AT&T, DirecTV executives meet with FCC about deal

Apparently, top executives from the two companies met with Federal Communications Commission staffers in Washington. At the meeting, which was held at FCC headquarters, the executives discussed some of the conditions that the government agency may impose on the deal. The conditions aren't said to be particularly onerous. The regulatory review of this acquisition has not been characterized by the kind of hostility and doubt that accompanied Comcast's bid for Time Warner Cable. Conventional wisdom in the industry is that it will be approved. But the review has taken a long time: AT&T and DirecTV announced their proposed combination back in May 2014. Since then, Comcast gave up on Time Warner Cable, citing the government's opposition, and a new cable provider, Charter, stepped forward to buy Time Warner Cable.