1.   Earlier this month, the merger was cleared by by European regulators, but it still needs approval from the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission.

2.   Federated noted that the Federal Trade Commission effectively cleared the merger last week, after a six-month review of antitrust concerns.

3.   In mid-March, the New York Public Service Commission cleared the merger with several conditions mainly related to service improvements.

4.   Like other recent deals that have been challenged by the FTC, however, the Staples-Office Depot merger could be cleared before the case reaches a courtroom.

5.   No filings are expected until the FCC clears the merger of the parent companies, he said.

6.   The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department already cleared the merger.

7.   The official said the commission wants to clear the merger before its summer recess starts in August.

8.   The U.S. Federal Trade Commission unconditionally cleared the merger last week.

9.   U.S. antitrust authorities must also clear the merger.

10.   U.S. antitrust authorities also must clear the merger.