Deals
AT&T Said to Win Antitrust Approval for DirecTV With FCC Pending
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AT&T Inc.’s $48.5 billion deal to buy DirecTV is set to be cleared by U.S. antitrust officials without any conditions, said a person familiar with deliberations by the Justice Department.
The merger still needs approval from the Federal Communications Commission, which could demand concessions such as following the agency’s net neutrality rules. The deal would form the largest U.S. pay-television company.