The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The companies were blocked in an attempt to merge in 2002. Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, DirecTV, Dish Network, Television, Rural Areas, Federal Communications Commission, Justice Department, Ergen, Charles W The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The companies were blocked in an attempt to merge in 2002. NYT > Business
DirecTV Strikes Deal to Acquire Dish Network
