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AT&T moves to buy DirecTV for nearly $50 billion
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May 19, 2014
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AT&T moves to buy DirecTV for nearly $50 billion
In the latest major media deal, AT&T says it will buy DirecTV. It's a move that could affect millions of customers and pose a challenge to other media giants in the industry.
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In the latest major media deal, AT&T says it will buy DirecTV. It's a move that could affect millions of customers and pose a challenge to other media giants in the industry.

In the latest major media deal, AT&T says it will buy DirecTV. It's a move that could affect millions of customers and pose a challenge to other media giants in the industry.

AT&T announced the nearly $50 billion deal Sunday.

Bloomberg reporter Jeffrey McCracken told Take Two that the deal has to be approved by federal regulators, which could take up to a year. 

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