Can AT&T Acquire Time Warner Without FCC Oversight?

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: October 23, 2016
• Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-time-warner-m-a-at-t-regulators-idUSKCN12O04K?il=0

Can AT&T Acquire Time Warner Without FCC Oversight?

Given the ocean of differences between AT&T and the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), be it in conforming to regulatory protocols or in legal disputes, the telecommunications giant seeks to acquire Time Warner, without FCC oversight. A media merger of mighty proportions sans the regulatory agency at its heels has raised questions aplenty – with guarded responses from both sides regarding its execution.