Herring had a reasonable belief that the Affiliation Agreement would be renewed. This event is a mini-model of what is believed to have occurred on a larger scale. Prior to his appointment as U.S. Also consider other hobbies. During his tenure, William E. Kennard fought to bring the benefits of a more competitive marketplace to all consumers. Lawyer William E. Kennard was born on January 19, 1957, in Los Angeles, California, to Robert A. Kennard and Helen Z. 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While Kennard served at the FCC and as EU ambassador and he joined AT&Ts board of directors as Chairman in Nov. 2020 ( here ), Greer confirmed Kennard Newsmax said it was seeking a fee with a 75% discount to its market value, and compared to fees currently paid by DirecTV, almost all 50 channels below Newsmax in ratings get higher fees. Even liberal Newsweek cast doubt on DirecTVs fairness with regards to Newsmax. Content should be organized in different stages, from when potential clients search for initial information to eventually contacting your law firm. The MRC is a research and education organization operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and contributions to the MRC are tax-deductible. The claim also appears on Facebook here, here, on Twitter here and here and on Reddit here and here. Herring entered a favorably advertising agreement with AT&T, according to the lawsuit. Didnt need to be there as there will be no more free and fair elections in this country ever again. AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc. Additional information is available at about.att.com. Didnt I read somewhere that in Philadelphia regular election employees were not called in and that the BLM supplied all necessary? Save up to 66% on MyPillow products. As chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission from November, 1997 to January, 2001, William E. Kennard presided over the FCC at an historic time. AFP Fact Check has debunked other inaccurate claims about the company here. Remember, lawyers tend to skew more liberal than the average population.