DOJ doubles down on AT&T/Time Warner structural proposal

Pallavi Guniganti

09 May 2018

The DirecTV blimp. Opponents of its deal are concerned AT&T will favour the cable provider (Credit: Wikimedia user Texaswebscout)

The Department of Justice has formally stated that the antitrust problems posed by AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner could be resolved through divestitures, contrasting with the relief it requested in its original complaint.

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Pallavi Guniganti

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