AT&T Inc.’s proposed $85 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc. will face intense regulatory scrutiny from antitrust enforcers, members of Congress and consumer advocates. But, even in an aggressive antitrust climate, the deal could still find a path to regulatory approval.
Critics of the deal will point to the takeover of Time Warner as the latest corporate maneuvering that would reduce competition and drive up prices. Its champions will paint a picture of a new competitive counterweight to Comcast Corp., which won regulatory clearance in 2011 for its purchase of NBCUniversal. And supporters will argue that, like the Comcast-NBCUniversal deal, AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner would not merge direct competitors but combine a distributor with a content provider.
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