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18/05/2014 AT&T buys DirecTV, the largest satellite TV provider in the US

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AT&T Purchases DirecTV for $48.5 Billion - IGN News

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Why AT&T is buying DirecTV: 90 Seconds on The Verge

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AT&T-DirecTV Deal Is All About Spectrum: Bibb

AT&T announced it planned to purchase DirecTV. According to the deal approved by the boards of both companies, DirecTV stockholders would receive $95 a share in cash and stock, valuing the deal at $48.5 billion. Including assumed debt, the total purchase price was about $67.1 billion.
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