article_snippet.sent: Staffers reportedly planned to recommend that an administrative law judge review the deal - a regulatory obstacle that is likely to cost both companies several months of hearings and many millions of dollars.
article_snippet.sent: an administrative law judge review the deal - a regulatory obstacle that is likely to cost both companies several months of hearings and many millions of dollars were likely to draw the companies past the merger deadline, at the very least.
article_snippet.sent: The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday said, also citing unidentified people, said that the FCC staff recommended that the merger review go to a hearing under an administrative law judge, although no final decision had been made.
article_snippet.sent: the FCC would send the deal to a judge if the deal didn't believe the deal serves the public interest.
article_snippet.sent: the FCC has the right to present the FCC case to a judge.
article_snippet.sent: But a trial could take months and even then a decision could be appealed to the FCC. '
article_snippet.sent: the FCC the FCC declined to comment and spokesman Neil Grace said the merger review is ongoing.
highlights_snippet.sent: FCC staffers recommended Merger be sent to a judge for review - a significant regulatory hurdle .
  