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AT&T-DirecTV merger escapes heat as all eyes on Comcast | Concurrent Media
AT&T Inc's proposed acquisition of satellite television company DirecTV is getting a smooth ride from U.S. regulators and industry rivals, who instead are directing their firepower at a merger deal between the nation's two biggest cable operators. U.S. Federal Communications Commission filings and interviews with several people familiar with the Justice Department show the $48.5