It’s been a turbulent couple of days for AT&T, from massive acquisition news to government spying scandals. Last weekend AT&T confirmed that it would acquire Time Warner for $85 billion, pending regulatory approval, creating a new telecom and media behemoth. The deal was immediately lambasted by politicians and consumers alike as a pocket lining deal that would be good for executives and shareholders but ultimately bad for consumers with less choice in the market and potentially higher prices.
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