AT&T agrees to buy DirecTV in $48.5B deal

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AT&T agrees to buy DirecTV in $48.5B deal

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/t-agrees-buy-directv-48-5b-deal-214622889--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7b.5Y4NBLkqgCeaFPopLCA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6855d96c73808e13540f6a70670028fb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2009 file photo, the AT&amp;T logo is on display at a RadioShack store in Gloucester, Mass. AT&amp;T says it is buying DirecTV for $95 per share, or $49 billion, a move that gives the telecommunications company a larger base of video subscribers and increases its ability to compete against Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which agreed to a merger in February. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2009 file photo, the AT&amp;T logo is on display at a RadioShack store in Gloucester, Mass. AT&amp;T says it is buying DirecTV for $95 per share, or $49 billion, a move that gives the telecommunications company a larger base of video subscribers and increases its ability to compete against Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which agreed to a merger in February. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" AT&amp;T Inc. on Sunday agreed to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV for $48.5 billion, or $95 per share, a deal both companies described as transformational as they seek to take on cable companies and online video providers, delivering content to multiple screens â€"on living room TVs, PCs, tablets and mobile phones.</p><br clear="all"/>

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