Mexico: Officials order halt to AT&T merger (Competition Policy International)

Mexico officials are reportedly ordering AT&T not to continue its merger process with DirecTV until the companies gain approval by telco authorities.

According to reports, Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute is requiring AT&T and DirecTV to obtain approval for the $48 billion deal by the Institute’s Unit for Economic Competition.

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Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{Mexico: Officials order halt to AT&T merger (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/06/mexico-officials-order-halt-to-att-merger-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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