US: How AT&T’s DirecTV buy will help – and hurt – Comcast (Competition Policy International)

As AT&T’s officially-announced plans to acquire DirecTV for $48.5 billion continues to make headlines, industry experts examine how the merger could potentially help cable giant Comcast in its efforts to acquire Time Warner Cable, but is also likely to position AT&T as a direct competitor against Comcast.

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Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition. "US: How AT&T’s DirecTV buy will help – and hurt – Comcast (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 19 May 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-how-atts-directv-buy-will-help-and-hurt-comcast-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US: How AT&T’s DirecTV buy will help – and hurt – Comcast (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-how-atts-directv-buy-will-help-and-hurt-comcast-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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