DirecTV Group Inc., Dish Network Corp., Bloomberg L.P. and NBC affiliates have all embarked on under-the-radar legal campaigns to influence government regulators now weighing approval of the $30 billion deal to merge Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal Inc.
Filings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provide a rare glimpse into a usually secretive process, revealing that the companies have hired a bevy of heavy-hitting firms, including O’Melveny & Myers, Covington & Burling, Patton Boggs and Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
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