US: Does Trump team eases AT&T deal worries?

Donald Trump’s transition team has reassured AT&T that its $85.4bn acquisition of Time Warner will be scrutinised without prejudice despite the president-elect vowing to block the deal because it concentrated too much “power in the hands of too few”.

America’s largest telecoms group by market value has been encouraged by Mr Trump’s appointments to his transition team of two former competition officials with a hands-off record on antitrust enforcement, people close to the company said.

Full Content: Financial Times

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